At a glance
- Date
- Sunday 15 November 2026
- Where
- Canada Games Park, Thorold, in the Field House
- Doors open
- 9 a.m.
- Technical rehearsal
- At 9:30 a.m. a practice heat in Event 1's format with six demo rowers, so athletes, supporters and volunteers can see the start, the big screens and the lane screens. It does not count.
- Racing
- 10 a.m. to about 12:45 p.m.
- Closing awards
- To about 1:15 p.m.
- Entry for supporters
- Free
These times are planned for 36 athletes. Once the draw is posted, each athlete's own page gives their own waves and times.
On race day, anyone new to rowing can have a free 10-minute try at the main entrance.
Getting there and coming in
Getting there and parking
The event is at Canada Games Park, Thorold. Follow the signs to the Field House.
Parking is on site. The venue says parking in its lot is free for people using the facility.
Coming in
Doors open at 9 a.m. Entry is free for supporters. Supporters are invited to bring a non-perishable food item for the Feed Niagara food drive.
The check-in desk at the main entrance is for athletes. An athlete under 18 checks in with their coach or the adult named for them.
Where to sit
Supporters watch from the seating beside the race area, or from the viewing area above it.
There is step-free access from the parking to the Field House, to the seating beside the race area, and by elevator to the viewing area above.
Finding your athlete
Each athlete has a private page of their own. The draw is planned to be posted on Monday 9 November. Once it is posted, the page shows their planned waves and times for Events 1 and 2, and on race day where to be and when.
The page opens from the athlete's individual link. The link email went out the day after the draw was posted. Who gets the link, and who can see the page:
Their Event 3 wave is set on race day from the Event 1 results, and the Event 3 waves are posted on the screens in the hall during the second break.
In the hall, the big board shows the heat being raced, lane by lane, with the athletes' names.
Watching from home
The big board and the standings are online on this site, and official results go on the results page.
On the day, the boards show the racing as the live feed delivers it. If the live feed pauses, each board says so and keeps the last results it had.
What official means
The numbers the board shows during a heat are live, not the official result.
A heat's results are official when the umpire confirms the heat. Official results go on each athlete's own page, the public results page and the board.
An athlete's place in their division shows once every heat of that event in their division is confirmed. Athletes with the same result share the place.
At the venue
Areas for athletes
The warm-up area, next to the race area, is for athletes and coaches only. Supporters stay behind the barrier line, and coaching from the side of the race area is not allowed during a wave.
It can be loud
Every start is a countdown called over the PA. Events 1 and 2 end with a horn, each new stage in Event 3 is called, and the hall has a big board.
How long to stay
Racing is planned from 10 a.m. to about 12:45 p.m., one event after another, and every athlete races all three events.
The closing awards follow, to about 1:15 p.m.
The full order of the day:
Come and Try for the family
Anyone new to rowing, of any age, can have a free 10-minute try on a rowing machine at the main entrance. It is not a race. Anyone under 18 takes part with a parent or guardian present.
The Come and Try page has the times and the details.
For parents of juniors
On the day
Every athlete under 18 needs a responsible adult at the venue: their club or school coach, or an adult named by a parent or guardian. An athlete under 18 checks in with their coach or the adult named for them.
Your athlete's link
The link email went to the RegattaCentral account that entered your athlete. For a club entry, the email asked that account to pass each athlete their own link. There is no separate copy for a parent or guardian. If you entered your athlete yourself, the email came to you. Otherwise, ask your athlete or the person who entered them for the link. If the link does not reach your athlete, they can ask at the check-in desk on race day.
Raising a concern
The Safe Sport policies of Rowing Canada and Row Ontario apply to everyone at the event. A concern can be raised with any Row Ontario staff member, or through Rowing Canada's Safe Sport page:
The supporter code
Encourage athletes within the rules, and respect the umpires and officials.