The following are key USRowing events for 2009. Information on obtaining press credentials can be found below. For more information, please contact Brett Johnson, USRowing Communications Director, at 609-751-0707 or brett@usrowing.org.

International Events

Credentials to all FISA-governed World Cups and World Championships can be obtained through FISA, the international governing body. Credential information will be posted on FISA's Web site during the spring.

May 29-31 -- Rowing World Cup I, Banyoles Spain

June 19-21 -- Rowing World Cup II, Munich Germany

July 10-12 -- Rowing World Cup III, Lucerne Switzerland

July 23-26 -- World Under 23 Championships, Racice Czech Republic

August 5-8 -- World Junior Championships, Brive La, France 

August 23-30 -- World Senior Championships, Poznan, Poland

National Events

To obtain media credentials for all USRowing national events, please e-mail your request on company letterhead to Brett Johnson, USRowing Communications Director, at brett@usrowing.org. Please indicate which regatta(s) you would like to attend. You will need to check in at the regatta headquarters at each event to receive your credential.

April 9-12 -- Spring Speed Order, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

April 24-26 -- NSR I, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

May 15-17 -- NSR II, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

June 12-14 -- USRowing Youth National Championships, Lake Harsha, Cincinnati, Ohio

TBA -- Junior and Under 23 World Championship Trials, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J. (tentative)

June 25-27 -- USRowing National Championships, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

July 15-20 -- USRowing Club National Championships, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

August 3-8 -- World Championship Trials, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J. (tentative)

August 14-17 -- USRowing Masters National Championships, Cooper River, Camden, N.J.

December 4-6 -- USRowing Annual Convention, Tempe, Ariz.