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At the collegiate level, many larger American Division I schools, unlike their UK counterparts, can field between one and three lightweight boats for both men and women. In recent years the practice of juniors training down to a weight has been questioned as low BMI has been linked to health and growth problems in adolescents.
In both lightweight men's and lightweight women's collegiate rowing, competition at the school-funded 'Varsity' level is small but fiercely competitive; the de facto national championship for both disciplines is the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship held each year on the Cooper River in New Jersey on the weekend after Memorial Day. However, several club rowing programs (e.g., California Lightweight Crew), which receive minimal or no school funding, consistently field lightweight crews that compete for equivalent titles at the Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, and, most recently, at the American Collegiate Rowing Association Championships.
In the U.S. Collegiate category, the following limits apply as of spring 2011:
- Freshman Men: no rower over 160 lb.
- Varsity Men: no rower over 160 lb.
- Varsity Women: no rower over 130 lb.
In the Junior category, the following limits apply as of spring 2011:
- Men: No rower over 160 lb.
- Women: No rower over 130 lb.
Read more about this topic: Lightweight Rowing
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