The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It began in 1997 and comprises three regattas (apart from in 2001 when there were four) held throughout early summer. In each event points are awarded to the top seven finishing boats and an overall winner determined after the last world cup regatta each year. During the regattas the current leader in each event must wear yellow bibs. The World Rowing Cup has only been staged outside Europe on 3 occasions, in 2001 Princeton and in both 2013 and 2014 Sydney.
World Cup in single scullers (1990–1995) From 1990 to 1995, the World Rowing Cup was a competition for single scullers. At three to six international regattas during one season, points for a total rating and cash prizes could be won. The World Rowing Federation wanted to better market its sport and increase sponsorship income through improved TV-presence. These goals were missed, which ultimately led to the termination of this form of the World Cup after the 1995 season.
Season Venues Overall winner (women) Overall winner (men) 1990 Mission Bay, San Diego (7 April) Mühlauhafen, Mannheim (13 May) Årungen, Ås (3 June) Bosbaan, Amsterdam (1 July) Rotsee, Lucerne (15 July) Titie Jordache Jüri Jaanson 1991 Lago di Piediluco (10 April) , Duisburg (26 May) , Örkelljunga Municipality (2 June) Bosbaan, Amsterdam (29 June) Rotsee, Lucerne (14 July) Silken Laumann Václav Chalupa 1992 Mission Bay, San Diego (5 April) Fühlinger See, Cologne (3 May) Lake Bagsværd, Copenhagen (31 May) Rotsee, Lucerne (14 June) Beate Schramm Thomas Lange 1993 Yarra River, Melbourne (28 February) Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico City (28 March) , Duisburg (23 May) Kaukajärvi, Tampere (6 June) River Thames, Henley-on-Thames (4 July) Rotsee, Lucerne (11 July) Annelies Bredael Václav Chalupa 1994 , Duisburg (22 May) River Thames, Henley-on-Thames (3 July) Rotsee, Lucerne (17 July) Marnie McBean Xeno Müller 1995 Hazewinkel, Heindonk (4 June) Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, Paris (18 June) River Thames, Henley-on-Thames (2 July) Rotsee, Lucerne (9 July) Trine Hansen Jüri Jaanson
Editions and stages (since 1997)
# Year Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Events Overall winner1 1997 Oberschleißheim Paris Lucerne-- Germany2 1998 Oberschleißheim Heindonk Lucerne-- Germany3 1999 Heindonk Vienna Lucerne-- Germany4 2000 Oberschleißheim Vienna Lucerne-- Germany5 2001 Princeton Seville Vienna Oberschleißheim- Germany6 2002 Heindonk Lucerne Oberschleißheim-- Germany7 2003 Milan Oberschleißheim Lucerne-- Germany8 2004 Poznań Oberschleißheim Lucerne-- Germany9 2005 Dorney Oberschleißheim Lucerne-- Germany10 2006 Oberschleißheim Poznań Lucerne-- Germany11 2007 Ottensheim Amsterdam Lucerne-- Great Britain12 2008 Oberschleißheim Lucerne Poznań-- Great Britain13 2009 Banyoles Oberschleißheim Lucerne-- Great Britain14 2010 Bled Oberschleißheim Lucerne-- Great Britain15 2011 Oberschleißheim Hamburg Lucerne-- Germany16 2012 Belgrade Lucerne Oberschleißheim-- Great Britain17 2013 Sydney Dorney Lucerne-- Great Britain18 2014 Sydney Aiguebelette-le-Lac Lucerne-- New Zealand19 2015 Bled Varese Lucerne-- New Zealand20 2016 Varese Lucerne Poznań-- New Zealand21 2017 Belgrade Poznań Lucerne-- Great Britain22 2018 Belgrade Ottensheim Lucerne-- Germany23 2019 Plovdiv Poznań Rotterdam-- Australia24 2020 Sabaudia Varese Lucerne-- 2020 World Cup cancelled25 2021 Zagreb Lucerne Sabaudia-- Germany26 2022 Belgrade Poznań Lucerne-- Netherlands27 2023 Zagreb Varese Lucerne-- Great Britain28 2024 Varese Lucerne Poznań-- Netherlands29 2025 Varese Lucerne--- Great Britain30 2026 Seville Plovdiv Lucerne-- USA
Format The World Rowing Cup is an annual series of three regattas that act as a lead-up to the World Rowing Championships. Racing at the World Rowing Cup includes the 14 Olympic boat classes and a selection of International boat classes. Para-rowing is contested at some World Cups. Each Olympic boat class earns points based on the finishing order. The highest placing boat from a country is awarded the following points:
1st = 8 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 5 points, 4th = 4 points, 5th = 3 points, 6th = 2 points, 7th = 1 point
References
External links The official World Rowing Lucerne World Cup website Munich World Cup website