2026 Rowing Victoria State Championships
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These championships were conducted from 27th February to 1st March 2026 on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. The first day of racing was focused on senior boats and under age. The second day was school rowing and the third grade rowing.
A comprehensive set of images for the first two days of this regatta can be found at: Australian Rowing Images Victorian Championships page.
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Mercantile again won the Open Eight Championship
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The regatta celebrated the 150th year of the Rowing Victoria and special medals were minted
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Essendon rose to the top in the lightweight women's races 650.jpg)
Romy Cantwell won the open scull
Men's Open
Male Open Single Scull
(2000m)
7:14.52
7:18.01
7:18.12
7:26.62
7:40.86
7:48.28
7:51.23
7:53.38
1st Melbourne University - Rohan Lavery
2nd Melbourne University - Patrick Rocek
3rd Hawthorn - Max Currie, Coaches: T Krstevski, J Forwood
4th Mercantile - Dominic Frederico
5th Mercantile - Archie Critchell
6th Kand - J Gilmore
7th Banks - James Meads, Coach: J O'Neill
8th Mercantile - M Kerr
Male Open Pair
(2000m)
6:48.22
6:50.82
7:02.52
7:06.26
7:18.731st UQBC/MUBC- Bow: Tom Foley [MUBC], Str: Samuel Forbes [UQBC]
2nd MUBC/UTS- Bow: J Wilson [UTS], Str: Winston Hooper [MUBC]
3rd Mercantile - Bow: M Laburn, Str: J Felderhof
4th Mercantile - Bow: Charlie Mackintosh, Str: M Fielding
5th Mercantile - Bow: J Simpson, Str: S Chin
Male Open Coxless Four
(2000m)
6:21.83
6:26.68
6:33.09
6:41.25
1st UQBC Composite - Bow: J Wilson [UTS], 2: Winston Hooper [MUBC], 3: Tom Foley [MUBC], Str: Samuel Forbes [UQBC]
2nd Mercantile - Bow: Jake Polkinghorne, 2: M Fielding, 3: M Laburn, Str: J Felderhof
3rd Mercantile - Bow: J Simpson, 2: S Chin, 3: Charlie Mackintosh, Str: Ben Whitmee
4th Banks - Bow: Lachlan Szigeter, 2: Nick Szigeter, 3: James Meads, Str: L Rose, Coach: J O'Neill
Male Lightweight Single Scull
(2000m)
7:28.01
7:35.23
7:36.45
7:44.33
7:51.89
8:15.87
1st Banks - Nick Szigeter, Coach: J. O'Neill
2nd Banks - Oscar Birtwistle
3rd Mercantile - Jordan Roberts
4th Essendon - Issac Sirotic, Coach: Mark Dwyer
5th Essendon - M Jacka, Coach: Mark Dwyer
6th Barwon- C McLeod, Coach: Michael Cushion
Male Lightweight Pair
2000m
6:56.40
7:03.05
7:09.45
7:10.94
1st Barwon - Bow: Carl Tomczak, Str: Tom Hastings, Coach: Michael Cushion
2nd Mercantile - Bow: Oscar Tyrrell, Str: Alex Tomanovits
3rd Mercantile/Banks- Bow: Nick Szigeter [BANKS], Str: Jordan Roberts [MERC], Coach: J O'Neill
4th Banks/Essendon - Bow: Tyler Fitzpatrick [ESSEN], Str: Oscar Birtwistle [BANKS], Coach: Mark Dwyer
Women's Open
Female Lightweight Single Scull
(2000m)
8:20.05
8:20.55
8:22.60
8:32.00
8:33.75
8:41.79
9:04.91
9:52.481st Essendon - R Hatherley
2nd MUBC - E Antonie
3rd Essendon 3- Z Mason
4th Banks - Ella Brennan, Coach: G.Fischmann
5th Banks - Antonietta Di Cosmo, Coach: G.Fischmann
6th Essendon 2- F Spano
7th Essendon 4- S Robe
8th Banks - A.Van Der Poll, Coach: G.Fischmann
Female Lightweight Coxed Quad Scull
(2000m)
7:09.45
1st Essendon - Bow: S Robe, 2: R Hatherley, 3: F Spano, Str: Z Mason
Female Open Single Scull
(2000m)
8:08.19
8:15.45
8:29.71
8:34.66
1st Melbourne University - Romy Cantwell
2nd Melbourne University - S de Uray
3rd Corio Bay - Maggie Foley
4th Mercantile - Robyn Selby Smith, Coach: Peter Somerville
Female Open Pair
(2000m)
7:46.68
8:05.85
1st MUBC - Bow: Meg Dumbrell, Str: Chloe Nevins
2nd MUBC - Bow: B Joyce, Str: A Dawson
Female Open Coxless Four
(2000m)
7:39.47
1st MUBC - Bow: B Harwood, 2: B Joyce, 3: A Dawson, Str: Y Hooper
Female Open Coxless Quad Scull
(2000m)
7:15.94
7:46.23
1st Banks/Corio Bay- Bow: E Brennan [BANKS], 2: Maggie Foley [CORIO], 3: Antonietta Di Cosmo [BANKS], Str: Hannah Every-Hall [BANKS], Coach: G Fischmann
2nd Banks/Carrum - Bow: B Naughton [BANKS], 2: L Roach [BANKS], 3: M Sawyer [CARM], Str: A Van Der Poll [BANKS], Coaches: G Fischmann, D Holman
Men's U23, U21, U19, U17, U15
Male Under 19 Scull
(2000m)
7:48.96
7:52.37
8:08.95
8:30.30
8:36.95
9:18.34
1st Corio Bay - Tadgh Bailey, Coach: Jeff Watt
2nd Gippsland Grammar - O Vardy, Coach: B Scott
3rd Hawthorn - L Mikus, Coaches: J Morrish, T Krstevski
4th Hawthorn - A Liu, Coaches: J Morrish, T Krstevski
5th Wendouree Ballarat - O Wright
6th Horsham City - J Matheson, Coach: R White
Male Under 19 Quad Scull
(2000m)
7:14.29
7:30.42
8:06.95
1st Damascus College - Bow: D Newman, 2: M Firth, 3: S Erwin, Str: O Henderson, Cox: R Clark, Coach: C Reid
2nd Gippsland Grammar 1- Bow: A Wassermann, 2: W Edgar, 3: E Brady, Str: B Reynolds, Cox: J Gibbons, Coach: B Summers
3rd Gippsland Grammar 2- Bow: D Meredith, 2: A Hasler, 3: R Shaw, Str: J Brewer, Cox: T Wakeham, Coach: B Summers
Male Under 21 Single Scull
(2000m)
7:36.05
7:37.64
7:40.90
7:46.27
7:47.72
1st Mercantile - Joe Lee-Conway, Coach: Ed Ryan
2nd Corio Bay - N Joyce
3rd Corio Bay - Zander Bailey, Coach: Jeff Watt
4th Essendon - R Davey
5th MUBC - C White
Male Under 21 Pair
(2000m)
7:04.76
7:08.65
7:11.28
7:24.76
7:30.10
7:54.04
1st Mercantile - Bow: J Collingwood, Str: H Pollock, Coach: Ed Ryan
2nd Mercantile - Bow: E Wiseman, Str: L Vallely, Coach: Ed Ryan
3rd Mercantile - Bow: Max Findlay, Str: Fletcher Douglas, Coach: Ed Ryan
4th Mercantile - Bow: L Roberts, Str: O Lecocq, Coach: Ed Ryan
5th Mercantile - Bow: H Reinehr, Str: H Doyle, Coach: Ed Ryan
6th Mercantile/SUBC - Bow: T Burney [SUBC], Str: H Pernell [MERC], Coach: J Rook
Male Under 21 Coxed Four
(2000m)
6:42.95
6:44.79
6:46.45
6:46.71
7:26.20
7:05.49
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Max Boykett, 2: J Forsyth, 3: Charlie White, Str: P Hanley, Cox: P Kluge
2nd Mercantile - Bow: Max Findlay, 2: Henry Reinehr, 3: Joe Lee-Conway, Str: H Pollock, Cox: S Chapman, Coach: Ed Ryan
3rd Mercantile - Bow: E Wiseman, 2: L Vallely, 3: Joe Collingwood, Str: Fletcher Douglas, Cox: Nick Bogdan, Coach: Ed Ryan
4th Ballarat Clarendon - Bow: C Lawler, 2: F Russell, 3: T Williams, Str: J Connolly, Cox: R Belcher, Coach: I Peele
5th Mercantile - Bow: O Douez, 2: O Lecocq, 3: L Roberts, Str: H Doyle, Cox: E Ardern, Coach: Ed Ryan
By invitation AUBC/MUBC - Bow: A Marro [MUBC], 2: C McClure [MUBC], 3: M English [MUBC], Str: A Williams [ADLUN], Cox: I Jones [MUBC]
Women's U23, U21, U19, U17, U15
Female Under 21 Single Scull
(2000m)
8:32.59
8:41.48
8:50.05
9:12.56
1st Yarra Yarra - Konstantina Kafasis, Coach: David Ochert
2nd Corio Bay - S Benson, Coach: Jeff Watt
3rd Mercantile - G Simcox, Coach: Rhett Spiller
4th Mercantile - S Tavasci, Coach: Rhett Spiller
Female Under 21 Coxed Quad Scull
(2000m)
7:56.25
1st Gippsland Grammar - Bow: M Kantzides, 2: R Smith, 3: L Canfield, Str: E Tavasci, Cox: C Olijnyk, Coach: Nick Barlett
Female Under 21 Pair
(2000m)
8:05.84
8:12.39
8:17.36
8:24.75
8:26.31
8:35.85
1st Mercantile - Bow: Lucy Gillon, Str: Eloise Adem, Coach: Rhett Spiller
2nd Mercantile - Bow: Sophie Perton, Str: G Price, Coach: Rhett Spiller
3rd Mercantile - Bow: R Ivers, Str: Y Sadler, Coach: Rhett Spiller
4th Mercantile - Bow: C Ross, Str: M Pugh, Coach: Rhett Spiller
5th MUBC - Bow: E Bailey, Str: F Dever
6th Mercantile - Bow: G Wells, Str: E Jenkins, Coach: Rhett SpillerFemale Under 21 Coxed Four
(2000m)
7:34.05
7:38.96
7:42.32
7:54.74
8:05.88
8:08.38
1st Mercantile - Bow: S Perton, 2: Lucy Gillon, 3: E Adem, Str: G Price, Cox: R Carton, Coach: Rhett Spiller
2nd MUBC - Bow: A Crough, 2: E Antonie, 3: E Bailey, Str: F Dever, Cox: M Herbert
3rd Mercantile - Bow: C Ross, 2: R Ivers, 3: Y Sadler, Str: M Pugh, Cox: Z Takla, Coach: Rhett Spiller
4th Loreto- Ballarat - Bow: M Grant, 2: M Kavanagh, 3: O Lanyon, Str: J Charleson, Cox: E Dodd, Coach: Jordan Roberts
5th Corio Bay Composite - Bow: M Chard [BANKS], 2: K Kafasis [YARRA], 3: L Speed [MUBC], Str: S Benson [CORIO], Cox: L Artavilla [BANKS]
6th Mercantile - Bow: S Tavasci, 2: G Wells, 3: E Jenkins, Str: S Carter, Cox: A Giudice, Coach: Rhett Spiller
Female Under 19 Scull
(2000m)
8:31.66
8:37.23
8:48.90
9:02.79
9:14.84
9:20.30
9:26.72
9:37.86
1st Barwon - G Holton, Coach: A Whitehouse
2nd Mercantile - V Whithouse, Coach: Susie Franklin
3rd Gippsland Grammar 1- R Smith, Coaches: Jeff Watt, Nick Bartlett
4th Mercantile - M Nel, Coaches: Susie Franklin, Rhett Spiller
5th Carrum - M Sawyer, Coach: D Holman
6th Sacred Heart - L Ahearn
7th Barwon - L Blersch, Coach: A Whitehouse
8th Hawthorn - P Page, Coaches: J Morrish, T Krstevski
Female Under 19 Quad Scull
(2000m)
8:22.32
8:51.91
1st Gippsland Grammar 1 - Bow: C Anderson, 2: M Sheridan, 3: A Turnbull, Str: T Dihood, Cox: G Frew, Coach: G Pearson
2nd Gippsland Grammar 2 - Bow: A Tayler, 2: T Coleman, 3: M Gilmore, Str: M Lazzaro, Cox: M Del Busso, Coach: G Powell
Men's A, B, C & D Grades, Club, Master & Para Events
Male Club Single Scull
(2000m)
7:59.64
8:01.96
8:02.77
8:11.24
8:13.09
8:17.55
8:29.37
8:30.00
1st MUBC - M English
2nd Hawthorn - A Chang, Coaches: T Krstevski, J Forwood
3rd Gippsland Grammar - S Ray, Coach: B Summers
4th MUBC - T Stute
5th Banks - J Tosto, Coach: J O'Neill
6th Footscray City - J Laing, Coach: J Walker
7th Hawthorn - D Yudko, Coaches: T Krstevski, J Forwood
8th Ballarat City - H Ward
Male Club Pair
(2000m)
7:18.26
7:35.83
1st Banks - Bow: Lachlan Szigeter, Str: L Rose, Coach: J O'Neill
2nd Banks - Bow: M Sweetnam, Str: B Huang, Coach: J O'Neill
Male Club Four
(2000m)
7:20.29
1st Banks - Bow: J Tosto, 2: N Johnston, 3: M Sweetnam, Str: T Radda, Coach: J O'Neill
Women's A, B, C & D Grades, Club, Masters & Para Events
Female Club Single Scull
(2000m)
8:35.09
8:43.85
8:59.68
9:12.25
9:22.79
9:23.75
9:29.42
9:33.83
1st Yarra Yarra - Ebony Ebenwaldner
2nd Barwon - T Combridge
3rd Mercantile - A Florance, Coach: Peter Somerville
4th Banks - E Rouse, Coach: G Fischmann
5th Richmond - L Innes-Irons
6th Yarra Yarra - S Palavestra, Coach: David Ochert
7th MUBC - B McGuire
8th MUBC - M Barrow
Female Club Pair
(2000m)
8:24.04
8:29.26
1st Mercantile - Bow: E Carruthers, Str: M Harrison, Coach: Peter Somerville
2nd Richmond - Kate Dyball, Helen Pearce
Female Club Quad Scull
(2000m)
7:40.54
7:52.11
8:18.61
1st Corio Bay - Bow: M Clark-Fernandes, 2: N Coleman, 3: M Hellard, Str: T Johns
2nd Richmond - Bow: L Innes-Irons, 2: A Catlin, 3: H Pearce, Str: K Dyball
3rd Gippsland Grammar - Bow: E Kewish, 2: C Bloomfield, 3: S Fraser, Str: C Snow, Coach: G Pearson
Female Club Four
(2000m)
7:40.50
1st Mercantile - Bow: A Florance, 2: E Carruthers, 3: Z Korr, Str: M Harrison, Coach: Peter Somerville
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Sources
Rowing Manager website - https://rowingmanager.com/regattas/6868
Images from the Andrew Guerin collection - Australian Rowing Images