Who counts as a Youth rower, and when does my child age out?

Under Rules of Rowing 4-104.1(c), a Youth is a competitor who does not turn 19 during the current calendar year. A rower who turns 19 this year can still count as a Youth if they won't turn 20 this year and have been continuously enrolled full time in high school working toward a diploma.

So a rower stops being a Youth:

• After December 31 of the year they turn 18 (the U19 limit), or
• For a full-time high school student who qualifies for the extension, when they finish 12th grade, provided they were a full-time student within the year of their 19th birthday (U20)

Nobody older than U20 can ever race as a Youth. The rule applies to coxswains too.

Other age bands used at some regattas:

Youth races don't change a rower's skill classification (Intermediate, Senior or Elite).