Entries are open now, sign up for BRIC 2025 here.

Yes – anyone aged over 11 years old on 1 September 2025 can enter BRIC.

Yes – competitors from any country can enter BRIC.

Competitors can enter as many events as they choose to. An online registration and payment must be made for each race here.

Entries close at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.

Yes – log onto your account via Active Network. Here you will be able to make changes to your entry and or email [email protected] and we will be able to make the update for you.

Entry fees are non-refundable after the closing date (12:00 noon Tuesday, 25 November 2025). Withdrawals before the closing date will receive a 75% refund.

A relay team consists of a maximum team of four people who have entered the relay event. A team entry is 10 or more juniors/students and/or adults.

This year, all group entries (for 10 or more people) must be made online registration. There is a trigger on the registration form that if you add 10 entries (excluding relays and spectators) a 10% will get applied at the checkout.

To enter a relay team you must first nominate a captain. When they enter the chosen relay category they will be asked for the personal details of the additional members of the team. Only one person from the relay team needs to complete the entry.

Junior timed distance categories are as follows:

• Year 7: 2 minutes
• Year 8: 3 minutes
• Year 9: 4 minutes
• Year 10: 5 minutes
• Year 11: 6 minutes
• Sixth form (Year 12 & 13): 2000m

There is no set maximum capacity, however, we reserve the right to limit the size of entry into any given event.

All competitors with a physical, visual or learning disability entering the Adaptive events must go through the appropriate process for their disability prior to entries closing at 12:00 (noon) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.

You can register your interest by emailing [email protected] and receive information on either the times and locations of classification opportunities for physical impairment classification, or the process required for visual and learning disability classification.

Rowing machines and stretch mats will be available for warm-up in one general warm up area. FitFest also has numerous areas and space around the different events to undertake warm up routines.

Each individual may put the rowing machine on the resistance of their choice.

All race information will be sent out after entries have closed in the week leading up to the event.

Men must be 75kg or less. Women must be 61.5 kg or less.

Lightweight competitors will be weighed at the lightweight weigh-in not less than 1 hour and not more than 2 hours before their event. Lightweight competitors who do not make their weight will be able to race. However, their time will be listed at the bottom of the event they entered, and they will not be placed. Their time may, however, be included in the Concept2 Ranking, as a heavyweight time.

The race schedule will be confirmed a few days after entries close. Competitors will have 24 hours following close of entry to make any updates to their entry before the final draw is produced. This will be made available on the website.

There is approximately 5 – 10 minutes between events. This is subject to variation and depends on the time it takes for each event to be completed.

There is one relay that is 4km for adults and 8 minutes for juniors. Relay teams can be either all male, all female or 2 females and 2 males. There are no restrictions as to how long each team member needs to be on the machine for, this is up to the team to decide.

The British Rowing Indoor Championships is committed to clean sport. All athletes, athlete support personnel and clubs are bound by, and must abide by the World Anti-Doping Agency Code.

Athletes competing at BRIC may be tested at any time and by entering this competition it is deemed that consent to be tested has been given. To understand more about anti-doping, the rules, and your responsibilities, please visit this page or email [email protected] with any questions.

A document sent to all competitors prior to the event, that states their name, warm-up time, weigh in time (if applicable) and race time. Please bring your race card with you for check in on the day.

If a competitor misses their race for whatever reason they will be able to race in a later race if a place is available but will not be eligible to win a medal.

• Masters Individual Events
• Junior Individual Events
• Open Individual Events
• U23 Individual Events
• Adaptive Events
• Relay

All junior competitors must be between the age of 11 and 18 as of 01/09/2025.

Further age banding is as follows:

• School Year 7 = under 12 on 01/09/2025
• School Year 8 = under 13 on 01/09/2025
• School Year 9 = under 14 on 01/09/2025
• School Year 10 = under 15 on 01/09/2025
• School Year 11 = under 16 on 01/09/2025
• Sixth Form = under 18 on 01/09/2025

• 30-39
• 40-49
• 50-54
• 55-59
• 60-64
• 65-69
• 70-74
• 75-79
• 80-84
• 85-89
• 90-94
• 95-99
• 100+

Lightweight events will be offered in the U23, Open and Masters Events only. Any competitors under the age of 18 may not enter lightweight events.

All rowing machines are hooked up together so they start at the same time simultaneously.

A race starter will be positioned in front of the machines to give further instructions once you are sat on your race machine.

When on the race floor, the race starter will instruct all participants to put the erg handle down after a quick warm up.

Once the race is ready to go, participants will then be asked to pick the handle back up and keep it still.

Rowers will need to wait and listen out for “Sit Ready, Attention, Go”. This will also show on your PM5 monitor in front of you. Once you see “Go”, you can then start racing.

If you take a stroke before this, you will hear an alarm bell noise which will signal a false start and the race will have to be restarted.

The start sequence will be automated by the C2 Race system. Your race time starts as soon as the starting procedure begins.

No, BRIC is an in-person event only.

Like all previous BRIC events, the indoor rowing machines will be numbered. When you receive your final entry information, this will indicate what machine you will be racing on and at what time. Competitors must ensure that they are on the correct race machine, but a team of race monitors will help if you have any questions or need help finding the machine.

During the short period before your race start time, you will have the opportunity to set the drag factor on your machine. However, please pay attention to the race monitors and the race starters to ensure you are ready to start on time.

Competitors should be at the marshalling point at the race floor entrance 10 minutes before their published race time. Race marshals will then gather competitors in enough time to get ready before entering the race floor. When your race is next, a few minutes before your scheduled race time, the marshal team will direct you through to the race floor.

The machines will be set up and connected to the Concept2 race system, and there will be no way to connect individual devices or phones for the race.

Your data, splits and stats will be logged during racing and can be viewed via the live race results which will be posted shortly after you race. Concept2 will also share the results and upload these to the Concept2 Logbook to help for personal results.

Participants can choose which race screen is viewed by clicking the change display.

No, there won’t be an individual race floor volunteer per rowing machine. However, there will be a number of volunteers who will be around on the race floor to help if needed.

The event will be part of FitFest which will be spread across multiple halls at the NEC.

All parking information for the NEC, Birmingham can be found here.

BRIC 2025 will take place at the NEC, Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT.

Information on how to get the NEC, Birmingham can be found on the venue website here.

Your race card will allow you entry into the venue. Please ensure you bring it with you on the event day.

The NEC has a wide variety of food outlets. More information is available here.

The NEC has multiple toilet facilities available to all competitors.

Please note that the venue does not have showers.

Details on the facilities available at the NEC can be found here.

There are cloakroom facilities within the NEC. In addition, for competitors only, we will be operating a bag drop facility which can be used whilst you are competing (i.e. drop your bag before warming up and collect it after you have raced). Items are left at the competitor’s own risk.

All junior competitors entered as an individual will be eligible for a free spectator ticket, please select this option when booking the junior entry. Access for responsible adults covers all areas of the venue, this, however, may exclude the race floor.

All teams who have junior competitors in them will be eligible for 2 spectator ticket per 5 junior competitors for responsible adults to access all areas of the venue excluding the race floor.

No, your entry to BRIC also includes full entry to the event for the whole day of FitFest on the 6 December 2025.

Your competitor wristband will allow you access to the full FitFest event for Saturday (including ATHX and weight lifting) but not the SiD Arena. This is because the ticket prices for this area are much higher. It will be possible to purchase an upgrade on the day if you wanted to go into that area.

You will be given a wristband on arrival at the registration desk on the day of BRIC when your junior registers into the event. Remember this is one free spectator ticket per one junior entry. Or 2 spectator tickets per 5 juniors for group entries.

Please bring your race card, which grants you access to the event.

There will not be a live stream but you will be able to follow along the action on our social media channels and website throughout the day.

Let us know by emailing [email protected]