Competitors

Race Draw and Results can be found here.

WRICH2023 Schedule for race weekend.  

View the In-Person Competitor Handbook 

View the Virtual Competitor Handbook

See entries in each race under the Entries tab here.

Individual Races

Race distances at WRICH 2023 included 2000 metres and 500 metres.  Competitors racing in-person at the venue in Mississauga  competed against virtual competitors in real time. Those racing virtually at WRICH qualified in advance based on their validated score and were selected to represent one of the five continents.  Each race included an unlimited number of competitors in the arena racing up to a max of 15 virtual competitors in real time.

Team Relay

2000 metres for crews of four individuals in Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed. Competitors switched every 250 metres. In-person and virtual teams raced together at the same time and were shown on the big screen.

Versa Challenge

The Versa was a new event introduced by World Rowing in 2023. Twenty athletes (8 men and 10 women) performed 4 indoor rowing challenges over two days. All challenges  used the Concept2 ergometer, shorter and longer distances with a twist here and there.  The challenges completed included the Beep, Key Speed, the Pentagon and Bullseye. The details of each challenge were kept secret until just before race weekend.  The 20 athletes chosen to be the 2023 Versa Challengers, have been selected based on two qualification scores completed between November 1-28, 2022.  Two men withdrew before the competition. More information here.

Para Categories

Para categories PR1, PR2, PR3 and PR3-II were offered in-person and virtually. World Rowing will accept internationally or nationally classified athletes. Athletes must have requested Para Classification prior to December 15, 2022 for virtual and January 10, 2023 for in-person. For queries about Para, email: classification@worldrowing.com

Click here for the full Competitor Entry and Qualification Guidelines