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PLEASE REVIEW UPDATED SCHEDULE
The race committee seeks to complete the schedule of racing and have approval from the secondary schools committee to amend our regatta conditions to allow us to race A finals at 8 minute intervals.
With the likelihood of a shortened regatta, we are then guided by NZSSRA regulation 13.4: The racing of the under 18 boys and girls Fours and Eights, shall have priority over other events in the case of a shortened regatta.
Therefore, the U18 8 and 4 events for both boys and girls will be shifted to earlier in the schedule. The revised schedule is in rowit.
The above changes will allow us to complete all events, with a finish time of 1512 (weather providing) and medals will be available to picked up from the Macrae Lounge.

Live streams for SISSC and NISSC are available on RowingHub

The following entry limits will apply:
1. Maximum of 3 events per rower, a 4th event is allowed provided at least one event is for eights/octuples.
2. Maximum of 2 crews per school in each event for singles, doubles, and pairs events. That rises to 3 crews in quads and fours events. There is no limit in eights and octuples events.

NZSSRA Championships regattas (NISS, SISS, and Aon Maadi Regatta) are sanctioned events by School Sport NZ. By sanctioning these events, School Sport NZ ensures a wide range of quality sport opportunities are accessible to the school sector and, importantly, that schools can have confidence in sending students.

For 2024 and onward a condition of sanctioning will be that ALL event providers must adhere to the following specific clauses:
1. The ability for a school/principal to opt out of broadcasting for their teams at the point of principal sign off; and
2. Events for U15 students will not be broadcast.

Please note: This only applies to U15 events not to other events where U15 students might be competing in such as the U18 novice events.

This information has gone out in the Schools and Clubs Newsletters we would appreciate people also mentioning it to student rowers' parents. The earlier and more widely this information is relayed and the expectation is set, the less chance there is for disappointment later in the season.

If you have any queries regarding this livestreaming policy, please contact Nicki Paterson from School Sport NZ.

Starting in 2015, NZSSRA Championship regattas have all operated under the following recommendation:

Number of events per pupil
"After seeking advice from physiologists, leading elite coaches and the NZ Secondary School Sports Council, the Schools Committee makes the following health & safety recommendation:
school age rowers should only be racing two events at a Championships regatta;
a few rowers could be considered for three events; none should be doing more."

The NZSSRA Rules were amended at the 2023 SGM to allow a per-student limit to be put in place (no lower than 3). So there is now limit in place preventing students from being over-entered.