2026 Belfast Blitz—February 2nd – Get Going Get Rowing

Entries for the Belfast blitz 2026 are now open.

The blitz will feature relay races over a distance of 2000m on indoor rowing machines. We will start at 11am, beginning with the first-year categories of local schools, and run until 1pm.

Four race categories are on offer, teams can be comprised as follows:

Rowability girls/ boys: For students with special needs, whether physical or intellectual (please contact us with details so that we can provide accommodations to ensure students can have their best races!). Individual and team races.

Year-group girls, boys: 5 participants, only 2 of whom can be experienced rowers (those who row or have rowed for a rowing club).

Open girls, boys: 5 participants, all of whom can be experienced rowers. Teams can have students from Years 8-10 or Years 11 & 12.

Open Mixed: 4 rowers, 2 girls, 2 boys, any year group.

Please complete the registration form below to secure your school’s place at the 2026 Belfast Blitz. Note that to enter multiple teams, you’ll click the plus icon next to the ‘Category’ box. Entry fees are £20 per team and £4 per Rowability athlete(for individual races). However, payment of the entry fee should not be a barrier to participation, please get in touch with NI Co-ordinator Caroline OBrien caroline@rowingireland.ie.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email Caroline.

The closing date for entries is 23rd January.

We look forward to welcoming your school and cheering on your students while they put their rowing skills to the test!

Tyrone/Armagh Blitz 2026

Team entry*

Please give the team a name and choose an entry category.

Team name	Category

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Teacher's Name*
First Last
School Name*
Email*
Phone*
Team Rosters File Upload*
Please upload a simple XLS file with each participant’s first name, last name, and date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) in 3 separate columns. ** If you would like to enter teams but do not yet know which students will be on the team, please upload a blank XLS document and proceed with team registration. NOTE: In the event of low entries, some categories may be combined.
Accepted file types: xls, xlsx, Max. file size: 256 MB.
Data Collection Consent and Rowing Ireland Membership*
- I consent to my data being collected and stored.
- I understand that £2/student of the course fee includes an annual membership to Rowing Ireland.
- I confirm that I have collected photo consent from all participating students. I understand that students who have not given consent cannot take part.
Payment Method
Invoice is now the only accepted form of payment for GGGR blitzes.Please send invoicing details to Caroline at caroline@rowingireland.ie.
- I have read the above and will send invoice details to Caroline within 7 days.

Tyrone/Armagh Blitz 2026

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