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William Tait

Mercantile Rowing Club (VIC)

1995 – World Junior Championships – Men’s Coxless Four three seat – withdrew due to illness

1995 – Interstate Men’s Youth Eight Championship four seat – Fourth

1996 – Interstate Men’s Youth Eight Championship five seat – Fourth

1996 – Nations Cup – Men’s Coxless Four three seat – Eleventh

1999 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship four seat – Second

2001 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship four seat – First

2001 – World Championships – Men’s Eight three seat – Seventh

2005 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships coach – Gold

2007 – Interstate Men’s Lightweight Four Championships coach – Fifth

2008 – Interstate Men’s Lightweight Four Championships coach – Fifth

2009 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships coach – Gold

2010 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships coach – Gold

2010 – World Championships Women’s Pair coach – Fourth

2010 – World Championships Women’s Four coach – Silver

2011 – World Championships Women’s Pair coach – Bronze

2011 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships coach – Gold

2012 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships coach – Gold

2012 – Olympic Games Women’s Pair coach – Silver

2013 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championships coach – Silver

2013 – World Championships Women’s Pair coach – Twelfth

2013 – World Championships Women’s Four coach – Bronze

2013 – World Championships Women’s Eight coach – Fifth

2014 – Interstate Championships Victorian head coach

2014 – World Championships Women’s Pair coach – Fifth

2014 – World Championships Women’s Eight coach – Tenth

2015 – World Championships Women’s Pair coach – Thirteenth

Bill is a senior coach in Australia who has achieved great success. He is currently head coach rowing at the Victorian Institute of Sport.

Bill with his wife Sarah and her pair partner Kate Hornsey after taking silver in London

Above – 1996 Champion Under 23 pair with Simon Gadsden

Andrew Guerin Sept 2005