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Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the
governing body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...
for the sport of
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in
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. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the Home International Regatta and the
Commonwealth Rowing Championships The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are a regatta for rowers from Commonwealth nations held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games. Rowing is classed as an 'optional' sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, but is currently not in ...
. In addition, Scottish Rowing also runs three of the major regattas of the year, Strathclyde Park Regatta, the Scottish Rowing Championships and the Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships.


Affiliated clubs

* Aberdeen Boat Club * Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association * Aberdeen University Boat Club * Castle Semple Rowing Club * Clyde Amateur Rowing Club *
Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club (abbreviated to Clydesdale ARC, or CARC) is a rowing club, located on the River Clyde in the centre of Glasgow. It is successful each year in many events at the Scottish Rowing Championships and is affiliated to ...
*
Crichton University Campus Boat Club Crichton may refer to: Places Scotland * Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, which is also the site of ** Crichton Castle * The Crichton, Dumfries, part of the University of Glasgow and other institutions * Crichton Royal Hospital, part of Dumfrie ...
* Dundee University Boat Club *
Edinburgh University Boat Club Edinburgh University Boat Club (EUBC) is one of the oldest sports clubs of the University of Edinburgh, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally started in 1867 it has been going continuously ever since. The annual Scottish Boat Race, Edinbu ...
* George Heriots School Rowing Club * George Watsons College Rowing Club * Glasgow Academy Boat Club * Glasgow Rowing Club *
Glasgow Schools Rowing Club Glasgow Schools Rowing Club (GSRC) is a rowing club on the River Clyde, based at the East Boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing and is a collective of Glasgow Schools whose membership fees provi ...
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Glasgow University Boat Club Glasgow University Boat Club (GUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Glasgow, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. GUBC is one of the most active and successful clubs within the university, producing rowers and crews ...
* Heriot-Watt University Boat Club * Inverness Rowing Club * Loch Lomond Rowing Club * Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club * Robert Gordon University Boat Club *
St Andrew Boat Club St Andrew Boat Club is alongside Meggetland Sports Complex, at Meggetland, on the Union Canal, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. SABC is affiliated to Scottish Rowing, the national governing body for rowing in Scotland. History The club was ...
* Stirling Rowing Club * Stirling University Boat Club *
Strathclyde Park Rowing Club Strathclyde Park Rowing Club (SPRC) is a rowing club which was founded in 2000 by Iain Somerside, Karen & Peter Barton and Tom Hewitt. It is the only 'open' club based at the international rowing course at Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, ...
* Strathclyde University Boat Club * Tay Rowing Club * University of St Andrews Boat Club


Categories


Senior

Within the senior category of racing, depending on the average number of racing points of the crew, or the number of points of the rower (1x), a rower may compete in a number of categories: Novice (0 wins), Restricted 2 (up to 2 points), Restricted 1 (up to 6 points), Open (up to 12 points, the maximum).


Junior

There are a number of junior categories (J12, J13, J14, J15, J16, J17 and J18). The number represents the age competitors must be less than before the first day of September preceding the event.


Masters

A rower is eligible to compete at masters level from the year in which they turn 27 years old. Once a rower turns 27 they can race in the category Masters A, the categories change as the crew age increases (Mas B - 36; Mas C - 43; Mas D - 50; Mas E - 55; Mas F - 60; Mas G - 65; Mas H - 70; Mas I - 75; Mas J - 80+).


Lightweight

A lightweight male is one whose individual weight does not exceed 72.5 kg (average crew weight 70 kg) and a lightweight female is one whose individual weight does not exceed 59 kg (average crew weight 57.5 kg).


Performance Programme

Scottish Rowing, funded by
sportscotland Sportscotland (officially styled sport) (), formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency for sport in Scotland. The Scottish Sports Council was established in 1972 by royal charter. The body works in partnership with public, ...
, invests into a number of university-based rowing programmes with a view to supporting the development of talented Under 23 rowers. The universities on this programme have made a commitment to work in partnership with Scottish Rowing to establish a high performance programme led by a full-time professional rowing coach and supported by first class support services. Admission to the rowing programme at these universities is based on merit and entry is not exclusively restricted to students. A significant focus of the rowing programme is on talent identification and development working closely with the GB Rowing Team Start programme. Currently Scottish Rowing invests in the following university rowing programmes: *
University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...
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Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU (), is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon (philanthrop ...
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University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...
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University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the List of oldest universities in continuous ...


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References

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