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Scottish IRC Terms & Conditions

  1. The Championships will be held on Sunday 29th January at the:
    • Centre for Sport and Exercise
    • Heriot Watt University
    • Edinburgh
    • EH14 4AS
  2. Entries must be made on an official entry form or by using the online entry system. All entries completed and received with the appropriate entry fee before the closing date will be eligible to race.
  3. Paper entry forms, along with the appropriate payment, should be returned to:
    • SIRC 2011
    • Scottish Rowing Centre
    • 366 Hamilton Road
    • Motherwell
    • ML1 3ED
  4. Postal entries must be received by 3PM on Wednesday 12th of January 2011. Cheques should be made payable to 'Scottish Rowing'. Please write the individual name or club that the payment refers to clearly on the back of the cheque(s).
  5. Online entries must be received by Midnight on Saturday 15th of January 2011. Online entry is available at www.SIRC2011.notlong.com Please note that an online entry needs to be accompanied by an online payment.
  6. Enquires regarding entries should be made to the entries secretary via email at: graeme.cunningham@scottish-rowing.org.uk
  7. By entering the competition, a competitor agrees to be bound by the rules. The Championship Organising Committee reserves the right to limit the size of entry. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. No pre-event qualification is required.
  8. Concept2 Indoor Rowers will be used. Competitors may use the resistance setting of their choice, but this cannot be changed during the race. For details of race distances refer to the event entry list (pdf download).
  9. Team Events:
    • All team events will use a single rowing machine.
    • Teams shall consist of 4 competitors.
    • Team members may make as many change-overs as they wish to cover the allotted distance but must always change in the same order.
    • Names of competitors for team events can be changed at registration on the day of the event.
    • The Under 15 Junior team event may comprise any combination of boys and girls. ie: single sex teams are permitted. Where appropriate the organisers may award multiple prizes in this category, for example to the fastest team comprising all girls.
  10. Lightweight Event Weight Limits:
    • Men 75kg or less.
    • Women 61.5kg or less.
    • Lightweight competitors must weigh-in not more than 2 hours before their race. Competitors entered into a lightweight race who do not make their weight will not be able to compete.
  11. All events will be straight finals. ie: each competitor will only row once. Some categories will involve several races. The times from all the races for a single category will be ranked to give an overall listing. The organisers will try to arrange for the fastest competitors of each category to be in the last race for each category. To help this process competitors are required to submit their expected time.
  12. In the event of an equipment failure and if possible within the existing race programme competitors may be given the opportunity to compete in another race and still be eligible for an event prize. Entire races will not be re-rowed in the event of an equipment failure.
  13. An entry list will be published online by Monday 17th January 2010. Any mistakes should be notified as soon as possible BEFORE race day. Should you require information to be mailed directly please add £1 to an entry.
  14. Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed competitors in each individual category.
  15. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams in each team category.
  16. A coxswain's race is offered with prizes being awarded. Entrants in the coxswain's race should be an active coxswain and are not permitted to compete in any other event at the championship. There is no cost to enter this event.
  17. Entry Fees (non-refundable):
    • £7: Senior / University Championship
    • £4: Senior Sprint Championship
    • £4: Junior Championship
    • £14: Team Events
    • £10: Junior Team Events
  18. Events will be scheduled, where possible, in the following order:
    • Junior Championship Individual Events
    • Senior Championship Age Group Lightweight Events
    • Junior Championship Team Events
    • Senior / University Championship Open Lightweight Events
    • Senior Championship Age Group Heavyweight Events
    • Senior / University Championship Open Heavyweight Events
    • Senior Championship Team Events
    • University Championship Team Events
    • Senior Sprint Championship Events.
  19. Competitors may enter any number of events in which they are eligible to do so, on the understanding that the organisers cannot be responsible for assuring that sufficient rest periods are provided.
  20. The Scottish Universities' Indoor Rowing Championships will consist of men's and women's events in the following:
    • Individual Categories: Heavyweight, Lightweight, Fresher
    • Team Categories: Open Team, Fresher Team.
  21. Special Note: Entrants in individual university events (excluding the fresher category) will automatically be entered in the corresponding senior championship category. Separate races will NOT be held. There is no additional cost to be paid.
  22. The university championships are open to matriculated students who compete under the name of their university.
  23. Fresher events are open to students in their first year of rowing competition (indoor or on-water).
  24. A Scottish Universities Sport Victor Ludorum will be awarded to the most successful university club. Each event category will attract the following number of points:
    • 1st - 10 points
    • 2nd - 6 points
    • 3rd - 4 points
    • 4th - 3 points
    • 5th - 2 points
    • 6th - 1 point
    In the event of a tie, the Victor Ludorum will be awarded jointly.
  25. Universities from outside Scotland are invited to compete in the team events of the universities' championships and will be eligible for event prizes but not for the Victor Ludorum.