European Rowing Championships

The European Rowing Championships is an international Rowing regatta organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation) for European rowing nations.

The championship dates back to 1893 which was when FISA was founded. During this time it has grown over time to feature non-European countries until 1962 where the World Rowing Championships was held for the first time.

History
The first regatta held as a European Rowing Championships was held in 1893 and these continued annually until 1913; the 1914 to 1919 events did not occur due to World War I. The annual schedule was then interrupted in 1920 when the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp was held which replaced the European Championships for that year. This would be the same for all Olympics going forward with the exceptions being only in 1932 when the Olympics was held in the United States instead of being in an European country.

After the second World War, the first test event for Women was held in 1950 with two more regattas being tested in 1951 and 1952 before a fully fledged program was available for women's rowers at the 1953 edition which was held in Copenhagen. During the mid 50s, some European Championships (especially during Olympic years) saw the women and men compete in separate events and even separate countries during that time. Then in 1960, when the Summer Olympics was held in Rome that year, the first European Championships was held on an Olympic year as a qualifying event for that year's Olympic Games.

Editions
The first regatta held as a European Rowing Championships was held in 1893.