Fish Game

PowErg 3 min (30 seconds rest) / 2min (30 seconds rest) / 1min (30 seconds rest) / 30 seconds PowErg is a pure test of engine and execution. You’ll row four hard intervals with just 30 seconds’ rest between each; short enough to keep the pressure on, long enough to make every pacing decision count. *Scoring* => The leaderboard rewards both range and resilience: competitors are ranked on the total distance covered across all four intervals, and separately on the Max watts produced in the fourth interval. *About the rest periods* => The first 2 rest periods can be active (you are allowed to row during these rest periods). For the third one, before the last interval, you must stop rowing, so the flywheel stops. The last interval will not allow for a rolling start. Results will be invalidated if the flywheel is still rolling when the 4th interval starts.

Casino Royale 3x 777m (1 min rest) Scoring: Overall time (excluding rest) + 2nd interval: minimum number of strokes + 3rd interval: maximum watts No rolling start allowed

Zig-Zag 5 × 1,000 m (20 seconds rest): with the first 500 m < 15 spm, the second 500 m > 30 spm Zig‑Zag is controlled chaos: five repeats of 1,000 m with only 20 seconds to reset, where each kilometre flips from low‑rate strength to high‑rate speed. The first 500 m of each 1000m must be rowed 15 spm and below (average for the 500m), demanding patience, length, and impeccable connection; the second 500m must be 30 spm and above (average for the 500m), forcing you to switch instantly to sharp, snappy acceleration. Success comes from discipline on the low‑rate half: long strokes, heavy drive, stable core, followed by explosive but efficient turnover when the rate opens up. Nail the transitions, stay tidy under fatigue, and the metres will melt away. Scoring: Overall time (excluding rest)

Cheops 10 × 1 minute (20 seconds rest), the pyramid of rate control Cheops is your stroke rate pyramid, a perfectly judged climb from smooth control to top end turnover. You’ll complete ten one minute efforts with 20 seconds’ rest, hitting a specific rate band in each: 12–13 spm (1), 14–15 (2), 16–17 (3), 18–19 (4), 20–21 (5), 22–23 (6), 24–25 (7), 26–27 (8), 28–29 (9), and 30–31 spm (10). The game is to hold power as the cadence rises—long, connected strokes down low; crisp, elastic rhythm up high—so your split improves even as the minutes tick by. Get the timing right, breathe with the rhythm, and feel the pyramid carry you to a confident, fast finish. Scoring: Overall distance + Distance in the 5th interval + Distance in the 10th interval Rolling starts allowed.

Miles Apart 3218m (2 miles) Miles Apart asks you to be brave and precise. You’ll row two miles continuously and be ranked both on your overall time and on your time for the middle mile. That dual scoring rewards athletes who can build into the effort, lock into a strong, sustainable rhythm through the centre, and then lift again for a composed finishing surge. Think of it as a masterclass in pacing: settle quickly, keep the flywheel humming through the middle mile, and save just enough for a decisive closing lift. Negative‑splitters and rhythm merchants will feel right at home. Scoring: Overall time + Time in the middle mile