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Bob Blake Shield

The Bob Blake Shield is a point score trophy awarded to the most successful State based para rowing team at the National Championships.

Having commenced in 2001, NSW have dominated from the first year winning the pointscore in all but 2 years and sharing the honours in another. 

Bob Blake OAM was a trailblazer in Australia, and in particular in his home State of Tasmania, in para rowing. He coached, co-ordinated and led the early development of this category of rowing. His son Roger was an early proponent of para rowing.

2025 presentation of the Bob Blake Shield with Bob on the right hand side.

2001	NSW
2002	WA
2003	NSW
2004	SA
2005	NSW and TAS
2006	NSW
2007	NSW
2008	NSW
2009	NSW
2010	NSW
2011	NSW
2012	NSW
2013	NSW
2014	NSW
2015	NSW
2016	NSW
2017	NSW
2018	NSW
2019	NSW
2020	Regatta cancelled due to pandemic
2021	NSW
2022	NSW
2023	NSW
2024	NSW
2025	NSW

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The idea 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 developed and extended these histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and then expanded the site.

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

© Andrew Guerin – 2004
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