1975 Interstate Championships - History of Australian Rowing

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Australian Interstate Championships —
Men's: 18 Apr 1975 Lake Kurwongbah QLD
Women's: 10 May 1975 Canning River WA

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Index to Results

Men's Eight—King's Cup
Men's Sculling—President's Cup
Men's Lightweight Four—Penrith Cup
Men's Youth Eight—Noel F Wilkinson Trophy
Women's Four—ULVA Trophy
Women's Sculling—Nell Slatter Trophy
Women's Lightweight Four—Victoria Cup


87th Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship — The King's Cup
Time: 6:05.1 Margins: 5.8 & 4.2 secs	1st NSW – Bow: Ian Clubb, 2: Malcolm Shaw, 3: Stephen Newnham, 4: Rob Paver, 5: Tim Conrad, 6: Edward O’Loughlin, 7: Ian Luxford, Str: Chris Shinners, Cox: Joe Donnelly, Cch: Maurie Grace, Emerg: Brian Weir 2nd SA – Bow: Grant Duncan, 2: Henry Duncan, 3: Christopher Prescott, 4: Tim Willoughby, 5: Michael Page, 6: William Dankbaar, 7: Mark Hebblewhite, Str: Athol MacDonald, Cox: Brenton Parsons, Cch: Rod Elleway, Emergs: Matthew Marquis & Charles Lott 3rd VIC – Bow: Ian G Farran, 2: Stephen B Jelbart, 3: Andrew J Withers, 4: David R English, 5: Bill G Magennis, 6: Brian J Richardson, 7: Will R Liley, Str: Kerry P Jelbart, Cox: David B England, Emergs: Bruno Romanin & Murray C Ross, Cch: Paul Guest, Mgr: John Jopling 4th TAS – Bow: Victor Gibson, 2: Bryan Needham, 3: Peter Shield, 4: Eric Miller, 5: Paul Myler, 6: J Schofield, 7: Wayne Newitt, Str: Simon Dean, Cox: Frank Andrews, Cch: Dr Brian Palmer, Emergs: Stephen Spurling & Michael Partridge WA eliminated in repecharge – Bow: Peter Bongiascia, 2: Stewart Mitchell, 3: Rob Jewkes, 4: Gavin Lee, 5: John Hall, 6: Paul Duckett, 7: David Glendinning, Str: Stephen Saunders, Cox: Craig Huxtable, Cch: Stan Omodei, Emergs: John Harris & Stewart Mitchell QLD eliminated in repecharge – Bow: John Bigg, 2: Cass Sasnauskas, 3: Alan Zunker, 4: R Burgess, 5: B Zunker, 6: N Ross, 7: David Brook, Str: Alf Duval, Cox: J Ross, Cchs: Alf Duval & John Pressler, Emergs: Douglas Buchbach & Chris Lyndon E1: 1st NSW, 2nd TAS, 3rd QLD E2: 1st SA, 2nd VIC, 3rd WA R: 1st VIC, 2nd TAS, 3rd WA Final: 1st NSW, 2nd SA, 3rd VIC, 4th TAS After a false start caused by SA, all crews got away well in the second start. NSW moved out to 2.2 second lead over VIC at the 500 metre mark. SA then challenged VIC to take second placing in the second 500 metres whilst at the same time NSW went yet further ahead to lead SA by 4.6 secs at the half way mark. NSW extended their lead to 5.8 seconds by the finish with SA second and VIC third. The WA crew was more like a youth eight with many straight out of school. In fact Stuart Mitchell rowed in the 1977 WA youth eight two years later. In 1976 this crew was replaced by the powerful Joondalup crew with only Steve Saunders, Gavin Lee and Rob Jewkes surviving.	top
Men's Interstate Sculling Championship — The President's Cup
Time: 7.37.4 Margins: 7.3 and 2.5 secs	1st QLD – Robert Alexander 2nd NSW – Paul Rowe 3rd TAS – Edward O Hale VIC eliminated in repechage – Peter Benjamin E1: 1st TAS, 2nd NSW E2: 1st QLD, 2nd VIC R: 1st NSW, 2nd VIC Final: 1st QLD, 2nd NSW, 3rd TAS Bob Alexander made his move in the third 500 metres and took the lead from Paul Rowe. Bob Alexander was never headed after that point.	top
Men's Interstate Lightweight Four Championship — The Penrith Cup
Time: 6.56.8 Margins 7.0 & 1.7 secs	1st VIC – Bow: Colin Smith, 2: Geoff Rees, 3: Andrew Michelmore, Str: Cam Johnston, Cox: Tim Frederico, Cch: Peter Philp, Emerg: Andrew McKinley 2nd NSW – Bow: John Bailey, 2: Terry Phillips, 3: Eric Carter, Str: Michael Phillips, Cox: Brian Casey, Cch: John StV Welch, Emerg: Peter Stroud 3rd SA – Bow: S Young, 2: R Widger, 3: D Yardley, Str: Vaughan Bollen, Cox Anthony Goldsworthy, Cch: Robert Russell: 4th WA – Bow: G Wayne Simmons, 2: Geoff Mitchell, 3: Michael Sasse, Str: Chris Curry, Cox: Michael Hart, Cch: Richard (Dick) Gard QLD eliminated in repechage – Bow: Anthony Philbrick, 2: Gary Merritt, 3: Bruce Smart, Str: Robert Doyle, Cox: Andrew Price, Cch: Ray Bushell, Emerg: T Finn E1: 1st VIC, 2nd WA, 3rd QLD E2: 1st SA, 2nd NSW R: 1st WA, 2nd NSW, 3rd QLD Final: 1st VIC, 2nd NSW, 3rd SA, 4th WA The Victorians, who were also the World Champion Lightweight Four, led from the start and won convincingly.	top
Men's Interstate Youth Eight Championship — The Noel F Wilkinson Trophy
Time: 4.43.8 Margins 2.0 & 0.1 secs	1st VIC No 1– Bow: A G Morrison, 2: Simon M Gillett, 3: G G Faine, 4: W Malcolm I Robertson, 5: P Andrew Cassidy, 6: I Andrew Steel, 7: Neil J Myers, Str: Don G Cooper, Cox: J S Sloane, Cch: David Ramage 2nd NSW No 2 – Bow: Adrian Blessington, 2: Rodney Maher, 3: Stephen Todd, 4: Peter Hermann, 5: Chris Oliviera, 6: David Andrews, 7: Andrew Nott, Str: Simon Wiadrowski, Cox: Stuart Carter, Cchs: Richard (Dick) Hille & Michael Morgan 3rd NSW No1 – Bow: J Wilcox, 2: W Meagher, 3: G Hogan, 4: J Magee, 5: M Shillington, 6: Anthony Curtin, 7: J Ryan, Str: M Chapman, Cox: M Kenny, Cch: Fr J Ramsey 4th TAS No 1 – Bow: R Morgan, 2: P Hansen, 3: C Canning, 4: T Davis, 5: P Beswick, 6: Paul Kitto, 7: Bruce Heron, Str: Stephen Spurling, Cox: M Baker, Cch: James Turner 5th QLD No 2 – Bow: R Ferguson, 2: P Russell, 3: C Winterbotham, 4: S Powell, 5: R Thompson, 6: B Foot, 7: Ralph Fench, Str: D Scott, Cox: A Price, Cch: Alan Bromiley QLD No 1 eliminated in repechage – Bow: S Thompson, 2: P Austin, 3: P Unwin, 4: J Thompson, 5: D Wagner, 6: W Suffren, 7: C Todd, Str: G Burley, Cox: D Francis, Cch: D Jones TAS No 2 eliminated in repechage – Bow: S Mount, 2: J Smith, 3: I Murrell, 4: D Dunbavin, 5: R Mount, 6: C Scanderenn, 7: J Dunbavin, Str: R Crawford, Cox: R Curtin, Cch: Dr R Walker SA eliminated in repechage – crew not known E1: 1st TAS No 1, 2nd QLD No 2, 3rd TAS No 2, 4th NSW No 2 E2: 1st VIC, 2nd QLD No 1, 3rd NSW No 1 R: 1st NSW No 1, 2nd NSW No 2, 3rd QLD No 2, 4th QLD No 1, 5th TAS No 2 Final: 1st VIC, 2nd NSW No 2, 3rd NSW No 1, 4th TAS No 1, 5th QLD No 2 The Victorian crew led early and were never headed. However it was not an easy race with strong challenges from NSW No2. The final margin was 2 seconds.	top
Women's Interstate Four-Oared Championship — The ULVA Trophy
Distance: 1000m Times: 3:36.7 3:47.8 3:52.7 3:59.7 4:14.2	1st VIC – Bow: Sally Harding,2: Viv Rowe, 3: Pam Murray, Str: Wendy John, Cox: Jan Coxhead, Cch: Jack Bennett 2nd NSW – Bow: Evelyn Adams, 2: Vicki Spooner, 3: Anne Eaton, Str: Jill Callan, Cox: S Edwards, Cch: Margaret Mackenzie 3rd WA 4th SA 5th ACT The winning Victorian Four were all from YWCA and won comfortably. They were subsequently selected to represent Australia at the World Rowing Championships.	top
Women's Interstate Sculling Championship — The Nell Slatter Trophy
Times: 4.04.0 4:10.7 4:31.8	1st NSW – Cheryl Everson 2nd VIC – Mary Renouf 3rd SA Everson was only just in front at the 500 metre mark but powered away in the second half of the race.	top
Women's Interstate Lightweight Four-Oared Championship — The Victoria Cup
Times: 3.49.6 3:54.7 3:54.7 4:23.6	1st NSW – Bow: Pauline Bellemore, 2: Jannet Pendleton, 3: Christine Higginbotham, Str: Tricia Hennessy, Cox: Terry O’Hanlon, Cch: Len McPherson 2nd WA 2nd SA 4th ACT A dead heat for second place between WA and SA who close together throughout the race.	top

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