ANNEXURE A AUSTRALIA 2021 EVENT REQUIREMENT SENIOR AUSTRALIAN ROWING TEAM Approved 1 May 2020 Updated 16 July 2020

Please Note: Rowing Australia Limited (“RA”) intends to review these Event Requirements by no later than September of each year but may review and update these Event Requirements at any time (whether at the request of the Australian Olympic Committee (“AOC”) or otherwise), including by announcing and publishing further or varied requirements and standards from time to time prior to the relevant event or trial and the publication or notification shall take effect in accordance with the RA Selection Policy..

Background:

The RA National Selection Policy – Senior Team (“Selection Policy”) and the 2021 Olympic Nomination Criteria (“Olympic Nomination Criteria”), which outline the broad selection and nomination criteria for all rowers and coxswains, can be viewed on the RA website at www.rowingaustralia.com.au.

These 2021 Event Requirements operate as an appendix to the Selection Policy and Olympic Nomination Criteria, and outline the activities that rowers and coxswains must complete to be eligible for:

• Selection consideration for the Australian Senior A Team to compete at 2021 World Cups, with date and locations to be confirmed;

• Pending the confirmation of the Final Qualification Regatta and process, selection consideration for the Australian Senior A Team to compete at the 2021 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland;

• Nomination to the AOC for selection to the 2021 Australian Olympic Team.

All Athletes must complete all activities stipulated in these Event Requirements unless:

• expressly provided otherwise in these Event Requirements; or • • there are Extenuating Circumstances (as defined in the Selection Policy) that prevent this (in which case RA must be notified of the particular reason in accordance with the Selection Policy and AOC Selection Policy By-Laws).

In addition to the activities stipulated in these Event Requirements, athletes invited to the National Training Centre (“NTC”) must also complete all activities stipulated in the NTC Invitation Guidelines.

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Important Note: Under the Selection Policy, RA may, as a matter of policy, elect not to send a boat or boats to an event. In this regard, RA has elected not to send any Non-Olympic class boats to the World Cups in 2021 (in order to enable RA to focus its resources on maximising performances at the 2021 Olympic Games). Notwithstanding this, rowers selected as reserves to support selected Olympic Class boats may be selected to race in a non-Olympic category at World Cup II and/or World Cup III. For example, an athlete who is selected as a reserve for the WL2x may be selected to race in the WL1x.

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Specific Activity Details:

ACTIVITY See Note(s) 2020 Senior Team - Selection Activity Dates Closing date for completion of athlete and 1 7 August 2020 coach nomination forms Closing date for completion of CVs 2 7 August 2020 30min/Rate 20 #1 3 25 May 2020 30min/Rate 20 #2 3 19 - 22 June 2020 30min/Rate 20 #3 3 20 July 2020 30min/Rate 20 #4 3 17 August 2020 5km Ergometer Test #1 4 14 September 2020 September Domestic 5km Time Trial (TBC 5 24-26 September 2020 depending on on-water restrictions) October Domestic 5km Time Trial 5 22-24 October 2020 5km Ergometer Test #2 4 9 November 2020 November Domestic 5km Time Trial 5 19-21 November 2020 RA announcement of invitations to National 6 25 November 2020 5km Time Trial National 5km Time Trial (if invited) or 6 8-11 December 2020 December Domestic 5km Time Trial 2km Ergometer Test 4 18 January 2021 NSW State Championships 7 5-7 February 2021 (TBC) RA announcement of invitations to Selection 9 12 February 2021 Trials Selection Trials 9, 12 27 Feb-5 March 2021 World Cup Tour Team announcement and 10 6 March 2021 briefing National Championships 11 22-28 March 2021 World Cup I Zagreb, Croatia 12, 14 30 April – 2 May World Cup II TBC, Lucerne, Switzerland 12, 14 21 – 23 May World Cup III TBC, Sabaudia, Italy 12, 14 4 – 6 June 2021 Final Qualification Regatta, Lucerne, 12, 13 16 – 18 May Switzerland RA announcement of athletes to be nominated 12 31 May 2021 to the AOC RA nomination of athletes to the AOC 12 4 June 2021 2021 Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) 12, 14 23-30 July 2021

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NOTES:

1) Closing date for completion of athlete and Details regarding the submission of these coach nomination forms: results can be found in the specific protocol document available at the link above. Athletes and coaches wishing to be considered for Senior team selection must complete, by the date specified in these Event Requirements, the online 4) 5km Ergometer Test #1, 5km Ergometer nomination form found on the RA website at: Test #2 and 2km Ergometer Test:

http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/national-team- National ergometer testing is to be conducted selection-information/ in line with Australian Rowing Team ergometer testing protocols, available on the An athlete that has already submitted an Expression RA website at of Interest to train at the NTC pursuant to the NTC http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/sports- Invitation Guidelines will be deemed to have also science/rowing-testing-protocols/ and must submitted a nomination for the National Team be completed on the date specified in these pursuant to these Event Requirements. Event Requirements.

2) Closing date for completion of coxswain CVs: Performances will be assessed against the National ergometer benchmarks available at Nominating coxswains must submit a coxing CV, https://rowingaustralia.com.au/wp- including two coaching referees by 17:00 AEDT on content/uploads/2019/10/2016-2020- the date specified in these Event Requirements to: Benchmarks-updated-10-October-2019.pdf [email protected]

This CV should outline coxing history, past 5) Domestic 5km Time Trials: performance and relevant experience. Following the consideration of submitted information, coxswains The Domestic 5km Time Trials are to be may also be required to submit recordings and/or completed in the athlete’s domestic training participate in a coxswain selection interview. environment.

In selecting any coxswains, the Selectors will assess a. For the September Domestic 5km performances in the activities specified in these Time Trial: All competing rowers Event Requirements against the Selection Criteria in must compete in the 1x or 2- the Selection Policy. b. For the October Domestic 5km Time 3) 30min/Rate20 #1, 30min/Rate20 #2, Trial: All rowers must compete in the 30min/Rate20 #3 and 30min/Rate20 #4: 1x or 2-.

The 30min/Rate 20 ergometer testing is to be c. For the November Domestic 5km conducted in line with the specific protocol, available Time Trial: All rowers nominating for at the RA website at: selection must compete in https://rowingaustralia.com.au/wp- the 1x, and those that have content/uploads/2020/04/30-min-Rate-20-Test- nominated for sweep must compete Protocol.pdf; and must be completed on the date in the 2-. specified in the Event Requirements. d. For the December Domestic 5km Time Trial: All competing rowers

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nominating for sculling selection ii. At the NSW State Championships: rowers must compete in the 1x, and those must be at no greater than FISA maximum that have nominated for sweep must weight (Men 72.5kg and Women 59.0 kg); compete in the 2-. Rowers invited to participate in the National 5km Time iii. At the National Championships: rowers Trial will not be required to complete must abide by Rowing Australia rules; the December Domestic 5km Time Trial. iv. At the Selection Trials (if invited): rowers must complete all events at or below FISA 6) National 5km Time Trial: maximum weight (i.e. Men 72.5kg and Women 59.0kg), notwithstanding that Participation at the National 5km Time Trial will be by crews must achieve FISA average weight. invitation only. RA will announce (in accordance with the Selection Policy) the list of athletes invited to the 9) Selection Trials: National 5km Time Trial by no later than one week following the conclusion of the November Domestic Participation at the Selection Trials will be by 5km Time Trial. invitation only. RA will announce (in accordance with the Selection Policy) the list of athletes In determining the athletes who will be invited to the invited to the Selection Trials by no later than 7 National 5km Time Trial, the Selectors will assess days after the conclusion of the NSW State performances in the Domestic 5km Time Trials. Championships. Failure to be invited to the National 5km Time Trial does not preclude an athlete from being selected in the In determining the athletes who will be invited to Australian Rowing Team. Athletes not invited to the attend the Selection Trials, the Selectors will National 5km Time Trial must complete the December assess performances in the activities specified in Domestic 5km Time Trial (see Note 5). these Event Requirements against the criteria in the Selection Policy. 7) NSW State Championships: The Selectors reserve the right at their sole All Rowers nominating for National Team selection are discretion to choose the crew combinations, seat required to participate in at least two events during racing partners and the matrix of seat racing in this regatta. the Selection Trials, and to conduct ergometer and such other tests as required in order for the a) Rowers nominating for sculling selection must Selectors to assess the specified selection criteria. compete in the 1x, and those that have nominated for sweep must compete in the 2-. 10) World Cup Tour Team announcement and briefing: b) Rowers are also required to compete in at least one other medium or big boat within On 6 March 2021, RA intends to announce the this regatta (i.e. double, fours, quads or team for World Cup II and World Cup III. eights). For the avoidance of doubt, RA may select a team 8) Lightweight rowers: that has more athletes than positions in boats that have qualified. Lightweight rowers are required to be within the following weight ranges for racing, time 11) The National Championships: trials, and any national testing: Rowers selected to the National Team are i. Prior to NSW State Championships: required to participate in at least two (and no rowers must be no greater than the more than three) events during this regatta; one following weights - Men 74.2 kg and of which must be for their club and one of which Women 60.4 kg;

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will be in a crew whose composition is at the their absolute discretion (the Adjusted discretion of the selectors. Performance Benchmarks). The Selectors may also use the Adjusted Performance a) Rowers would ideally compete for their Benchmarks to rank the performance of club in boat class in the category they are boats. selected in. For example, if an athlete is selected in the quad scull (4x), then that e) The minimum on-water performance athlete would compete in a sculling boat; benchmarks above are specified for the respective racing distances that the b) Races will be conducted as part of the Selectors may choose to conduct races over National Championship regatta. during the Selection Trials. The Selectors have the discretion to conduct racing over Such athletes must also participate in a maximum of any one of the racing distances specified in one event for their State/Territory (if selected). these Event Requirements. If a race during the Selection Trials is conducted over a 12) Adjusted Performance Benchmarks: distance specified, and a boat achieves the Adjusted Performance Benchmark over that c) benchmarks required in each boat class entire distance in accordance with this are as follows: Note, then that boat shall be considered to have met the Adjusted Performance Senior Men Benchmark in that boat class. 1500m 2000m 1x 05:11.76 06:55.7 f) Achievement of the Adjusted Performance 2- 04:54.02 06:32.0 Benchmarks does not guarantee selection. The Adjusted Performance Benchmarks are 2x 04:47.01 06:22.7 the minimum on-water performance 4- 04:29.57 05:59.4 standards required for the Selectors to 4x 04:25.10 05:53.5 consider a boat for selection. 8+ 04:14.27 05:39.0 g) Where an athlete has been a member of a L2x 04:51.51 06:28.7 crew that has achieved an Adjusted Performance Standard then the Selectors Senior Women may consider selecting that athlete in any 1500m 1900m 2000m class of boat that achieved an Adjusted 1x 5:41.3 7:12.3 07:35.0 Performance Standard at or prior to the 2- 5:26.4 6:53.4 07:15.2 Selection Trial. 2x 5:17.0 6:41.5 07:02.7 4- 4:58.7 6:18.3 06:38.3 13) Final Qualification Regatta: 4x 4:52.7 6:10.7 06:30.3 8+ 4:42.6 5:57.9 06:16.8 a) The Selectors are not required to consider the selection of a boat to compete at the L2x 5:25.3 6:52.0 07:13.7 Final Qualification Regatta unless a boat has: i. achieved an Adjusted Performance Benchmark in that d) The minimum on-water performance benchmarks assume competition in neutral boat at or prior to the Selection environmental conditions. Accordingly, the Trials; and Selectors may make adjustment (if any) to ii. at the 2Km speed order trial on the minimum performance standards for the final day of trials, posted a environmental conditions as they see fit by prognostic time (%WBT) for the reference to speed order or comparative relevant boat class that is equal trials or races as decided by the Selectors in to or quicker than the prognostic

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time (%WBT) of the fastest boat class at the speed order trial less b) Notwithstanding anything in these Event 1%. Requirements, the Selectors have the power, in accordance with the Selection Notes to 13(a)ii: Times posted must be at Policy, to change the composition of a the designated speed order trial on the final boat as a result of performances at World day of Trials. Times posted by crews over Cup II or World Cup III (as the case may 2Km during the trialling process will not be be). Should the selectors choose to considered for the satisfaction of this exercise their discretion under the clause. Selection Policy, then that boat as modified may compete at World Cup III For the removal of any doubt, the fastest or the Olympic Games (as the case may men’s crew prognostic will be the reference be). point for male crews; the fastest women’s crew prognostic will be the reference point For the avoidance of doubt, the act of for women’s crews. changing the composition of that boat does not disqualify it from being Satisfaction of one or both of the selected to compete at World Cup III; or requirements in Note 13(a) does not to be nominated to the AOC for selection guarantee selection. Selectors retain the to the Olympic Games (as the case may discretion to consider all relevant factors in be) for not achieving the applicable deciding to send a boat to the Final Adjusted Performance Benchmark at or Qualification Regatta For the avoidance of prior to the Selection Trials in doubt, the Selectors retain absolute accordance with Note 12. discretion to select a boat to compete at the Final Qualification Regatta where that boat c) Where Selectors are required to has failed to meet one or both of the reconsider selection of athletes to requirements in Note 13(a) compete in a boat at a World Cup, the 2021 Qualification Regatta or the However, notwithstanding Note 13(a) or Olympic Games as a result of Extenuating anything else in these Event Requirements, Circumstances, then the re-selected crew the selectors can decide not to send a boat is not required to achieve an Adjusted to the Final Qualification Regatta based on Performance Standard in that boat performances at the 2019 World unless the Selectors in their discretion Championships. consider that circumstances or time permits such a requirement. 14) World Cup I, World Cup I, World Cup II and Olympic Games: 15) General:

a) The Selectors retain their discretion in a) Reference to a rower or to rowers in accordance with the Selection Policy to these Event Requirements means determine the selection of athletes to a oarsmen and oarswomen. crew (in accordance with the selection b) Reference to an athlete or athletes in criteria) and without limitation, that these Event Requirements means all athletes who were in a crew who eligible rowers and coxswains achieved qualification at the 2019 World c) Reference to a crew in these Event Championships are not guaranteed Requirements includes a single sculler. selection in that boat for the Olympic Games.

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