BUCS Indoor Rowing Championships
The BUCS Indoor Rowing Series is back and we’re delighted to be hosting the event for the eighth year running in the Surrey Sports Park on the University of Surrey Manor Park campus on Sunday 10th November 2024.
BUCS Indoors is part of the BUCS Indoor Rowing Series and is the first opportunity of the year to win BUCS points. While run by and for universities, we extend the invitation of participating to local clubs, community groups and other clubs are welcome. We are proud to be offering a wide range of events which can be entered via the entry form linked below. You must ensure your union BUCS representative also enters via BUCS Play to allow BUCS points to be awarded as appropriate. Please ensure all students bring their student cards with them to prove eligibility if we request it.
We will be running the following events:
- Championship Open Weight Men’s 2km
- Championship Open Weight Women’s 2km
- Championship Lightweight Men’s 2km
- Championship Lightweight Women’s 2km
- J17/18 2km
- Championship Rowability 2km
- Beginner Men’s 1km
- Beginner Women’s 1km
- J16 6 minutes
- Team Relay 2km
Each race will cost £5 per competitor with the team relay costing £10 (£2.50×4). This must be paid in cash on the day on arrival at the entry desk.
We will provide a timetable of events closer to the date however it is advisable to arrive at least half an hour before to allow adequate time to warm up. Lightweights must be weighed-in an hour before their race, men must weigh in at 75.0kg or less and women 61.5kg or less. Should a lightweight fail to make weight they will still be able to race but will not be placed in the lightweight category but instead have their time included in the heavyweight category.
Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all categories as well as a prize for the winners of the team relays. For all categories, except the team relay, BUCS will send medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd to each institution after the event. BUCS points will be awarded to the top four athletes in the championship categories:
- 1st place – Gold: 12 points
- 2nd place – Silver:8 points
- 3rd place – Bronze: 6 points
- 4th place – 4 points
Overall BUCS team points will be awarded based on an institutions top four placings within the overall UIRS series:
- 1st – 20 points
- 2nd – 14
- 3rd – 10
- 4th – 7
- 5th – 5
- 6th – 3
- 7th -2
- 8th -1
To enter please contact the Committee at ussu.boat@surrey.ac.uk for an entry form. Additionally, those students who are eligible for BUCS points must ensure they are entered via BUCS Play by their athletic or student’s union.
We will be live-streaming the event on the Team Surrey Facebook page and the University of Surrey Boat Club YouTube channel. There will be the opportunity for interviews before and after racing but should anyone not be comfortable with being filmed please contact us. Additionally, we will have a photographer on hand to capture all the best bits of the day’s racing, we will share the images after the event.
