Act Belong Commit All Schools Rowing WA Regatta's

Ever thought about taking up rowing but didn’t know where to start? The health and fitness, integrity, excellence, teamwork, self-development, friendship and leadership benefits gained from being involved in rowing are far superior to many other sports.

Rowing can be for everyone and the Rowing WA All Schools Regatta Series offers an opportunity for secondary school students to get involved and represent your school or club in the sport of rowing. The series boasts participation from approx. 50 schools across the greater Perth area. So take the plunge and get involved!

The series comprises four regattas held at the Champion Lakes International Regatta Centre between June and August, offering opportunities for all ability levels to get involved. Crews can compete in Singles, Doubles, Quads, and Eights in Year 9, Year 10, and open events. There will be hot food, cold drinks and coffee available at all regattas.

If your school doesn’t offer a rowing program it doesn’t matter. Rowing WA can align individuals or entire schools with an established rowing club that can customize a program for your specific needs.

If you are a student or school that would be keen to explore this opportunity then please contact Sarah Black at Rowing WA on (08) 9364 3905 or email for more information.

The events to be contested at each of these regattas include:

Code	Event	Gender	Boat Type	Distance
SXY94X+	Schools Mixed Year Nine Coxed Quad	Mixed	Sculling	500M
SBO1X	Schools Boys Open Single Scull	Male	Sculling	1000M
SGO2X	Schools Girls Open Double Scull	Female	Sculling	1000M
SBY108+	Schools Boys Year Ten Coxed Eight	Male	Sweep	1000M
SGY104X+	Schools Girls Year Ten Coxed Quad	Female	Sculling	1000M
SBY91X	Schools Boys Year Nine Single Scull	Male	Sculling	500M
SGY92X	Schools Girls Year Nine Double Scull	Female	Sculling	500M
SGO8+	Schools Girls Open Coxed Eight	Female	Sweep	1000M
SBO4X+	Schools Boys Open Coxed Quad	Male	Sculling	1000M
SBY102X	Schools Boys Year Ten Double Scull	Male	Sculling	1000M
SGY101X	Schools Girls Year Ten Single Scull	Female	Sculling	1000M
SGY94X+	Schools Girls Year Nine Coxed Quad	Female	Sculling	500M
SBY92X	Schools Boys Year Nine Double Scull	Male	Sculling	500M
SBO8+	Schools Boys Open Coxed Eight	Male	Sweep	1000M
SGO4X+	Schools Girls Open Coxed Quad	Female	Sculling	1000M
SGY102X	Schools Girls Year Ten Double Scull	Female	Sculling	1000M
SBY101X	Schools Boys Year Ten Single Scull	Male	Sculling	1000M
SXO4X+	Schools Mixed Open Coxed Quad	Mixed	Sculling	1000M
SBY94X+	Schools Boys Year Nine Coxed Quad	Male	Sculling	500M
SGY91X	Schools Girls Year Nine Single Scull	Female	Sculling	500M
SGY108+	Schools Girls Year Ten Coxed Eight	Female	Sweep	1000M
SBY104X+	Schools Boys Year Ten Coxed Quad	Male	Sculling	1000M
SBO2X	Schools Boys Open Double Scull	Male	Sculling	1000M
SGO1X	Schools Girls Open Single Scull	Female	Sculling	1000M
SXY104X+	Schools Mixed Year Ten Coxed Quad	Mixed	Sculling	1000M

Summary of All Schools Regatta Rules

1. Eligibility for Schools Rowers

A Rower may be classed as a Schools Rower if they are attending a Secondary School as a full-time student.
A Schools Rower who will be in Year 9 or lower in the year in question is eligible to compete in all Schools Events.
A Schools Rower who will be in Year 10 in the year in question is eligible to compete in Year 10 and Year 12 Schools Events only.
A Schools Rower who will be in Year 11 or 12 in the year in question is eligible to compete in Open Schools Events only.
Freshman rowers must have never competed in a RWA, IGSSA, PSA or other sanctioned event in another state or country before and meet the age eligibility listed above.

2. Events to be contested - see the event list above for this year’s event list.

3. A Rower may not represent both a School and a Club at the same RWA Schools Event. The Rower may compete for a different entity (Club or School) at subsequent RWA Schools Events in the same season.

4. A Schools Rower (sculler) may only represent a single Club or School at a RWA Schools Event.

5. Crews (i.e. with more than one Rower) in RWA Schools Events may comprise:

a School,
more than one School,
a Club,
a Club and a School, or
a Club and more than one School

Crews (i.e. with more than one Rower) in RWA Schools Events may not represent more than one Club.

6. Mixed-gender Events, in which Rowers of each gender shall be equally represented in each Crew, may be held for RWA Schools Events.

7. Rowers wishing to represent their school in the RWA Schools Regattas and/or Championship will need their school to become an associate member of Rowing WA. There is no fee attached with this membership and it ensures rowers are covered by RWA insurance whilst competing.

8. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Rowing WA Regatta Secretary. If late entries are accepted they will be charged at twice the regular seat fee.

9. The Schools Championship Trophy will be awarded to the School (not club) with the highest total points received at the Schools Championship. Rowers competing for a club will not be eligible for Championship Trophy points for their club or school.

10. Rowers wishing to represent their 'school' in the All Schools Regattas and/or Championship will need:

their school to become an associate member of Rowing WA. There is no fee attached with this membership and it ensures rowers are covered by RWA insurance whilst competing
to race in their school colours e.g. rowing suit, sports uniform, etc.In the event of unforeseen circumstances, late entries for School Events may be accepted at the discretion of the Rowing WA Regatta Secretary. If late entries are accepted they will be charged at twice the regular seat fee.

11. Schools (not clubs) will compete for the All Schools Perpetual Trophy which will be awarded to the school with the highest point score at the All Schools Championships (not across the whole season), based on the following table:

BOAT	FIRST PLACE	SECOND PLACE	THIRD PLACE
1X	7	5	3
2X, 2-	9	7	5
4X+, 4X- 4+, 4-	12	9	6
8+	16	12	8

NOTE: combined crews will see points attributed to each school based on the number of rowers from that school in the crew e.g. 3 rowers from one school in a winning eight will get 3/8 of 16 = 6.

12. To reward clubs for investing in an All Schools program, All Schools races are included in the calculation for the Overall State Pennant and calculated in the same manner as Novice Grade. Points to be allocated to the club which each athlete is registered. In the event a school athlete is not registered with a club, no points are allocated. All Schools sculling points will be included in the Club Novice Sculling Pennant. There is no separate All Schools pennant. (Not being awarded in 2020 due to COVID-19)

13. Year 9 1x, 2x, 4x races will be 500m. All other races will be 1000m in length.

14. Competition Fees

RWA Annual Registration Fee:
- $40.00 (inc GST) per student for school only members for the entire season. Junior club members that can participate in pennant regattas pay a slight higher fee ($65.00).
- Please contact Regatta Secretary to register your athletes to compete in the All Schools Regattas. If a student is already registered through a club, this fee is not applicable again.
Individual seat fees per rower per race:
- All Schools Regattas - $11.00 (inc GST) per seat per event.
- All School State Championship - $12.00 (inc GST) per seat per event.
- Seat fees are calculated and billed directly to the club/school responsible for making the entry.

15. Entry Process

All entries close at 6pm on the Monday prior to a Regatta. Entries are completed through the Rowing Manager online system, accessible through the Rowing WA website.
Registrations of new rowers must be done through the Revolutionise Sport membership database must be done a minimum of 72 hours before the regatta entries close through the Rowing WA website. Contact RWA on 08 9364 3905 for further details.

For further information or questions - please email Rowing WA