Alistair Isherwood
Mercantile Rowing Club (VIC)
Above – World Champion Lightweight Eight – Alistair in three seat
1994 – Interstate Men’s Youth Eight Championship stroke – First
1994 – Trans Tasman Lightweight Four Stroke – Second
1995 – Trans Tasman Lightweight Pair Bow – First
1997 – World Cup II & III – Men’s Lightweight Eight Three seat – Gold
1997 – World Cup III – Men’s Lightweight Eight Three seat – Gold
1997 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Eight Four seat – Gold
1998 – World Cup II – Men’s Lightweight Pair Stroke seat – Second
1998 – World Cup III – Men’s Lightweight Pair Stroke seat – Gold
1998 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Pair stroke – Fifth
2001 – Interstate Men’s Lightweight Four Championship three seat – Third
2001 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Pair stroke – Ninth
2001 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Eight three seat – Sixth
2002 – Interstate Men’s Lightweight Four Championship stroke – Fourth
Above – 1998 Australian Men’s Lightweight Pair – Alistair in stroke seat
Al has followed his successful rowing career with a professional coaching career at school, club, National and International levels. As Head Coach he guided Mercantile to the number 1 club in Australia at the 2011 Nationals and has coached multiple National title winning crews. Since leaving Mercantile, he has coached at Firbank Grammar and other schools.
In recent years he has been the distributor for international boat manufacturers and so a regular attendee at regattas servicing his clients.
Andrew Guerin
May 2020