Team USA Competitions

2025 Beach Sprint Trials  

(CM1x, CW1x, CMix2x, CJM1x, CJW1x, CJM2x, CJW2x, CJMix2x, Inclusion PR3 CMix2x)
June 20-22, 2025
South Lido Key Park -- Sarasota, Fla.

Please familiarize yourself with the following:

Beach Sprint Selection Procedures

Competitors are responsible for providing their own boat handlers.

USRowing is committed to fair play.  All athletes participating in selection for, and competing as a member of, all U.S. national rowing teams must be in compliance with United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), FISA and USRowing rules and requirements relating to banned substances, including but not limited to undergoing testing and obtaining and maintaining current therapeutic use exemptions as needed. Failure to adhere to anti-doping rules and requirements may result in an athlete losing eligibility to compete for the United States.

 

Selection Eligibility:

• All competitors must have completed the USRowing ECG and Pre-Competition Health Screening.
• All competitors must have completed the USRowing Anti Doping Acknowledgement.
• All competitors must be current Championship, or Legacy Members of USRowing and have a signed liability waiver on file.
• All competitors must have current Safesport training.
• Winner of the event must have a valid US passport, many countries require that your passport be valid for at least 6 months past the date of departure.

Entries are due by Friday, June 6, 2025, at 11:59 pm PST. To put an entry in, please visit RegattaCentral.

Entrants are reminded that the rules for the coastal discipline require rowers to be responsible for making decisions in relation to their level of skills. Please make sure your teams have suitable experience of racing in waves alongside their rowing competency.

Athletes will not be permitted to launch if they are not in compliance with these requirements. To renew or create a Membership, go to www.usrowing.org and click on "Join" or contact member services at 1-800-314-4ROW. To sign your waiver and Anti-Doping Acknowledgement, go here.

Membership staff will not be on-site, so it is important to ensure compliance in advance of the event.

Schedule (Tentative)  
 

Friday, June 20
            AM      Practice

            PM      Time Trials
Saturday, June 21
            AM      Racing

            PM.     Racing

Sunday, June 22
            AM      Racing

Location:
Racing will be conducted at South Lido Beach Park, Sarasota, Fla. Trials participants will not have access to locker rooms or showers on-site. Restrooms will be available.

Racing Format:
Please see the 2025 Beach Sprint Selection Procedures.
 

Please note that we will be following the World Rowing Beach Sprint Progression for Eight Entries. Time trials will be used to cut to the eight.

Also please note that World Rowing has recently implemented new rules for Beach Sprints which will be in place for these trials. Please take note of the following items:

1. Crews are required to have at least one boat handler of each gender when there are two or more boat handlers.
2. In crews with two or more people there must be a different runner for the start and finish.
   1. In mixed crews you must have runners of each genders.
   2. These rules in item 2 are waived for the PR3 Mix2x
3. Crews will be required to designate a preferred lane prior to the beginning of the Final Round of Eight racing. You will not be able to switch lanes after racing begins.
4. Please note the requirements for the Inclusion PR3 Mix2x:
   An Inclusion Mix 2x crew shall comprise one rower who can row in a woman’s event and one man. Only one rower shall be a para rower and they shall be classified as PR3 PI.) A national or international classification is required to enter these races. 

 
Adverse Weather Policy:
Click to view the Adverse Weather Policy

Equipment:
USRowing has secured pool boats which will all be rigged with a spread of 158cm, 5 degree pitch with .5-1 degree lateral pitch and at the maximum height.
All entrants are required to bring their own oars for use.

Boat Handlers
All entrants are required to arrange for their own boat handlers. Boat handlers are required to take SafeSport training and have a current USRowing Membership to be eligible to participate in the event. If a boat handler is traveling with the team to the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, there will be additional requirements. Also please note the updated World Rowing requirement for genders of boat handlers listed above.

Trials Winners Information:
Please note that your passport must be valid through April 28, 2026 for travel to Brazil. 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. A visa is required for US Citizens to travel to Brazil. All athletes winning berths at the selection trials must submit on-site their intent to compete. All athletes and coaches on the 2025 Team will be required to complete SafeSport training and have a Background Check, information on how to complete these will be sent out following the event.

Parking:
All vehicles must park in the designated areas at the park.

Anti-Doping:
All competitors must have completed the USRowing Anti-Doping Acknowledgement. This acknowledgment, and your USRowing liability waiver, can be signed here.
 
To learn more about Anti-Doping Information, please go here.
 
For questions contact Mike Zimmer (michael.zimmer@usrowing.org).

For questions contact Mike Zimmer (michael.zimmer@usrowing.org).