The Bob Blake Perpetual Shield was donated by 'Freedom on the River', the Western Australian disabled rowing group and contested for the first time in 2001. It is awarded to the State earning the most points overall in the adaptive rowing events at the Australian National Rowing Championships. Points are awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed rowers and the total points divided by the total number of entries per State. The Shield is named for Bob Blake who has worked for disabled rowing nationally as well as in his home state of Tasmania since 1989. Bob's contribution and commitment to disabled rowing is immense.
Previous Winners:
2001 - New South Wales
2002 - Western Australia
2003 - New South Wales
2004 - South Australia
2005 - New South Wales / Tasmania
2006 - New South Wales
2007 - New South Wales