2026 Oceania Under 22 Rowing Championships

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.

In 2025, each team could 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.

In 2026, the rules changed. 20 athletes comprising 9 women and 9 men plus 2 coxswains (No lightweights or no para rowers). The events were 1x, 2x, 4x, coxed 4, 8, mixed 2x and mixed 4x.

The regatta was conducted this year at Wyaralong Dam from May 22-23. The regatta was held in challenging conditions requiring plenty of grit and resilience across both days of racing.

Whilst the distance prevented WA and TAS from fielding a team, sadly there was no NSW team.

Point scores

The 2026 scores for the Rusty Robertson Trophy were as follows.

1	North Island	221
2	Queensland	217
3	Victoria	176
4	ACT	165
5	SA	130.5
6	South Island	117

The results of the Noel Donaldson Sculling Trophy were:

1	ACT	97
2	Queensland	84
3	South Island	71
4	North Island	62
5	Victoria	53
6	South Australia	48

ACT celebrating the Noel Donaldson trophy

Results

Results by event

M1x winner Darcy James with Coach: Tom Westgarth

Organising Committee

Rowing Queensland

Jury

John Proper (President of the Jury), Lachlan Balfour, Zara Underwood, Kate Borger, David Houston, Greg Plawecki, Tony Levick

Sources:

Rowing Manager for results and names
Anthea O'Loughlin (CEO RQ) for information and images
Delwyn Oliver (VIC team manager) for point score, most photographs and regatta format.

Teams

ACT

M1x - Darcy James, Coach: Tom Westgarth
W1x - Zara Turner
M2 - Outrim & Rosin
M2 - Haywood & McAlpine
W2 - Bow: H. Griffiths, Str: E. Robertson, Coach: K. Brodie
M2x - Bow: H. Braithwaite, Str: C. Schmidt, Coach: T. Westgarth
M2x - Bow: A. Scott, Str: J. Robson, Coach: T. Westgarth
W2x - Bow: J. Wilson, Str: S. Smith, Coach: K. Brodie
M4x - Bow: H. Braithwaite, 2: C. Schmidt, 3: J. Robson, Str: D. James, Coaches: K. Brodie, K. Brodie
W4x - Bow: S. Smith, 2: H. Griffiths, 3: E. Robertson, Str: Z. Turner, Coaches: K. Brodie, T. Westgarth
M4+ - Bow: M. McAlpine, 2: B. Haywood, 3: J. Rosin, Str: D. Outram, Cox: A. Mukherjee, Coaches: K. Brodie, T. Westgarth
M8 - Bow: A. Scott, 2: H. Braithwaite, 3: B. Haywood, 4: D. James, 5: J. Robson, 6: C. Schmidt, 7: J. Rosin, Str: D. Outram, Cox: A. Mukherjee, Coaches: T. Westgarth, K. Brodie
W8 - Bow: J. Wilson, 2: E. Robertson, 3: S. Smith, 4: G. Miller, 5: J. Fill, 6: M. McLaughlin, 7: H. Griffiths, Str: Z. Turner, Cox: H. O'Dwyer

NSW

No NSW team

New Zealand - South Island

M1x - Luke Brock
M1x - Patrick Spillane
M2 - Eadie and Jenkins
M2x - Bow: M. O'Meara, Str: H. Lightfoot
M2x - Bow: S. Watson, Str: H. Thode
W2x - Bow: O. Piebenga, Str: M. Scott
M4x - Bow: P. Spillane, 2: L. Brock, 3: M. O'Meara, Str: H. Lightfoot
W4x - Bow: M. Scott, 2: J. Glaholm, 3: O. Piebenga, Str: L. Gaston (composite NZL crew)
M4+ - Bow: S. Watson, 2: A. Eadie, 3: Z. Jenkins, Str: H. Thode, Cox: E. O'Meagher
M8 - Bow: P. Spillane, 2: H. Lightfoot, 3: S. Watson, 4: L. Brock, 5: Z. Jenkins, 6: A. Eadie, 7: M. O'Meara, Str: H. Thode, Cox: E. O'Meagher
W8 - Bow: O. Piebenga, 2: J. Glaholm, 3: M. Scott, 4: P. Dixon, 5: L. Gaston, 6: A. Carney, 7: E. Smith, Str: S. Robinson, Cox: G. Mackintosh (NZL composite crew)

New Zealand - North Island

M1x - Nathan Stachan
M1x - Harry Febery
W1x - Angalla Carney
W1x - Sacha Robinson
M2 - Buckley & Taylor
M2 - Leishout and Cooper
W2 - Dixon & Smith
M2x - Bow: L. Berquist, Str: J. McConnochie
W2x - Bow: J. Glaholm, Str: L. Gaston
W2 - Bow: P. Dixon, Str: E. Smith
M4x - Bow: H. Febery, 2: J. McConnochie, 3: L. Berquist, Str: N. Stachan
W4x - Bow: M. Scott, 2: J. Glaholm, 3: O. Piebenga, Str: L. Gaston (composite NZL crew)
M4+ - Bow: D. Taylor, 2: J. Buckley, 3: T. Leishout, Str: B. Cooper, Cox: H. Rowland
W4 + - Bow: S. Robinson, 2: P. Dixon, 3: E. Smith, Str: A. Carney, Cox: G. Mackintosh
M8 - Bow: H. Febery, 2: T. Leishout, 3: J. McConnochie, 4: N. Stachan, 5: J. Buckley, 6: D. Taylor, 7: L. Berquist, Str: B. Cooper, Cox: H. Rowland
W8 - Bow: O. Piebenga, 2: J. Glaholm, 3: M. Scott, 4: P. Dixon, 5: L. Gaston, 6: A. Carney, 7: E. Smith, Str: S. Robinson, Cox: G. Mackintosh (NZL composite crew)

Queensland

M1x - Frederick Atkins, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
M1x - Joseph Petrie-Repar, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
M1x - Thomas White, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
W1x - Hannah Johansson
W1x - Amy Edgerton
M2 - Stevens and Owen
W2 - Welsh & Campbell
W2 - Bow: E. Welsh, Str: M. Campbell, Coaches: C. Holliday, M. Rowe
W2 - Bow: G. Moffatt, Str: G. Ryan, Coaches: C. Holliday, M. Rowe
M2x - Bow: H. Thomas, Str: N. Thompson, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
W2x - Bow: S. Humble, Str: G. Rinaldi
W2x - Bow: G. Mackay, Str: R. Matthews, Coaches: C. Holliday, M. Rowe
M4+ - Bow: E. Koger, 2: J. Thynne, 3: T. Stevens, Str: M. Owen, Cox: G. Gascoigne, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
M4x - Bow: T. White, 2: N. Thompson, 3: F. Atkins, Str: J. Petrie-Repar, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
W4x - Bow: H. Johansson, 2: T. Wake, 3: A. Edgerton, Str: G. Mackay, Coaches: C. Holliday, M. Rowe
W4+ - Bow: G. Ryan, 2: G. Moffatt, 3: E. Welsh, Str: M. Campbell, Cox: M. Howard, Coaches: C. Holliday, M. Rowe
W4 -
M8 - Bow: F. Atkins, 2: T. White, 3: N. Thompson, 4: J. Petrie-Repar, 5: E. Koger, 6: J. Thynne, 7: T. Stevens, Str: M. Owen, Cox: G. Gascoigne, Coaches: C. Holliday, L. Johnston, H. Cooney
W8 - Bow: M. Campbell, 2: E. Welsh, 3: G. Ryan, 4: G. Moffatt, 5: H. Johansson, 6: A. Edgerton, 7: G. Mackay, Str: T. Wake, Cox: M. Howard, Coaches: C. Holliday, M. Rowe

South Australia

M1x - Sam Williams
M1x - Igor Zarubin
M2 - Keenan & Redman
M2 - Anderson & Cooper
W2 - Bow: G. Barrera, Str: T. Bates
W2 - Barrera & Bates
M2x - Bow: A. Lee, Str: T. O'Mahony
W2x - Bow: E. Laing, Str: E. McKay
M4x - Bow: T. O'Mahony, 2: F. Redman, 3: I. Zarubin, Str: A. Lee
W4x - Bow: E. Laing, 2: L. Cristaudo, 3: D. Watt, Str: E. McKay
M4 + - Bow: S. Williams, 2: E. Cooper, 3: R. Anderson, Str: P. Keenan, Cox: J. Appleby
W4+ - Bow: S. Humble, 2: T. Bates, 3: G. Barrera, Str: G. Rinaldi, Cox: M. Milsom
M8 - Bow: S. Williams, 2: I. Zarubin, 3: E. Cooper, 4: T. O'Mahony, 5: A. Lee, 6: R. Anderson, 7: F. Redman, Str: P. Keenan, Cox: J. Appleby
W8 - Bow: E. Laing, 2: E. McKay, 3: L. Cristaudo, 4: D. Watt, 5: S. Humble, 6: T. Bates, 7: G. Barrera, Str: G. Rinaldi, Cox: M. Milsom

Tasmania

No Tasmanian team

Victoria

M1x - Ned Joyce
W1x - Stella Benson
M2 - Fletcher Douglas & Sam Chin
M2 - Henry Reinehr and Joe Collingwood
W2 - Bow: Zoe Korr, Str: Mia Harrison
W2 - Bow: Sophia Perton, Str: Catherine Ross
M2x - Bow: Joe Lee-Conway, Str: Harry Pollock
M2x - Bow: Matisse Kerr, Str: Emile Stigter
W2x - Bow: Gabrielle Simcox, Str: Matilda Chard
W2x - Bow: Elizabeth Robson, Str: Georgia Miller
M4+ - Bow: Fletch Douglas, 2: Joe Collingwood, 3: Henry Reinehr, Str: Sam Chin, Cox: Sara Chapman
M4x - Bow: Matisse Kerr, 2: Joe Lee-Conway, 3: Harry Pollock, Str: Emile Stigter
W4x - Bow: Gabrielle Simcox, 2: Matilda Chard, 3: Georgia Miller, Str: Elizabeth Robson
W4+ - Bow: Mia Harrison, 2: Zoe Korr, 3: Catherine Ross, Str: Sophia Perton, Cox: Eliza Dodd
M8 - Fletcher Douglas, 2: Matisse Kerr, 3: Harry Pollock, 4: Sam Chin, 5: Henry Reinehr, 6: Joe Collingwood, 7: Emile Stigter, Str: Joe Lee-Conway, Cox: Sara Chapman
W8 - Bow: E. Robson, 2: S. Benson, 3: M. Harrison, 4: M. Chard, 5: G. Simcox, 6: Z. Korr, 7: C. Ross, Str: S. Perton, Cox: E. Dodd
Coaches - Archie Gill (women), Ed Ryan (men)

Western Australia

No WA Team

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