Saturday 11th November 2023
The Graham Sports Center, Durham, DH1 3SE
Are you ready to test your fitness? Come down to Durham University’s state of the art fitness centre to race against rowers and athletes of every kind. We are offering both BUCS events for university rowers as well as guest events for college rowers, amateur rowers, and athletes from any sport.
BUCS EVENTS - £8.25
Openweight (Open and Women) 2000m
Lightweight (Open and Women) 2000m
Adaptive (Open and Women) 1000m
Beginner (Open and Women) 1000m
GUEST EVENTS - Starting from £6. See pricing on guest event webpage above
50% of all ticket prices will go to supporting Sport in Action Zambia, Team Durham’s partner charity.
Categories are as follows:
Junior (Open and Women) 2000m
Junior (Open and Women) 2000m relay (team of 4 athletes. Split distance however athletes choose)
Masters (27 years+, Open and Women) 2000m
Senior (Open and Women) 2000m
(Open and Women) 1000m race
(Open and Women) 250m sprint
(Open and Women) 2000m relay (team of 4 athletes. Split distance however athletes choose)
Rules and Information:
Racing starts at 11:30 am and the timetable will be released closer to the event. You are advised to arrive up to an hour before your race.
BUCS events are open to any university rower and entries are registered through BUCS Play. If entering as part of BUCS, entry information can be found on the BUCS event webpage above.
Guest events are open to any rower or athlete from any sport. Tickets can be bought through the website linked above or by card machine on the day, depending on event availability.
All lightweight competitors will be required to weigh in on arrival (<75kg for men, <61.5kg for women)
There will be warm-up equipment for use before the event and changing rooms on site for your use.
There is an athlete tailored cafe on site for all your nutritional needs.
Medals will be provided for the winner in each category at an award ceremony held after the racing has ended.
Photos will be taken at the event. If you are unwilling to be photographed please email the event coordinator.
Any questions email the event coordinator ella.thomson@durham.ac.uk
Results from previous years can be found below:
Event photos are uploaded to the club’s facebook page.
