2008 Empire State Games 

ROWING

Open Division - Men & Women

Eligibility: To determine if you are eligible for this sport you must read the  NEW Eligibility Rules.

Rules: Coxswains must meet USRA specifications.

Regional Qualifying Event:  Applicants must attend a Regional Tryout Regatta.  A single, doubles and eights race will be rowed.  Two additional events will be rowed at the Finals:  a quad and a four w/cox.  These two races will be conducted using the regionally qualified athletes and 2 additional second place finishers selected by the Regional Coach.  Athletes must row in the event in which they qualified and a maximum of one other event (quad or four w/cox).  Applicants must provide their own equipment.

Regional Team: From the results of the Regional Qualifying Event, each Regional team will consist of the first place finishers (men & women) in the Single, Double and Eight events, with an additional 2 rowers (men & women) selected by the coaches from the 2nd place finishers.  For the Finals, the maximum number of rowers for a Region cannot exceed 28.

Finals Events:(All distances will be 2000 Meters)
Open Men:  Single, Double, Eights, Quad, Four w/cox
Open Women:  Single, Double, Eights, Quad, Four w/cox

For information on the new tryout registration process, please visit the How to Register page.