Event Requirements for 2020 World Championship Para-Rowing Team (Non-Paralympic) 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, 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”), which outlines the broad selection criteria for all rowers, can be viewed on the RA website at www.rowingaustralia.com.au. These Event Requirements operate as an appendix to the Selection Policy, and outline the activities that rowers must complete to be eligible for selection consideration for the Australian Senior A Team to compete at the 2020 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovakia. 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 is to be notified of the particular reason in accordance with the Selection Policy). Important Note: Athletes who are also seeking Paralympic selection will need to satisfy the requirements set out in the Selection Policy (including the requirements in the 2020 Paralympic Team Event Requirements). At the point at which such Athletes are no longer eligible or being considered for nomination to PA for selection to the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team, they must then satisfy the remaining requirements set out in these 2020 World Championship Para- Rowing Team Event Requirements (Non-Paralympic). The following events are offered at the 2020 World Rowing Championships: PR2 Men’s Single Scull (PR2M1X) PR2 Women’s Single Scull (PR2W1X) PR3 Men’s Coxless Pair (PR3M2-) PR3 Women’s Coxless Pair (PR3W2-) PR3 Mixed Double Scull (PR3Mixed2X) Specific Activity Details: ACTIVITY See Note(s) 2020 Senior Team - Selection Activity Dates Closing date for completion of athlete 1,2 18 October2019 nomination forms State Time Trial 3 26-28 September 2019 State Time Trial 3 24-26 October 2019 5000m Ergometer Test 4 4-7 November 2019 State Time Trial 3 15-17 November 2019 State Time Trial 3 13-15 December 2019 2000m Ergometer Test 4 20 January 2020 NSW State Championships 5 7-9 February 2020 RA announcement of invitations to Selection 6 16 February 2020 Trials Para-Rowing Selection Trials 1, 6 28 February – 7March 2020 2020 Preliminary Australian Rowing Team 7, 9 7 March 2020 Squad announcement and briefing National Championships 8 23-29 March 2020 RA nomination of athletes to PA 10 22 May 2020 Final World Rowing Senior International 22 June 2020 Event Championships Team Announced Preparation Camp 1 11 30 May – 6 June 2020 Preparation Camp 2 11 11-18 July 2019 2020 World Rowing Championships 11 16-23 August 2020 NOTES: Selection Trials by no later than five (5) days after the conclusion of the NSW State Championships. 1) Eligibility In determining the athletes who will be invited to Para athletes attempting selection in the 2020 World attend the Selection Trials, the Selectors will assess Rowing Championship Team must be nationally or performances in the activities specified in these Event internationally classified prior to the Selection Trials. Requirements against the criteria in the Selection The PRIMARY classification opportunity will be prior to Policy. the NSW Championships (7-9 February, 2020). The Selectors reserve the right at their sole discretion to choose the crew combinations, seat racing partners 2) Closing date for completion of athlete and the matrix of seat racing in the Selection Trials, and nomination forms to conduct ergometer and such other tests as required Athletes and coaches wishing to be considered for in order for the Selectors to assess the specified Senior team selection must complete, by the date selection criteria. specified in these Event Requirements, the online Boats for the Australian Para-Rowing Team will be nomination form found on the RA website at: selected based upon their on-water speed and the http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/national-team- Selectors assessment of the boats ability to contribute selection-information/ to the achievement of the objective of the Selection Policy. Selectors will take in to account the selection 3) State 5km Time Trials criteria in the Selection Policy and will be giving State Time Trials are to be completed in the Athlete’s significant weighting to the athlete’s boat moving domestic training environment. Athletes must complete ability and his or her individual performance data as each Domestic Time Trial in either a 1x or 2- in listed in these Event Requirements. equipment that is compliant with RA Para-Rowing Competition Regulations and FISA rules relevant to the 7) 2020 Preliminary Australian Rowing Team category in which the athletes would like to be Squad announcement: considered for national selection. 2019 National Team members are exempt from the September State Time On 7 March 2020, RA intends to announce the Trial. 2020 Preliminary Australian Rowing Team Squad. 4) National ergometer testing For the avoidance of doubt, RA may select a team Ergometer testing is to be conducted in line with that has more athletes than positions in boats that Australian Rowing Team ergometer testing protocols, have qualified and will be sent on tour. available on the RA website at http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/sports- 8) The Sydney International Rowing Regatta science/rowing-testing-protocols/ and must be (National Championships) completed on the date specified in these Event Participation in the National Championships will be Requirements. mandatory for selected athletes and crews. Athletes Performances will be assessed against the National will, as a minimum, be required to compete in the ergometer benchmarks available at Australian Team selected boat. http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/wp- content/uploads/2016/12/2016-2020-Benchmarks- 9) 2020 World Championships: V2.1-1412161530.pdf. a) Athletes selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships must pay a seat fee 5) NSW Championships contribution for international preparation and The NSW Championships will be the primary activity competition. The seat fee will be advised to for achieving an invitation to the Para-Rowing Selection the Athlete by RA. Trials for nominated athletes. a) Athletes must compete in a small boat within this b) The Selectors will announce a 2020 regatta Preliminary Australian Rowing Team Squad – (1x and/or 2-) in equipment that is compliant with World Rowing Senior International Event FISA rules relevant to the category in which the athlete Championships, which shall include a ranking would like to be considered for national selection. PR1 of all eligible Athletes within each boat class and PR2 athletes are to compete in Para single sculls, based upon their performances at activities while PR3 athletes are to compete in the PR3 pairs. specified in these 2020 World Championship b) Races will be conducted as part of the NSW Para-Rowing Team Event Requirements (Non- Championship Regatta. Olympic). A final World Rowing Senior International Event Championships Team will 6) Para-Rowing Selection Trials be announced from the Squad as follows: Participation at the Selection Trials will be by invitation only. RA will announce (in accordance with the i) The Squad may contain Athletes that have Selection Policy) the list of athletes invited to the also nominated (are still trialling) for the 2020 Paralympics Team. Those athletes may be removed from consideration for this team following completion of activities specified in the 2020 Paralympic Team Event Requirements. At that point the Athlete may be considered for selection into the 2020 World Championship Para- Rowing Team (Non-Paralympic); ii) Following the finalisation of relevant priority selection processes, each eligible athlete named in the squad will be required to confirm their availability for selection to the 2020 World Championship Para- Rowing Team (Non-Paralympic); iii) The Selectors shall select boats to compete at the 2020 World Rowing Championships based upon the published ranking of athletes within the squad; iv) RA may announce individual crews to compete at the 2020 World Rowing Championships in accordance with these Event Requirements at any time after the announcement of the 2020 Preliminary Australian Rowing Team Squad, notwithstanding that the Final 2020 World Championship Para-Rowing Team (Non- Paralympic) will be announced on 22 June, 2020. 10) Camps and Touring The National Team Training Camps and International Preparation activities are mandatory requirements for all athletes and coaches named in the 2020 World Rowing Championship Team .