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Lightweight Definitions

• Boys 155 and under. Weigh-ins will be at time of check in.

• Girls 135 and under.  Weigh-ins will be at time of check in.

Athletes that fail to make weight will be added to an age approriate open weight category.

Age Group Definitions (USRowing Guidelines)

• U23: A Competitor may compete in the U23 category until December 31 of the year of his or

her 22nd birthday.

• Youth: A Youth is a Competitor who in the current calendar year does not attain the age of 19,

or who in the current calendar year does not attain the age of 20 and has been continuously

enrolled in secondary school as a full-time student seeking a diploma. A Competitor thus ceases

to be a Youth after December 31 of the year of their 18th birthday (U19), or upon completion of

the 12th grade of secondary school, having been a full-time student within the year of their

19th birthday (U20). Athletes older than U20 are never eligible to compete as Youth.

• U18: A competitor may compete in the U18 category until December 31 of the year of his or

her 17th birthday.

• U17: A competitor may compete in the U17 category until December 31 of the year of his or

her 16th birthday.

• U16: A Competitor may compete in the U16 category until December 31 of the year of their

15th birthday.

• U15: A Competitor may compete in the U15 category until December 31 of the year of their

14th birthday.

• Women’s Events: Events exclusively for athletes who identify as a woman at the start of the

rowing season and/or those who are assigned as female at birth.

• Men’s Events: Events exclusively for athletes who identify as a man at the start of the rowing

season and/or those who are assigned as male at birth.

• Unaffiliated: “Unaffiliated” competitors must meet the individual membership requirements

listed in this packet.

• Open: Open events are open to competitors of any age.

• Master: A Master is a Competitor who has attained, or will attain, the age of 21 during the

current calendar year. A Competitor's age is determined as of December 31 of the current

calendar year, rounded down to the nearest whole number. A Competitor thus becomes a

Master on January 1 of the year of his or her 21st birthday.

Masters Crews shall be classified by age according to the following categories:

• (AA) 21 to 26 years,

• (A) 27 to 35 years,

• (B) 36 to 42 years,

• (C) 43 to 49 years,

• (D) 50 to 54 years,

• (E) 55 to 59 years,

• (F) 60 to 64 years,

• (G) 65 to 69 years,

• (H) 70 to 74 years,

• (I) 75 to 79 years,

• (J) 80 to 84 years,

• (K) 85 to 89 years,

• (L) 90 to 94 years,

• (M) 95 to 99 years, and

• (N) 100 and over.