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2026 Interstate Championships

Lake Barrington, Tasmania

The Interstate Championships were conducted again at Lake Barrington in mostly good weather. 

Images of the Interstate Championships can be found on the Australian Rowing Images website.

Nick Jones on the Rowing Australia website reported as follows.

Queensland has etched its name into Interstate rowing history, breaking an 87-year drought to win the King’s Cup in a dramatic, edge-of-your-seat finish, while New South Wales claimed overall honours to take back the John Coates AC Cup at the 2026 Australian Rowing Championships Interstate Regatta. ...

In one of the most memorable races of the regatta, Queensland’s men’s eight delivered a front-running performance under immense pressure, leading through every marker before holding off a charging Victoria crew by just 0.22 seconds. South Australia remained in the hunt throughout and secured bronze, only 2.21 seconds off the pace. The victory marked a defining moment not only for Queensland rowing, but for the Free family, with Jackson Free becoming the first to lift the King’s Cup despite generations of representation.

Their women’s eight controlled the race from the outset, leading at every split to secure back-to-back titles, finishing 9.83 seconds clear of Queensland, with Western Australia narrowly ahead of Victoria for bronze. ...

The Interstate Regatta opened with immediate drama in the PR3 Men’s Single Scull, where New South Wales’ Flynn Wilkinson went back-to-back in one of the closest finishes of the day. Leading from the start, Wilkinson was pushed all the way by ACT’s Cormac Hayes, who closed rapidly in the final metres. Wilkinson held on by just 0.18 seconds, setting the tone for New South Wales’ campaign.

Index to Results

Team Victoria narrowly won the John Coates AC Cup as the most successful State team. 

The final Interstate medal tally standing was as follows:

1stNSW
62
2ndVictoria
54
3rdQueensland
53
4thWA
36
5thSA
24
6thTasmania
23
7th ACT
19

Results (in pdf format)

Day 7 of the Australian Championships - Sunday 29th March 2026

Results of the National Championships can be found on the National Championships pages.

Organising Committee and Umpires

The organising committee was led by Alice Williams (RA Events Manager) and key personnel included Fred Taylor (general manager), Brett Ralph (Technical Delegate) and Chris Grummitt (timing and IT).

Jury

President of the Jury and Referee: Catherine Garrington (ACT), Assistant President of the Jury: Duncan MacKinnon (VIC),  Kristin Alford SA, Charles Appleton NSW, Grant Ford WA, Luke Forsyth WA, Phillip Fraser TAS, David Grubits VIC, Merran Holmes NSW, Rene Klupacs VIC, Bruce McCarthy QLD, Karen Mills QLD, Geoff Northam ACT, Brooke Parsons VIC, Jeremy Parsons QLD, John Proper QLD, Rod Roy QLD, Greg Smith NSW, Rob Stobie QLD, Chris Tucker NSW, Zara Underwood QLD, Bill Webster VIC

2026 Jury

Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship –The King's Cup

Times:

6:19.62

6:19.84

6:21.83

6:27.60

6:38.77

7:17.41

1st Queensland - Bow: Samual Forbes, 2: Lex Tucker, 3: Darcy Watter, 4: Jackson Free, 5: Andrew Weightman, 6: Paddy Holt, 7: Monty Martin, Str: Mitch Salisbury, Cox: T Shaw, Coaches: John Bowes, Randall Martin

2nd Victoria - Bow: Nick Smith, 2: Ben Canham, 3: Winston Hooper, 4: Austin Reinehr, 5: Fergus Hamilton, 6: Angus Widdicombe, 7: Jack Robertson, Str: Rohan Lavery, Cox: James Rook, Cch: Matt Ryan 

3rd South Australia - Bow: Jasper Boyce, 2: Mitch Reinhard, 3: Adam Holland, 4: O Evans-Wood, 5: Henry Belcher, 6: Nick Blackman, 7: Angus Dawson, Str: Alex Hill, Cox: N Tesch Ornelas, Coaches: W Hall-Craggs, A Meates

4th New South Wales – Bow: Hamish Danks, 2: L Doust, 3: Alex Hoskin, 4: Jackson Kench, 5: Henry Blackwell, 6: M Harrold, 7: Alex Nicol, Str: W Clubb, Cox: Nick Dunlop, Cch: Joshua Wilson, Joe Lynch, Hamish Danks, Pasha Bevan, Alec Hoskin, Nikolas Pender, Jackson Kench, Miles Harrold, Cox: Kendall Brodie, Cchs: Judith Ungemach and Franz Imfeld

5th Western Australia – Bow: L Brown, 2: Fergus McNamara, 3: Q Marketos, 4: Jack Cleary, 5: Ben Clayton, 6: J Hantke, 7: Johnson Daubney, Str: Alex Rossi, Cox: K Hall, Cch: J Ronda

6th ACT– Bow: H Braithwaite, 2: M Rickard, 3: J Rosin, 4: C Hayes, 5: C Schmidt, 6: Hamish Harding, 7: J Robson, Str: D James, Cox: J Thew, Coaches: Mark Kwiatkowski, C Polyichanin


Men's Interstate Sculling Championship–The President's Cup

Times:

7:12.30

7:15.76

7:20.53

7:32.42

7:38.11

7:43.92

7:48.85

1st New South Wales - Marcus Della Marta, Coach: Tom Laurich

2nd South Australia – Alex Hill

3rd Queensland - Cormac Kennedy-Leverett

4th Victoria – Max Currie

5th Australian Capital Territory – Hamish Harding, Cch: Tom Westgarth and Nigel Harding

6th Western Australia – Alex Rossi, Cch: Jamie Hewlett

7th Tasmania – M Dikkenberg, Coach: T Barrett

Men's Interstate Lightweight Four Championship–The Penrith Cup

Times:

6:50.39

6:55.56

6:55.69

6:56.01

7:06.71

7:12.22

1st Victoria – Oscar Tyrrell, Alex Tomanovits, Carl Tomczak, Tom Hastings, Coach: Michael Cushion

2nd New South Wales – Luke Purdie, Jason Waddell, R Keats, Nikolaus Mathur,  Cch: Robert Black, Peter Wawn

3rd South Australia – I Nilsen, M Moore, Kyle Miller, D Wiersema, Coaches: P Ey, A Worthington

4th Tasmania – A Kingston, Oscar Birtwistle, O Shearing, H Maning, Coaches: T Barrett, Angus Paynter

5th Western Australia – J Lundberg, L Bow, Ethan Bromley, Oliver Cliff, Coaches: J O'Dea, D Moharich

6th Queensland – D Carter, M Talbot, Sam Parry, C Place, Coach: S Daly

Men's Interstate Youth Eight Championship–The Noel F Wilkinson Trophy

Times:

6:34.72

6:43.21

6:46.64

6:50.68

7:01.13

7:26.11

7:33.54

1st New South Wales – Henry Pursehouse, F Mitchell, Oscar Scheel Gamborg, Gus Ciesiolka, Tomas Moloney, William Rogers, B Muffet, Matias Moloney, Cox: H Burton, Coaches: B Robertson, Jack Hargreaves

2nd Western Australia – B Parnell, T Jones, L Cardaci, R Payne, L Davis, Q Marketos, S Bredell, Lachlan Brown, Cox: T Warner, Coaches: John Gearing, N Tejchman, O Jones

3rd Victoria – Eric Wiseman, Alexander Williams, J Forsyth, L Vallely, C White, P Hanley, M Boykett, Harry Pollock, Cox: S Chapman, Coach: James Rook

4th Queensland – F Atkins, O Kent, H Thomas, C Scott, W Dawson, K Baird, Thomas Stevens, L Hughes, Cox: G Gascoigne Coaches: Lachlan Johnston, S Pozzi

5th South Australia – T O'Mahony, Sam Stunell, Igor Zarubin, Finn Redman, R Anderson, A Lee, N Christensen, M Garnett, Cox: A Hamood, Coaches: K Healy, T Merrigan

6th Tasmania – L Brown, J Jennings, N Bristol, R de Boer, I Pietsch, C Gabbedy, S Dettmer, J Twitchett, Cox: W Symons, Coach: H Johnston

7th ACT - H Braithwaite, W Fraser, G Hayes, C Milne, D Outram, C Schmidt, A Scott, B Haywood, Cox: T Campton, Coaches: Mark Kwiatkowski, C Polyichanin

Men's Interstate PR3 Scull Championship

Times:

7:33.27

7:33.45

7:56.95

9:20.97

1st New South Wales – Flynn Wilkinson, Cch: S Mulvaney

2nd ACT - Cormac Hayes, Cch: Tom Westgarth

3rd Queensland – Mac Russell, Cch: Michael Russell

4th Victoria – Aaron Skinner, Cch: David Skinner

Women's Interstate Eight Championship–The Queen's Cup

Times:

6:43.80

6:53.63

6:54.13

6:54.73

7:47.40

1st New South Wales – Georgie Rowe, Laura Gourley, Jaime Ford, Emily Sheppard, T Caudle, Z Collisson, Isabelle Scammell, Caitlin McManus-Barrett, Cox: Hannah Cowap
Coaches: Lachlan Carter, Tom Laurich

2nd Queensland – E Mckenzie, Tylah Hutton, G Campbell, S Malcolm, E Bridgefoot, E Cossill, Lily Alton, L Chancellor, Cox: T.Coogan, Coaches: Richard Powell, C.Betts

3rd Western Australia – L Glendinning, Brianna Murray, Greta Spencer, E Pittman, R Pretorius, Bronwyn Cox, G Patten, Jacqui Swick, Cox: Rei Poon, Coach: Mark Beer

4th Victoria – S de Uray, M Dumbrell, Ruby Gioulekas, K Easton, Chloe Nevins, Eliza Gaffney, Emmie Frederico, Paige Barr, Cox: Hayley Verbunt, Coach: Lucy Stephan

5th ACT - E Kelly, Z Turner, J Essam, T Turnbull, B Leslie, Catherine Khan, Sophie Jerapetritis, A Moylan, Cox: A Mukherjee, Coaches: Nigel Harding, D Grant

Women's Interstate Lightweight Quad Scull Championship–The Victoria Cup

Times:

8:14.54

8:17.09

8:23.89

8:32.21

8:37.85

8:39.74

9:02.01


1st Victoria –  Z Mason, R Hatherley, Francesca Spano, E Antonie, Coach: Mark Dwyer

2nd Tasmania – Imogen Stewart, K Atherton, K Oliver, H Tippett, Coach: S Finlayson

3rd Queensland – T Wake, Millie Campbell, M McLaughlin, Alice O'Toole, Coach: Alex Field

4th New South Wales – Sarah Berechree, Neve Tierney, N Vance, Annabel McKensey, Coaches: Phil Bourguignon, O Klotz

5th Western Australia – E Moss, M Williams, Isabella Utley, Izzy Emery, Coaches: Roland Warren, M Dawson

6th South Australia – A Shanahan, Lulu Colgrave, Victoria Binns, E McKay, Coaches: Mitch Parker, D Sportelli

7th Australian Capital Territory – Alexandra Moylan, E Jones, I Rangiah, Ruby Gray

Women's Interstate Youth Eight Championship–The Bicentennial Cup

Times:

7:36.28

7:38.59

7:48.89

7:50.22

7:59.52

8:38.21

1st Western Australia – S Metzger, G Oldmeadow, S Wandel, L Lucas, I Hubbard, Charlotte Hansen-Knarhoi, E Pittman, O Hansen-Knarhoi, Cox: H Hurworth, Coaches: D Vandas, R James

2nd Queensland – I Pattison, A Drury, Z Hilton, E Welsh, H Johansson, M Baxby, Gabrielle Ryan, S Bourke, Cox: H O'Dwyer, Coaches: Clare Raven, J Edmunds

3rd Victoria – A Crough, Y Sadler, Ruby Ivers, C Ross, Sophie Perton, Lucy Gillon, Eloise Adem, G Price, Cox: R Carton, Coach: Rhett Spiller

4th New South Wales – L Yabsley, Z Taylor, G Bennett, P Boland, E Tompson, M Naito, Madeleine Manins, Madeleine Swain, Cox: G Parkes, Coaches: Florence Griffiths, A Harrison

5th South Australia – M Chapman, E Barras, A Kelly, S Humble, F Cox, G Rinaldi, G Barrera, T Bates, Cox: S Tayeb, Coaches: S Balosso, Kat Werry

6th Tasmania – E Fieldwick, M Hogarth, Lilly Barker, Olivia Walter, Emma Johnson, M Spaulding, M Clemens, Alannah Edwards, Cox: Z Brooks, Coach: D Tippett

Women's Interstate Sculling Championship–The Nell Slatter Trophy

Times:

7:52.63

8:05.13

8:09.19

8:12.14

8:25.76

8:35.50

1st New South Wales – Tara Rigney, Cch: Alfie Young

2nd Western Australia – G Patten

3rd Victoria – Romy Cantwell, Cch: Paul McGann

4th Queensland – E Bridgefoot

5th Australian Capital Territory – Catherine Khan

6th Tasmania – A Reardon

Women's Interstate PR3 Sculling Championship

Times:

8:36.99

8:52.57

9:13.98

9:24.09

1st Queensland - Wallis Russell, Cch: Michael Russell

2nd Tasmania - E Marshall, Coach: G Marshall

3rd Victoria – Susannah Lutze, Cch: Scott Rowe

4th New South Wales – G Browning, Coach: J Quigley

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