2025 Oceania Under 22 Rowing Championships
A full set of images of the regatta from Matt Nielsen can be found on the Australian Rowing Images website.
In 2025, the series evolved into a teams based competition for under 22 athletes representing their State (in the case of Australia), island (in the case of New Zealand), or country (in the case of visiting teams). The event is open to athletes that:- have reached the age of 18 as at the first day of competition and,- will be 21 or younger as at the 31st of December in the year of competition with the exception of Para athletes who are exempt from the maximum age. AND:- have not made an U23 or Senior A National Team in the year of competition- are not a current member of the Australian National Training Centres. Each team can comprise 28 athletes as follows: 2 lightweight rowers, 10 open, one para per gender and 2 coxswains on any gender. On day one, there are heats and finals of singles and pairs. On day 2, these rowers move in a quad and four, plus one more boat of either - again both heats and finals. On day 3, the races are an eight by gender and a mixed eight. Each event accrues points and the team with the highest number of points wins the Rusty Robertson Trophy.
The event was conducted on the West Lakes course in Adelaide over three day from 25-27th July 2025.
Mixed Eights start - photographer Matt Nielsen
Phil Mangelsdorf offered the following commentary on the last day of racing:
Victoria won the Rusty Robertson perpetual trophy for the most successful Under 22 years team through all events at the three day regatta with SA second.
The mixed eights was a close, even and hard fought race with most of the six boats in close contact for the first 1500 metres where Victoria took a boat length lead which they held to the finish ahead of Tasmania who were just ahead of Queensland then SA at the end.
New Zealand had two teams in the Oceania competition representing the North and South Islands but they combined for the womens coxed eights to dominate the field and win by over a boat length from Victoria with Queensland third just ahead of SA.
The closet race on the final day was the mens coxed eight where after an even start the two leading boats were NZ North Island and Victoria but in the last 500 metres the SA crew lifted their stroke rating for a barn storming finish to power past Victoria and then row down the Kiwi crew over the last few metres to win by just 0.26 of a second in a photo finish.
Victoria were less than a length behind and only 1.52 secs ahead of the NZ South Island crew in a high standard race.
Rowing SA hosted this first time, new event format and despite the challenging weather conditions the quality and standard of racing and competition led to a favorable consensus from athletes and officials that this Under 22 teams regatta should be continued annually in the future.
Point score
The 2025 medal score was as follows.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 | Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | South Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Queensland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Tasmania | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | ACT | 1 | 1 |
Results
Organising Committee
SA CEO – Andrew Swift, SA Regatta Manager – Bec Lannan, SA Operations Manager – Christine Newberry, SA Administration Officer – Celia Cowan, and countless volunteers including Mike Angus and John Johnson from NSW boat driving, Christina Morner (SA) managing the 750m warm up loop, Jeff Ericson managing the timing/camera systems, Bianca Chiera managing the volunteers roster and other volunteers looking after the equipment, split timing, tower, etc.
Jury
Paul Knight (President of the Jury), Vanessa McIver (NZL), Brett Ralph (course manager and field of play manager), Steve Pennington, Barny Cundell, Vicky Knight, Kristin Alford, Peter Young, Kati Ritchie, Richard Sawers, Isobel McLeod, Stuart Collins, Peter Fredricson, Rene Klupacs
A well rugged up jury (Vanessa McIver missing)
New Zealand Four - photographer Matt Nielsen
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Photographer - Alacoque Tunny
Sources:
- Rowing Manager for results and names - https://rowingmanager.com/regattas/6704
- Phil Mangelsdorf for commentary
- Matt Nielsen and Alacoque Tunny for images
Teams
ACT
ML1x - J Miller
M1x - A Scott, C. Milne, J. Robson
W1x - P Gray, Z Turner
M2 - H McKee and T Carlisle,
M2 - B Haywood and H Willis
W2 - H Griffiths and A Mitchell
M2x - F Kearney and D Outram,
M2x - D James and J Rosin
W2x - E Gulbin and C Neatherway,
W2x - J Wilson and S Smith
M4x - A Scott, F Kearney, C Milne and J Miller,
M4x - D James, J Robson, B Haywood and J Rosin
W4x - E Gulbin, C Neatherway, J Wilson and P Gray
M4 - D Outram, H Willis, H McKee and TCarlisle
W4 - H Griffiths, A Mitchell, Z Turner and S Smith
M8 - A Scott, D Outram, J Robson, B Haywood, H Willis, F Kearney, J Rosin, D James, Cox: M Geraghty
W8 - S Smith, C Neatherway, P Gray, E Gulbin, J Wilson, Z Turner, H Griffiths, A Mitchell, Cox: C Catchpole
Coaches: Tom Westgarth and Kendall Brodie
NSW
M1x - J Scott-Brown
W1x - M Joines, A Macready
M2 - C Sloan, W Clubb
W2x - S Berechree, J Armstrong
W4x - S Berechree, J Armstrong, M Joines, A Macready
M4 - N Haloulos, J Scott Brown, W Clubb, C Sloan
Mix8 - S Berechree, J Armstrong, M Joines, A Macready, N Haloulos, J Scott Brown, W Clubb, C Sloan, Cox: M Milsom
New Zealand - South Island
W1x - O Ollerenshaw
M2 - C Moon, T Robinson
M2 - J Compain, J Mackintosh
M2x - L Brock, F Allison
M2x - A.Fitzgerald, F.Mercer
W2x - O Piebenga, M Scott
W2x - I Nichols, E Spittle
M4x - A Fitzgerald, L Brock, F Allison, F Mercer
W4x - M Scott, O Ollerenshaw, O Piebenga, E Spittle
M4 - J Mackintosh, J Compain, T Robinson, C Moon
M8 - F Mercer, A Fitzgerald, L Brock, J Compain, F Allison, J Mackintosh, T Robinson, C Moon, Cox: A Tacon
W8 (combined with North Island) - M Scott, I Nichols, O Ollerenshaw, O Piebenga, E Barr, J Pulford, E Bagrie, T Negus, Cox: H Baldwin
Coaches: L Gibb, J Wall
New Zealand - North Island
M2 - T Farac, D Taylor
M2 - C Beale, J Henry
M2x - C Potts, E Claridge
M2x - J McConnochie, J Hollard
W2x - E Bagrie, T Negus
W2x - E Barr, J Pulford
M4x - J McConnochie, J Hollard, C Potts, E Claridge
W4x - J Pulford, E Barr, E Bagrie, T Negus
M4 - T Farac, D Taylor, C Beale, J Henry
M8 - J McConnochie, J Hollard, C Potts, E Claridge, C Beale, D Taylor, T Farac, J Henry, Cox: B Kingma
W8 (combined with North Island) - M Scott, I Nichols, O Ollerenshaw, O Piebenga, E Barr, J Pulford, E Bagrie, T Negus, Cox: H Baldwin
Coaches: M Munro, E Campbell
Queensland
LM1x - H Dixon, M Talbot
WL1x - J Mortimer, A O'Toole
M1x - M Rogers, P Murphy
W1x - C Davis, T Wake
M2 - L Hughes, J Gallie
M2 - M Owen, J Thynne
W2 - G Turnbull, G Campbell
W2 - M Bishop, G Montague
W2 - G Moffatt, A Coates
M2x - F Atkins, G Schmidt
M2x - J Petrie-Repar, F O'Loughlin
W2x - G Moffatt, A Coates
W2x - H Johansson, L Murphy
M4x - G Schmidt, F O'Loughlin, M Rogers, F Atkins
M4x - J Petrie-Repar, P Murphy, H Dixon, M Talbot
W4x - T Wake, J Mortimer, H Johansson, C Davis
M4 - L Hughes, J Gallie, M Owen, J Thynne
W4 - A O'Toole, A Coates, G Moffatt, L Murphy
W4 - G Turnbull, G Campbell, G Montague, M Bishop
Mixed 8 - J Mortimer, C Davis, F O'Loughlin, F Atkins, J Petrie-Repar, M Rogers, H Johansson, T Wake, Cox: T Shaw
M8 - J Gallie, L Hughes, M Owen, J Thynne, M Talbot, P Murphy, G Schmidt, H Dixon, Cox: T Shaw
W8 - G Turnbull, A O'Toole, A Coates, G Moffatt, L Murphy, G Campbell, M Bishop, G Montague, Cox: G Bentley
South Australia
ML1x - J McKay, D Wiersema
WL1x - V Binns, E McKay
M1x - I Zarubin, H Wurm
W1x - H Claughton
M2 - H Belcher, J Boyce
M2 - M Henry, O Evans-Wood
W2 - D Macolino, Z Hoadley
W2 - C McNally, D Holland
M2x - A Drayton, J Schirmer
M2x - G Griffith, J Williams
W2x - I Graham, R Kavanagh
W2x - G Southcott, S Mumford
MPara1x - M Bails
M4x - D Wiersema, J McKay, J Schirmer, H Wurm
W4x - R Kavanagh, H Claughton, V Binns, E McKay
M4 - M Henry, O Evans-Wood, J Boyce, H Belcher
M4 - I Zarubin, J Williams, A Drayton, G Griffith
W4 - C McNally, D Holland, D Macolino, Z Hoadley
Mixed 8 - L Colgrave, E Spittle, G Southcott, I Graham, D Wiersema, J Williams, J Schirmer, G Griffith, Cox: M Newland
M8 - J McKay, I Zarubin, H Wurm, A Drayton, M Henry, O Evans-Wood, H Belcher, J Boyce, Cox: S Tayeb
W8 - R Kavanagh, V Binns, H Claughton, Z Hoadley, C McNally, D Holland, D Macolino, E McKay, Cox: M Newland
SA team - photographer Alacoque Tunny
Tasmania
M1x - H Maning
W1x - M Wain and A Edwards
W2 - L Barker, N Ravai
M2x - O Dowling, O Hart
M4x - A Paynter, O Dowling, O Hart, H Maning
W4x - N Ravai, L Barker, A Edwards, M Wain
Mixed 8 - N Ravai, L Barker, A Edwards, M Wain, O Dowling, O Hart, A Paynter, H Maning, Cox: M Herbert
Victoria
Women
Edie Benson
Jacinta Caruso Gonzaga
Beatrix Hearn
Georgia Miller
Elissa Mirabelli
Izabella Morrison
Felicity Murray
Isabella Rossato
Scarlett Shelton
Francesca Spano
Amber Tulloch
Victoria Trentin
Octavia Thompson (reserve)
Men
Sam Chin
Archie Critchell
Max Currie
Rhys Davey
James Forsyth
William Hexter
James Houghton
Joe Lee-Conway
Joshua Matheson
Oscar Mugerwa
James Simpson
Dan Stute
Alexander Williams
Hagen Cook (reserve)
Coxswains
Arabella Hall
Morgan Herbert
Coaches
Paul Blanchfield
Rhett Spiller
Western Australia
ML1x - L Bow, C Brace
WL1x - I Utley, E Griffith
M1x - K Mueller, W Moharich
W1x - I Edinger, I Hubbard
M2 - B Parnell, F McCallum
M2x - W Mayne, J Armes
W2x - E O'Neill, S Strickland
W2x - C Fleay, N Holland
M4x - C Brace, L Bow, J Armes, F McCallum
W4x - I Edinger, I Hubbard, E O'Neill, I Utley
M4 - W Moharich, B Parnell, K Mueller, W Mayne
W4 - E Griffith, C Fleay, N Holland, S Strickland
M8 - L Bow, C Brace, J Armes, F McCallum, W Moharich, B Parnell, K Mueller, W Mayne, Cox: H Ranger
W8 - E Griffith, C Fleay, L Connolly, I Utley, N Holland, E O'Neill, I Edinger, I Hubbard, Cox: H Hurworth
Coaches - R Dunsdon (women), A Steffens (men), G Scattergood (assistant eights)