1978 Rowing Victoria State Championships
The Championships were conducted over two weekends. The January Championships included Championships which were needed to select the State team and the March Championships included the others.
With the impending amalgamation of the men's and women's Associations, the regattas included both men's and women's races.
The regatta program for the January regatta can be found through this link.
The regatta program for the March regatta can be found through this link.
The March regatta was held over two days.
Men's, Women's & Men's Lightweight Race Results
Victorian Sculling Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:34.0
Margins: 2 3/4 lengths
1st E Hale, Sydney
2nd A McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat
3rd J R Sykes, Corio Bay
4th M Hawke, Haberfield
5th A McCowan, Albert Park
6th S Spurling, Buckingham
Other competing crews:
D Townsend, Tasmania University
B Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat
B Finnigan, Nagambie
M Kwaitkowski, Footscray city
S Allsop, Monash
P McNamara, Nagambie
K Leach, Mercantile
D Cochrane, Bendigo
A Feldt, Banks
J Stonehouse, Warrnambool
E Fenn, Rutherglen Lake
D Elliott, Ballarat City
Holder - R. Reddell, Haberfield Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 21st January, 1978. Won by E. Hale, Sydney Rowing Club, by two and three-quarter lengths from A. McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Coxless Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:52.0
Margins: 3 1/2 lengths
1st Monash University - Bow: C Rawson, Str: L Ljubanovic, Coach: P C Dane
2nd Bendigo
Holders - Bendigo Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978. Won by Monash University by three and a half lengths from Bendigo Rowing Club.
Victorian Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:47.0
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Monash University - Bow: C Rawson, Str: L Ljubanovic, Cox: P Gome, Coach: P C Dane
2nd Melbourne University No 2
3rd Melbourne
4th Bendigo
Holders - Sydney Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 12th March, 1978. Won by Monash University Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Melbourne University No. 2, second.
Victorian Coxless Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 6:30.0
Margins: 3 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: V Bollen, 2: P Antonie, 3: S Gillett, Str: G Rees, Coach: P Philp
2nd Mercantile/Monash Composite
3rd Melbourne University No 2
Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by three lengths from Mercantile/Monash Composite, second.
Victorian Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 6:52.0
Margins: 1 canvas
1st Adelaide University - Bow: J Bolt, 2: H Duncan, 3: R Lang, Str: M Hebblewhite, Cox: B Parsons, Coach: R D Cheesman
2nd Mercantile/Monash Composite
3rd Melbourne University No 1
4th Melbourne University No 2
Holders - Sydney Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 12th March, 1978. Won by Adelaide University Boat Club by a canvas from Mercantile/Monash University Composite.
Victorian Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded, Norwich Shield)
Time: 6:11.9
Margins: 1 canvas
1st Monash University - Bow: Colin Rawson, 2: L Ljubanovic, 3: Murray Ross, 4: Martin Hunt, 5: Kerry Jelbart, 6: Tim Young, 7: Will Magennis, Str: Brian Richardson, Cox: Peter R Gome, Coach: P Christopher Dane
2nd Sydney
3rd Melbourne University No 2
4th Mercantile No 1
5th Tasmania University
6th Melbourne University No 1
Other competing crews:
Banks
Mercantile No 2
Corio Bay
Adelaide University
Mercantile No 3
Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 21st January, 1978. Won by Monash University Rowing Club by a canvas from Sydney Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Women's Elite Coxed Four
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 canvas
1st - Melbourne Univ/YWCA/Monash Univ - Bow: Ruth Sweetman, 2: Barb Griffiths, 3: Anne Chirnside, Str: Sally Harding, Cox: Susie Gaskin, Cch: Colin Smith
Victorian Lightweight Sculling Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:23.0
Margins: 4 lengths
1st A McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat
2nd J R Sykes, Corio Bay
3rd E Fenn, Rutherglen Lake
4th M Kwaitkowski, Footscray
5th L Budge, Banks
Holder - A. McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendoruee, Ballarat, on the 12th March, 1978. Won by A. McKinley (Wendouree-Ballarat) by four lengths from J. R. Sykes (Corio Bay), second.
Vitorian Lightweight Coxless Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:29.0
Margins: 4 lengths
1st Melbourne - Bow: J Fitzgerald, Str: R Young, Coach: G Murphy
2nd Murray Bridge
3rd Melbourne University
Holders - Adelaide University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978. Won by Melbourne Rowing Club by four lengths from Murray Bridge Rowing Club.
Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 8:20.0
Margins: 15 centimetres
1st Melbourne University - Bow: S Marshall, Str: C Bartlett, Cox: M Burger, Coach: P E M L Philp
2nd Melbourne
3rd Power House
4th Barwon
5th Rutherglen Lake
Holders - Essendon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 21st January, 1978. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by 15 centimetres from Melbourne Rowing Club, with Power House third.
Victorian Lightweight Coxless Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:28.4
Margins: 6 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Vaughan Bollen, 2: Peter Antonie, 3: Simon Gillett, Str: Geoff Rees, Coach: Peter E M L Philp
2nd Melbourne University No 2 - Bow: Robert Stewart, 2: Paul Van Neenandaal, 3: Michael Quinn, Str: Colin Smith, Cch: Peter E M L Philp
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by six lengths from Melbourne University No. 2.
Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded, D. S. Stirling Trophy)
Time: 6:57.2
Margins: 6 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Vaughan Bollen, 2: Peter Antonie, 3: Simon Gillett, Str: Geoff Rees, Cox: Adrian Maginn, Coach: Peter E M L Philp
2nd Melbourne University No 2 - Bow: Robert Stewart, 2: Paul Van Veenandaal, 3: Michael Quinn, Str: Colin Smith, Cox: Noel Donaldson, Cch: Peter E M L Philp
3rd Mercantile No 2
4th Mercantile No 1
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 21st January, 1978. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club No.1 by six lengths from Melbourne University No. 2. Mercantile No. 2 and No. 1 were third and fourth respectively.
Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 5:57.0
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Michael Quinn, 2: Vaughan Bollen, 3: Paul Van Veenandaal, 4: Robert Stewart, 5: Colin Smith, 6: Peter Antonie, 7: Simon Gillett, Str: Geoff Rees, Cox: Adrian Maginn, Coach: Peter E M L Philp
2nd Mercantile No 1
3rd Mercantile No 2
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 12th March, 1978. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by one and one-half lengths from Mercantile No. 1, second.
Junior, Youth, Schoolboy & Country Race Results
Victorian Junior Sculling Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:40.0
Margins: 2 lengths
1st B Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat
2nd J Stonehouse, Warrnambool
3rd E Fenn, Rutherglen Lake
4th M Kwaitkowski, Footscray City
5th S Allsop, Monash
Other competing crews:
B Finnigan, Nagambie
T Prime, Corio Bay
A Gibson, Hawthorn
R Blanchfield, Wendouree-Ballarat
Holder - M. Hawke, Haberfield Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978. Won by B. Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, by two lengths from J. Stonehouse, Warrnambool, second.
Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:51.5
Margins: 1/3 metre
1st Mosman - Bow: G Pearson, Str: M Stagg, Cox: K Johnson, Coach: S Evans
2nd Adelaide
3rd Footscray City
4th Warrnambool
5th Adelaide University
6th Melbourne University
Other competing crews:
Hawthorn No 1
Hawthorn No 2
Banks
Albert Park
Wendouree-Ballarat No 1
Wendouree-Ballarat No 2
Murray Bridge
Rutherglen Lake
Essendon
Melbourne
Holders - Essendon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 12th March, 1978. Won by Mosman Rowing Club by one-third of a metre from Adelaide Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:02.0
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st Melbourne - Bow: J Fitzgerald, 2: R Young, 3: M Van Onselen, Str: R Martin, Cox: J Nayer, Coach: G Murphy
2nd Wendouree-Ballarat
3rd Essendon
4th Corio Bay
Other competing crews:
Albert Park
Banks
Hawthorn
Mercantile
Holders - City of Warrnambool Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 21st January, 1978. Won by Melbourne Rowing Club by one and one-half lengths from Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club.
Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 6:19.5
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths
1st Mosman - Bow: S Brass, 2: M O’Gorman, 3: M Stagg, 4: G Pearson, 5: G Jones, 6: G Zuber, 7: L McCauley, Str: S Gordon, Cox: K Johnson, Coach: S Evans
2nd Melbourne Grammar
3rd Geelong College
4th Banks/Wendouree Composite
5th Power House
6th Banks
Other competing crews:
Xavier College
Melbourne University
Mercantile
Geelong Grammar
Brighton Grammar
Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978. Won by Mosman Rowing Club by one and one-quarter lengths from Melbourne Grammar, second.
Victorian Youth Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 7:03.9
Margins: 4 lengths
1st Barwon - Bow: J Nurzenski, 2: R Kavant, 3: A Cleary, Str: B Horney, Cox: M Sheehan, Coach: A Darker
2nd Banks
3rd Corio Bay
4th Mercantile
5th Barwon No 2
Holders - Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendoruee, Ballarat, on the 21st January, 1978. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by four lengths from Banks Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Schoolboy Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 8:13.9
Margins: 1 length
1st St Patrick’s College - Bow: B Auchettl, 2: B Smith, 3: P Reedy, Str: M Ryan, Cox: L Moloney, Coach: K O’Brien
2nd Ballarat & Queens Grammar
3rd Ballarat High
Holders - Ballarat Grammar School. Won by St. Patrick’s College by one length from Ballarat & Queens Grammar with Ballarat High third.
Victorian Schoolboy Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded, M. S. Williams Medallions)
Time: 6:37.0
Margins: 1 metre
1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: A Duncan, 2: J Michelmore, 3: R Ponsford, 4: P Southwell, 5: A Birnie, 6: M Hooper, 7: A Langford, Str: A Kerr, Cox: P Bate, Coach: A J Smith
2nd Wesley College
3rd Scotch College
4th Caulfield Grammar
5th Carey Grammar
6th Scotch College No 2
Other competing crews:
Geelong College
Brighton Grammar
Ballarat & Clarendon College
Wesley College No 2
Wesley College No 3
Brighton Grammar No 2
Brighton Grammar No 4
Carey Grammar No 2
Holders - Wesley College. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1978.Won by Melbourne Grammar School by one metre from Wesley College, second.
Victorian Country Sculling Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3 lengths
1st B Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat
2nd J Stonehouse, Warrnambool
3rd T Poole, Corio Bay
4th D Cochrane, Bendigo
Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th February, 1978. Won by B. Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, by three lengths from J. Stonehouse, Warrnambool Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Country Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 2 lengths
1st City of Warrnambool - Bow: C McDonald, Str: C Wooster, Cox: K Johnson
2nd Bendigo
Other competing crews:
Wendouree-Ballarat No 1
Wendouree-Ballarat No 2
Barwon
Corio Bay
Holders - Bendigo Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th February, 1978. Won by City of Warrnambool Rowing Club by two lengths from Bendigo Rowing Club.
Victorian Country Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1/2 length
1st Corio Bay - Bow: D Wainwright, 2: C Walker, 3: N Myers, Str: D Cooper, Cox: P McGann
2nd City of Warrnambool
3rd Barwon
4th Wendouree-Ballarat
Holders - City of Warrnambool Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th February, 1978. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by half a length from City of Warrnambool, second.
Victorian Country Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J Olliff, 2: G Amezdroz, 3: D Wainwright, 4: J Sablak, 5: A Cassidy, 6: C Walker, 7: N Myers, Str: D Cooper, Cox: P McGann
2nd Barwon No 1
3rd Barwon No 2
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th February, 1978. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by one and one-quarter lengths from Barwon No. 1, second.
Victorian Country Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 length
1st Barwon - Bow: W Digby, 2: R Gardiner, 3: T Purcell, Str: B Horney, Cox: E Digby
2nd Corio Bay
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th February, 1978. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by one length from Corio Bay.
Sources
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1976 - 1987.