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Non-Olympic Senior World Championship Trials
2012 Non-Olympic Senior World Championship Trials: July 8 - 11, 2012
Schedule
Heat Sheets and Results
Watch live streaming of finals at: http://www.ustream.tv/usrowing
Events: LM1x, LW1x, LM2-, M2+, LM4x, LW4x and LM8+
Tentative Schedule (Event run in conjunction with Junior World Championship Trials)
Sunday, July 8, 2012
AM Session
Practice
PM Session
5:00pm Athlete Meeting for Junior and Senior World Championship Trials
Monday, July 9, 2012
AM Session
7:30am Junior time trial ( JM2X, JM2-, JW1X) 2 lanes, 30 second gap between lanes, 60 second gap in each lane, Top 4 will advance to Final A
8:30am LM1X Heat #1 #1 & 2 to semi-finals; rest to Repechage
8:40am LM1X Heat #2 #1 & 2 to semi-finals; rest to Repechage
8:50am LM1X Heat #3 #1 & 2 to semi-finals; rest to Repechage
9:00am LW1X Heat #1 #1 to final A; Rest to Repechage
9:10am LW1X Heat #2 #1 to final A; Rest to Repechage
9:20am M2+ Race for Lanes
9:30am LM2- Race for Lanes
9:40am LW4X Race for Lanes
9:50am LM8+ Race for Lanes
PM Session
5:00pm LM1X Repechage #1 #1 & 2 to semifinals
5:10pm LW1X Repechage #1 #1 to Final A
5:20pm LW1X Repechage #2 #1 to Final A
Tuesday, July 10
AM Session
7:30am JM2X Final #1
7:40am JW2X Final #1
7:50am JM2- Final #1
8:00am JW2- Final #1
8:10am JM1X Final #1
8:20am JW1X Final #1
8:30am LM1X Semi -final #1 - 2 to final A
8:40am LM1X Semi-Final #1 - 2 to final A
PM Session
5:00pm JM2X Final #2
5:10pm JW2X Final #2
5:20pm JM2- Final #2
5:30pm JW2- Final #2
5:40pm JM1X Final #2
5:50pm JW1X Final #2
Wednesday, July 11
Final A
7:30am M2+ Final A
7:40am LM2- Final A
7:50am LM1X Final A
8:00am LW1X Final A
8:10am LW4X Final A
8:20am LM4X Final A
8:30am LM8+ Final A
8:40am JM2X Final #3 if necessary
8:50am JW2X Final #3 if necessary
9:00am JM2- Final #3 if necessary
9:10am JW2- Final #3 if necessary
9:20am JM1X Final #3 if necessary
9:30am JW1X Final #3 if necessary
Trials progression will be based on the system outlined in the 2012 Selection Procedures
Tentative Practice Schedule:
*** Please note that the posted practice times will be strictly enforced. Boats practicing outside of posted practice times can be excluded from the event. ***
Course opens:
Sunday, July 8, 2012
8:00am – 11:30am.
Monday, July 9 - Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Practice times: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
There is no access to shower facilities at the Caspersen Boathouse. Restroom facilities will be available.
Inclement Weather Policy
Lightweights
Lightweights will weigh-in no less than one hour and no more than two hours before their first race each day of competition. FISA Rules Apply: Light Men Boat Avg. FISA Average 70 kg, Individual athletes cannot weigh more than 72.5; Light Women Boat Avg. FISA Average 57 kg, Individual athletes cannot weigh more than 59 kg.
USRowing Compliance
All competitors must have a current USRowing membership and liability waiver on file. Athletes will not be permitted to launch if they are not in compliance with these requirements. Please check your status and renew your membership and waiver before arriving for competition. This can be done online at www.usrowing.org by clicking on “Join/Renew” or by contacting member services at 1-800-314-4ROW.
Parking
All vehicles must park in the lot as you come off Post Road and not in the gravel next to the boathouse. Boat trailers may park along the dirt access road behind the boathouse. No other vehicles are allowed behind the boathouse.
Emergency vehicles will need to have a clear path from the paved road all the way to the tree line behind the boathouse. Any vehicle not following the outlined parking rules will be towed at the owner’s expense.
You will NOT be able to drive your car behind the boathouse in order to unload your equipment. Please walk your equipment from the designated parking zones to the boat storage area.
Boat Storage
All boats will be stored outside on the racks behind the national team bays (far side of the boathouse). Your boat will be moved if it is elsewhere.
Facility
There is no access to shower facilities at the Caspersen Boathouse. Restroom facilities will be available. The Caspersen boathouse offices are closed to all athletes and coaches.
As outlined in the 2012 Rules of Rowing:
All competitors must be citizens or nationals of the United States.
No competitor may wear the uniform of the U.S. National Team during competition
Use of National Team colors on oars is prohibited
Registration Information
Register online through RegattaCentral at www.RegattaCentral.com. Entry Fee: $25 per seat. Late Entry Fee: $50 per seat. Registration deadline is Friday, July 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. (PST). Full names and boat lineups must be submitted by the deadline.
USRowing membership is required: visit www.usrowing.org to renew or join.
Senior National Team events are open to all collegiate, club and unaffiliated athletes. Junior national team candidates will not be considered.
Trials Winners information
Please note that the passport must be valid through December 31, 2012. If your passport expires before that date, or if you do not have a passport, please be sure to start the renewal/application process well in advance of Trials. All trials winners are also required to propose a coach at the trials, who should travel with the crew for the length of the World Championships.
All athletes winning berths at the selection trials must submit on site, in conjunction with their intent to compete, a payment per athlete to cover the expenses of food, lodging and local transportation during the world championships. Proposed coaches of boats at the world championships must submit payment in the full amount at the end of trials as well.
The cost per athlete and per coach for the 2012 World Championships is $1,775.00 USD. Please review the 2012 Worlds Fee Payment Options for information on fundraising toward this cost.
The final price does not include airfare from the U.S. to Europe, nor does it include the cost of equipment. Those plans and expenses are left to the coach and athletes. However, athletes and coaches making the trip will be advised by USRowing staff which dates the team should arrive/depart Europe.
All crews are responsible for securing competition equipment while in Bulgaria. USRowing will be able to provide contact information for international boat manufacturers at the end of trials.
Directions to Mercer Lake and the Caspersen Olympic Rowing Center
From Route 1 North or South
Take the Alexander Road Exit (east) off of Route 1 towards the Princeton Junction Train Station
Alexander Road dead-ends at North Post Road
Make a right hand turn on to North Post Road
Proceed through two stoplights
Stay on Post Road past the Conover Fields and the Mercer Oaks Golf Club. This road will take you right to the boathouse
After these fields, there will be a 'road closed' sign at the entrance to the park, on the boathouse side of the lake.
Ignore this sign and head straight down the access road; the boathouse will be on your left as you reach lake.
From North on Route 206
Route 206 into Princeton
Left at traffic light by Borough Municipal Building onto Nassau Street
Go three traffic lights to Washington Road
Washington Road to U.S. Route 1 South
Use directions for "From North and South via U.S. 1"
From Hightstown (Route 30)
Take Route 30 south and turn right at the Church Road traffic lights
Stay on Church Road and Cross Old Trenton Road
The next light will be Village Road . Make a left onto Village Road
The next light will be Post Road . Make a left onto Post Road
Follow the directions for "From Route 1 North or South" to the boathouse
From Allentown (Route 130)
Take Route 130 north and turn left at the Church Road traffic lights
Stay on Church Road and cross Old Trenton Road .
The next light will be Village Road . Make a left onto Village Road
The next light will be Post Road . Make a left onto Post Road
Follow the directions for "From Route 1 North or South" to the boathouse