Robert A Cummings
19 May 1899 – 26 May 1969
Murray Bridge Rowing Club (SA)
1920 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship cox – First
1921 – Interstate Women’s Four Championship cox – First
1922 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship cox – First
1923 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship cox – First
1924 - Olympic Games - Men’s Eight cox - eliminated in repechage
1925 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship cox – Fourth
1926 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship cox – Second
The victorious Murray Bridge crew celebrate their win in the 1924 Olympic Test Race on the Port River Adelaide
Standing left to right - Unknown, H E Wynne, J P Marcus, F Willoughby, W Christopher, R H Wallman (Chairman SARA), His Excellency Sir Tom Bridges, E Higgs, H L Binney, C A Jepp, C A M West (Hon Sec SARA), S A Johnson, far right unknown
Crew members are from left to right, A C Tauber, E D Thomas, W E H Jarvis, R A Cummings, F M Cummings, H E Graetz, W M Sladden, A V Scott, W H Pfeiffer, G E Tucker (emergency), Aud Martin
Robert was a postal assistant and the young brother of Frank who rowed in the seven seat of the 1924 Olympic eight.
Andrew Guerin
April 2020