Australian Rowing History

A comprehensive Australian Rowing History — Find out who rowed in these events and the results they achieved. Read about selection and racing issues and also see the trends and growth in the sport in Australia.

Index to the History of Australia Rowing

Australians in International Events

Olympic Games
World Championships
Commonwealth Games
World Professional Sculling Championships
1919 Royal Henley Peace Regatta
The Boat Race (Oxford University v Cambridge University
World Junior Championships
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Trans Tasman Regattas including Youth Cup
World University Games
FISA Masters Regattas/World Masters Games
Henley Royal Regatta

Australian Championships

Interstate Championships
National Championships (under construction)
Masters Championships (under construction)
University Championships

Australian Rowing Associations

Rowing Australia
State Associations

Australian Rowing Clubs

Adelaide Rowing Club
Bundaberg Rowing Club
Fremantle Rowing Club
Leichhardt Rowing Club
Melbourne Rowing Club
Mercantile Rowing Club
Sydney Rowing Club
Torrens Rowing Club
Other Clubs history contributions welcomed

School Rowing

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Other

Biographies of Australian Rowers, Officials, Coaches and Administrators
Significant Events in the Sport Of Rowing in Australia
Boat Builders Of Australia
Rowing Courses of Australia

News—new book

"Peter Antonie: Out of His Shell, A biography of Australian rowing's unsung hero" by Robin Poke, foreword by John Coates AC. This well-researched and vivid account, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, narrates the story of Peter Antonie's remarkable sporting career, which saw him represent his country from 1977 to 1996. For more details including order form download brochure (244kb pdf) from Rowing Australia's website.

Recent additions

Mar 2008:

APS Head of the River including photo gallery for 2008
Ballarat Head of the Lake including photo galleries for 2007 & 2008
photos of the 2000 Interstate Championships

Feb 2008:

Jan 2008:

2007 Australian Masters Championships including photo gallery

December 2007:

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, errors may exist. Please send advice of any errors or inaccuracies by email to: andrewguerin@rowinghistory-aus.info

Also your comments, suggestions and photos are sought to enhance the site.

The ideas and format for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 & 1993 for the Australian team handbooks. Andrew Guerin has developed and extended the histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and 2005 and acknowledges the ongoing assistance of Margot Foster.

© Andrew Guerin – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
These contents of this history are copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted by the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission.

Steve Roll has been an invaluable contributor to the website in locating errors and finding Christian names of rowers. His superb work is acknowledged.

Disclaimer: Whilst extensive efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied, the editors take no responsibility for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from inaccuracies contained in this work.