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According to the rules of the Portuguese Rowing Federation, Masters crews will be classified by age according to the following categories::

Masters 'AA' = 21-26 years
Masters 'A' = 27-35 years
Masters 'B' = 36-42 years
Masters 'C' = 43-49 years
Masters 'D' = 50-54 years
Masters 'E' = 55-59 years
Masters 'F' = 60-64 years
Masters 'G' = 65-69 years
Masters 'H' = 70-74 years
Masters 'I' = 75-79 years
Masters 'J' = 80+ years

The age category of a Masters team will be determined by the average age of the rowers in the team, rounded down to the nearest whole number.

The age of a coxswain will not be counted. The ages of individual rowers do not have to fall within the age category, provided that each rower is a Master and provided that the The ages of individual rowers do not have to fall within the age category, provided that each rower is a Master and provided that the average age of the team falls within the applicable category. A Masters team may compete in a lower (younger) age category, but not in a higher category.

A Masters team competing in category AA may not compete in any category other than AA or A. If a team competes in the A category with AA rowers, it must reach an average age that makes it eligible to compete as an A category team (or higher).