1979 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st A McCowan, Albert Park

2^nd A McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat

3^rd B Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat

4^th J Stonehouse, City of Warrnambool

5^th P F Edwards, Melbourne

6^th S Spurling, Melbourne University

Other competing crews:

A Rigby, Melbourne University

L Budge, Power House

D Elliott, Ballarat City

A Feldt, Banks

G Fulford, Melbourne University

Holder - E. Hale, Sydney Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 11^th March, 1979. Won by A. McCowan, Albert Park Rowing Club by half a metre from A. McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, second.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: A Holt, Str: J Cumper

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Corio Bay

4^th Banks

Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 12^th March, 1979. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by one and a half lengths from Mercantile Rowing Club, second.

1^st Mercantile - Bow: S Gillon, Str: D Douglas, Cox: T Sanchez

2^nd City of Warrnambool

3^rd Banks

4^th Corio Bay

Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, March 11^th, 1979. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by half a length from City of Warrnambool Rowing Club, second.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: V Bollen, P Antonie, S Gillett, G Rees, Coach: P E M L Philp

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendoruee, Ballarat, on the 12^th March, 1979. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club. Won on a row-over.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: V Bollen, 2: P Antonie, 3: S Gillett, Str: G Rees, Cox: D England, Coach: P E M L Philp

2^nd Banks

Holders - Adelaide University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11^th March, 1979. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by three and a half lengths from Banks Rowing Club. 

1^st Monash University/Melbourne University Composite - Bow: A Holt, 2: J Cumper, 3: M Hunt, 4: S Jelbart, 5: T Young, 6: W Magennis, 7: B Richardson, Str: J Lowe, Cox: M Nicholson, Coach: P C Dane

2^nd Sydney

3^rd Melbourne University

4^th Mercantile No 1

5^th Banks

6^th Mercantile No 2

7^th Wendouree-Ballarat

Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 10^th February, 1979. Won by Monash University/Melbourne University Composite by one and one-half lengths from Sydney Rowing Club. 

1^st A McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat

2^nd D Stapleton, City of Warrnambool

3^rd A Feldt, Banks

4^th D Elliott, Ballarat City

Other competing crews:

T Poole, Corio Bay

L Budge, Power House

M Kwaitkowski, Footscray City

Holder - A. McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by A. McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, by three and a half lengths from D. Stapleton, City of Warrnambool Rowing Club, second.

1^st Ballarat City/Corio Bay Composite - Bow: D Elliott, Str: T Poole, Coach: J Sykes

2^nd Melbourne University No 1

3^rd Richmond

4^th Melbourne University No 2

5^th Barwon

Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 10^th February, 1979. Won by Ballarat City/Corio Bay Composite crew by one metre from Melbourne University No. 1 crew, second.

1^st Barwon - Bow: R Gardiner, Str: W Digby, Cox: G Konig, Coach: G Hunter

2^nd City of Warrnambool

3^rd Yarra Yarra

4^th Hawthorn

Other competing crews:

Ballarat City/Corio Bay Composite

Mercantile

Power House

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by one and a half lengths from City of Warrnambool Rowing Club.

1^st Melbourne University No 2 - Bow: V Bollen, 2: P Antonie, 3: S Gillett, Str: G Rees, Coach: P E M L Philp

2^nd Melbourne University No 1

3^rd Melbourne University No 3

4^th Buckingham

5^th Mercantile No 1

6^th Mercantile No 2

Other competing crews:

Barwon

Murray Bridge

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 11^th March, 1979. Won by Melbourne University No. 2 crew by one and a quarter lengths from Melbourne University No. 1 crew.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: R Rees, 2: S Marshall, 3: P Gardiner, Str: T Hyatt, Cox: D England, Coach: C Low

2^nd Melbourne University No 3

3^rd Mercantile

4^th Power House

5^th Murray Bridge

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by three lengths from Melbourne University No. 3.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: T Hall, 2: J McKenzie, 3: R Rees, 4: A Marshall, 5: M Quinn, 6: T Hyatt, 7: P van Veenendaal, Str: C Bartlett, Cox: A Maginn, Coach: C Low

2^nd Haberfield

3^rd Mercantile

4^th Corio Bay

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 10^th February, 1979. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by one metre from Haberfield Rowing Club, second. 

1^st G Fulford, Melbourne University

2^nd E Fenn, Rutherglen Lake

3^rd D Elliott, Ballarat City

4^th D Stapleton, City of Warrnambool

5^th M Kwaitkowski, Footscray City

6^th J Sabaljack, Monash University

Other competing crews:

N Collins, Ballarat City

D Barnes, Albert Park

C Allison, Latrobe University

C Syme, Banks

S Alsop, Monash University

Holder - B. Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 10^th February, 1979. Won by G. Fulford, Melbourne University Boat Club, by three-quarters of a length from E. Fenn, Rutherglen Lake Rowing Club, second.

1^st Footscray City - Bow: B Johnson, Str: M Henderson, Cox: M Goodyear

2^nd Power House

3^rd Hawthorn No 1

4^th Corio Bay

5^th Hawthorn No 2

6^th Banks

Holders - Mosman Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by Footscray City Rowing Club by one and one-quarter lengths from Power House Rowing Club, second. 

1^st Barwon - Bow: R O Tomczak, 2: A Cleary, 3: R Kvant, Str: R I Tomczak, Cox: M Sheahan, Coach: L Gladman

2^nd Barwon No 2

3^rd Rutherglen Lake

4^th Yarra Yarra

5^th Mercantile

6^th Melbourne

Other competing crews:

Essendon

Power House

Footscray/Essendon Composite

Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 10^th February, 1979. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by five lengths from Barwon No. 2 crew.

1^st Barwon - Bow: R O Tomczak, 2: J Sabaljack, 3: G Dunnium, 4: A Cleary, 5: R Kvant, 6: P White, 7: J Murray, Str: R I Tomczak, Cox: M Sheahan, Coach: L Gladman

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Wendouree-Ballarat

4^th Banks

5^th Melbourne Grammar

Other competing crews:

Brighton Grammar

Caulfield Grammar

Holders - Mosman Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 11^th March, 1979. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by two and a half lengths from Mercantile Rowing Club, second. 

1^st Banks - Bow: P Rumpf, 2: M Pringle, 3: N Jackson, Str: N Robinson, Cox: S Hart, Coach: J Bennett

2^nd Mercantile No 1

3^rd Mercantile No 2

4^th Corio Bay

5^th Barwon

6^th Melbourne University

Other competing crews:

Corio Bay No 2

Melbourne

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 10^th February, 1979. Won by Banks Rowing Club by 30 centimetres from Mercantile No. 1 crew. 

1^st Mercantile - Bow: S Cook, 2: A Briggs, 3: A Burnei, 4: A McDonald, 5: D Thomas, 6: D Spence, 7: A Murchie, Str: D Webster, Cox: V Ronai-Horvath, Coach: M Aitkin

2^nd Geelong College

3^rd Corio Bay

4^th Mercantile No 2

5^th Brighton Grammar

Other competing crews:

Scotch College

St Kevin’s College

Banks

Geelong Grammar

Barwon

Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by half a length from Geelong College, second. 

1^st St Patrick’s College - Bow: P Thomson, 2: M Crameri, 3: M Reedy, Str: A O’Brien, Cox: J Grant, Coach: F Ritchie

2^nd St Patrick’s College No 2

3^rd Ballarat & Queens Grammar

4^th Ballarat & Clarendon College

5^th St Patrick’s College No 3

Holders - St. Patrick’s College. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by St. Patrick’s College No. 1 crew by two and a half lengths from St. Patrick’s College No. 2 crew.

1^st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: B Fry, 2: A Maughan, 3: J Purnell, 4: A Piellerup, 5: P Hilditch, 6: J Arnold, 7: C Rose, Str: J Michelmore, Cox: J Lancell, Coach: A J Smith

2^nd Wesley College

3^rd Geelong College

4^th St Kevin’s College

5^th Geelong Grammar

6^th Scotch College

Other competing crews:

Scotch College No 2

Scotch College No 3

Brighton Grammar

Caulfield Grammar

Holders - Melbourne Grammar School. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 12^th March, 1979. Won by Melbourne Grammar School by half a length from Wesley College, second.

1^st A McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat

2^nd B Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat

3^rd D Stapleton, City of Warrnambool

4^th J Stonehouse, City of Warrnambool 

Holder - B. Sarah, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18^th March, 1979. Won by A. McKinley, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, by three lengths from B. Sarah (Wendouree-Ballarat), second.

1^st Barwon - Bow: J Murray, Str: P White, Cox: S Emonds

2^nd Wendouree-Ballarat

3^rd City of Warrnambool

4^th Lake Colac

5^th Barwon No 1

Holders - City of Warrnambool Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18^th March, 1979. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by five lengths from Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, second. 

1^st City of Warrnambool - Bow: D Stapleton, 2: C Wooster, 3: C MacDonald, Str: J Stonehouse, Cox: K Johnson

2^nd Ballarat Grammar

3^rd Bendigo

4^th Barwon

Other competing crews:

St Patrick’s College No 2

St Patrick’s College No 4

Ballarat College

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18^th March, 1979. Won by City of Warrnambool Rowing Club by two lengths from Ballarat Grammar, second.

1^st Barwon - Bow: J Nurzenski, 2: R Gardner, 3: W Digby, 4: B Horney, 5: R O Tomczak, 6: A Cleary, 7: R Kvant, Str: R I Tomczak, Cox: M Sheahan, Coach: L Gladman

2^nd Wendouree-Ballarat

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18^th March, 1979. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by two lengths from Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, second. 

1^st Barwon - Bow: T Purcell, 2: C Cox, 3: J Nurzenski, Str: B Horney, Cox: G Konig, Coach: G Hunter

2^nd Ballarat College

3^rd St Patrick’s College

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18^th March, 1979. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by one and one-half lengths from Ballarat College, second, with St. Patrick’s College third.