Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Location: Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Doors: 7:00 am |
Show Time: 8:30 am
Racing will take place from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm. For more information and link to live streaming of races www.cdnindoorrowing.org
Rowers and paddlers in age categories from 13 to 85, both Para and able-bodied, will be racing on Concept 2 rowing ergometers set up side by side for gold, silver or bronze.
This event is free and open to cheering spectators, family members, and coaches.
There will be a half time show and it is going to be out of this world! Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques will join the action from Houston via video conference on Sunday during the CIRC half-time show led by Marnie McBean, 3x Olympic gold medalist and current Chef de Mission of Team Canada for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Astronaut David Saint-Jacques, a rower, demonstrated his commitment to indoor rowing on his redesigned ergometer on the International Space Station where he spent 204 days. Marnie will lead a lively Q&A session wiht astronaut Saint-Jacques after his presentation. The show takes place between 12:25 to 1:00 pm at Centre ice.