World Rowing Cup

The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It began in 1997 and comprises three regattas (apart from in 2001 when there were four) held throughout early summer. In each event points are awarded to the top seven finishing boats and an overall winner determined after the last world cup regatta each year. During the regattas the current leader in each event must wear yellow bibs. The World Rowing Cup has only been staged outside Europe on 3 occasions, in 2001 Princeton and in both 2013 and 2014 Sydney.

World Cup in single scullers (1990–1995)

From 1990 to 1995, the World Rowing Cup was a competition for single scullers. At three to six international regattas during one season, points for a total rating and cash prizes could be won. The World Rowing Federation wanted to better market its sport and increase sponsorship income through improved TV-presence. These goals were missed, which ultimately led to the termination of this form of the World Cup after the 1995 season.[1]

Season Venues Overall winner (women)[2] Overall winner (men)[2]
1990 Mission Bay, San Diego (7 April)
Mühlauhafen, Mannheim (13 May)
Årungen, Ås (3 June)
Bosbaan, Amsterdam (1 July)
Rotsee, Lucerne (15 July)		 Titie Jordache
West Germany		 Jüri Jaanson
 Estonia
1991 Lago di Piediluco (10 April)
Regattabahn Duisburg, Duisburg (26 May)
Hjälmsjön, Örkelljunga Municipality (2 June)
Bosbaan, Amsterdam (29 June)
Rotsee, Lucerne (14 July)		 Silken Laumann
 Canada		 Václav Chalupa
 Czechoslovakia
1992 Mission Bay, San Diego (5 April)
Fühlinger See, Cologne (3 May)
Lake Bagsværd, Copenhagen (31 May)
Rotsee, Lucerne (14 June)		 Beate Schramm
 Germany		 Thomas Lange
 Germany
1993 Yarra River, Melbourne (28 February)
Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico City (28 March)
Regattabahn Duisburg, Duisburg (23 May)
Kaukajärvi, Tampere (6 June)
River Thames, Henley-on-Thames (4 July)
Rotsee, Lucerne (11 July)		 Annelies Bredael
 Belgium		 Václav Chalupa
 Czech Republic
1994 Regattabahn Duisburg, Duisburg (22 May)
River Thames, Henley-on-Thames (3 July)
Rotsee, Lucerne (17 July)		 Marnie McBean
 Canada		 Xeno Müller
 Switzerland
1995 Hazewinkel, Heindonk (4 June)
Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, Paris (18 June)
River Thames, Henley-on-Thames (2 July)
Rotsee, Lucerne (9 July)		 Trine Hansen
 Denmark		 Jüri Jaanson
 Estonia

Editions and stages (since 1997)

# Year Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Events Overall winner
1 1997 Oberschleißheim Paris Lucerne - - Germany
2 1998 Oberschleißheim Heindonk Lucerne - - Germany
3 1999 Heindonk Vienna Lucerne - - Germany
4 2000 Oberschleißheim Vienna Lucerne - - Germany
5 2001 Princeton Seville Vienna Oberschleißheim - Germany
6 2002 Heindonk Lucerne Oberschleißheim - - Germany
7 2003 Milan Oberschleißheim Lucerne - - Germany
8 2004 Poznań Oberschleißheim Lucerne - - Germany
9 2005 Dorney Oberschleißheim Lucerne - - Germany
10 2006 Oberschleißheim Poznań Lucerne - - Germany
11 2007 Ottensheim Amsterdam Lucerne - - Great Britain
12 2008 Oberschleißheim Lucerne Poznań - - Great Britain
13 2009 Banyoles Oberschleißheim Lucerne - - Great Britain
14 2010 Bled Oberschleißheim Lucerne - - Great Britain
15 2011 Oberschleißheim Hamburg Lucerne - - Germany
16 2012 Belgrade Lucerne Oberschleißheim - - Great Britain
17 2013 Sydney Dorney Lucerne - - Great Britain
18 2014 Sydney Aiguebelette-le-Lac Lucerne - - New Zealand
19 2015 Bled Varese Lucerne - - New Zealand
20 2016 Varese Lucerne Poznań - - New Zealand
21 2017 Belgrade Poznań Lucerne - - Great Britain
22 2018 Belgrade Ottensheim Lucerne - - Germany
23 2019 Plovdiv Poznań Rotterdam - - Australia
24 2020 Sabaudia Varese Lucerne - - 2020 World Cup cancelled
25 2021 Zagreb Lucerne Sabaudia - - Germany
26 2022 Belgrade Poznań Lucerne - - Netherlands
27 2023 Zagreb Varese Lucerne - - Great Britain
28 2024 Varese Lucerne Poznań - - Netherlands
29 2025 Varese Lucerne - - - Great Britain

Format

The World Rowing Cup is an annual series of three regattas that act as a lead-up to the World Rowing Championships. Racing at the World Rowing Cup includes the 14 Olympic boat classes and a selection of International boat classes. Para-rowing is contested at some World Cups. Each Olympic boat class earns points based on the finishing order. The highest placing boat from a country is awarded the following points:

1st = 8 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 5 points, 4th = 4 points, 5th = 3 points, 6th = 2 points, 7th = 1 point[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Matt (2011). "Chapter 22. Shaping the Sport of Rowing". In Nolte, Volker (ed.). Rowing Faster (2 ed.). Champaign: Human Kinetics. pp. 285–296. ISBN 978-0-7360-9040-7.
  2. ^ a b German rowing federation (2004). Rudersport Almanach 2004 (in German). Wiebelsheim: Limpert Verlag. p. 184. ISBN 3-7853-1694-1.
  3. ^ "World Rowing - World Rowing Cups".
  4. ^ "World Rowing - 2020 World Rowing Coaches Conference".
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