Amateur Rowing Association Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The Amateur Rowing Association (ARA) is the governing body in the United Kingdom for the sport of rowing. It is also responsible for the development and organisation of rowing in England. The Scottish Amateur Rowing Association (SARA) and Welsh Amateur Rowing Association (WARA) oversee this in their respective countries.

The ARA is a member of the British Olympic Association and the International Rowing Federation.

History

The ARA was formed in 1882 and there were strict rules described what qualified someone as an "amateur rower". An alternative organisation, the National Amateur Rowing Association, started in 1890 without such stringent rules. The two associations eventually merged in 1956 into the current ARA - which is open to anyone including professional rowers.

Points System

The ARA operates a points system to allow rowers to compete with those of a similar standard. Competitors gain points in both rowing and sculling by winning a qualifiying race (a regatta race with more that 4 entries).

The current status levels are (high to low) Elite, Senior 1 (S1), Senior 2 (S2), Senior 3 (S3), Senior 4 (S4), Novice (NV). Each crew members' points are added up and this determines the status of the this crew. The crew is only allowed to race at this level or higher (e.g. a S2 crew can only race at S2, S1 or Elite).

The table below indicates the maximum number of points that may be held by a crew at each status level.

	8 +/x	4 +/-/x	2 -/x	1 x
Elite	no limit	no limit	no limit	no limit
S1	64	32	16	8
S2	40	20	10	5
S3	16	8	4	2
S4	4	2	1	0
Novice	NV	NV	NV	NV

External links

• Amateur Rowing Association Homepage
• Scottish Amateur Rowing Association
• Welsh Amateur Rowing Association

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