1969 Australian University Championships
Lake Wendouree, Ballarat VIC - Men
Canning River, Perth - Women
1969 Programme Cover
Thirteen universities competed in the men's championships making it the largest ever Intervarsity regatta. For the first time, all men's Championships were raced over 2000 metres and the regatta expanded to run over three days to allow for heats, repechages and finals. The new event of men's pair racing for the Carlton & United Goblets was added. The men's championships were hosted by Monash University and whilst well run, competitors did not enjoy the cold and windy weather.
The women's championships were hosted by the University of Western Australia. It was conducted on the Canning River course. The Sydney girls arrived early to enable them to race in the local Pennant Regatta. Newcastle arrived on the Saturday night. The University of Western Australia Boat Club June newsletter described the event as follows: The regatta was a homely, casual affair - good crowds and a good showing from the supporting women's and men's crews from other local clubs. Unlike the men's regatta, only three universities competed but fortunately the weather was good with only a slight side breeze.
Images from these championships can be found on the Australian Rowing Images website.
Index to Results
Time: 7 mins 59.4 secs
Margin: 6 lengths
Petite final
Time: 8:37
Margin: 1.5 lengths
1st University of Queensland - Michael J Reynolds
2nd University of New South Wales - G Robert Drury
3rd Melbourne University - Stephen F Shanasy
4th Sydney University - Richard M Reddel
5th Monash University - William E John
Petite final:
1st University of Tasmania - J Woudwyk
2nd Flinders University - D J Munro
Other placings or whether the following raced are unknown
Adelaide University - P R Brebner
LaTrobe University - R S P Coutts
Macquarie University - R A Watson
Newcastle University -
Vernon James Gippel Dunning
University of Western Australia - R Anderson
M J Reynolds from the University of Queensland
Time: 7 mins 53.1 secs
Margin: 1 3/4 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Robert S Benson, Str: Will G Magennis
2nd Sydney University - Bow: Larry D Cornell, Str: David A P Waugh, Cch: Alan Callaway
3rd Monash University - Bow: Peter J McMahon, Str: Evan M Thompson
4th Newcastle University - Bow: P K McLeod, Str: Edward Lewis, Cch: James Kenneth MacMillan
MUBC Men's Pair
Time: 6 mins 26.9 secs
Margins: 1 length
and a canvas
Final B:
Time: 6 mins 46.4 secs
Margin: 3/4 length
1st Melbourne University - Bow: William F Christopherson, 2: Peter S Wilson, 3: Phil M Norman, 4: Ian G Farran, 5: Paul D McSweeney, 6: Geoff N Withers, 7: David T Hornsby, Str: Angus (Guss) K Ferguson, Cox: B Richard Kendall, Cch: G Harvey Nicholson
2nd Sydney University - Bow: R (Bob) Danton, 2. Chris G Noel, 3. W Stan Perkowicz, 4. Col P Allsop, 5. John A Curtin, 6. John B St Vincent Welch, 7. John B Sivewright, Str: R (Bob) F P Piggott, Cox: John F Boultbee, Cch: Alan Callaway
3rd Adelaide University - Bow: Gregory Rino Minuzzo, 2: Reginald Frank Agnew Wills, 3: Andrew David Crompton, 4: Desmond Lee Speakman, 5: Michael Page, 6: Rod Elleway, 7: Michael Magarey, Str: Ian Stuart Munro, Cox: Anthony Francis Johnson, Cch: P Cronin
4th Monash University - Bow: Paul R Espie, 2: William P J Gurry, 3: K J Ross McKenzie, 4: John B Blanch, 5: Sam F Mollard, 6: Peter K Reith, 8: Les F Ayres, Str: James E Bourke, Cox: J F O Bilson, Cchs: Robert R Aitken & Michael F McKenna
5th University of Western Australia- Bow: Robin C Wright, 2: Jonathon Meyer, 3: John A Tilbury, 4: J R Abbott, 5: David J Pickett, 6: John C Whitehand, 7: Richard Porter, Str: Robert M Rowell, Cox: M John Hanrahan, Emerg: J S D'Espeissis, Cch: Neil L Marsh
MUBC Eight in training
SUBC Eight in training
Final B :
1st Australian National University - Bow: D L Edmunds, 2: David W Walters, 3: M J Kent, 4: A C Snedden, 5: Alistair B Urquhart, 6: B G Moore, 7: Peter J Setchell, Str: A Griffiths, Cox: Malcolm L Lamb, Cch: William Webb
2nd University of New South Wales - Bow: Craig Burton, 2: Robert Richardson, 3: David Chapman, 4: P David Finley, 5: Gary Khan, 6: Rick Gillespie, 7: Brian Curtin, Str: James Brennan, Cox: P Hardgraves, Cch: Wim Sirks
3rd LaTrobe University - Bow: A L Maine, 2: R S Orchard, 3: M R Reid, 4: A G Robertson, 5: J C Tarrant, 6: C R Wood, 7: R Simms, Str: John Swaney, Cox: S Tang, Cchs: David H Boykett and Simon H Newcomb
4th University of Tasmania - Bow: Peter John Raymond Collins, 2: Paul Geoffrey Harris, 3: J Campbell-Smith, 4: Roger Leslie Granville Martin, 5: Christopher John Jones, 6: S Luttrell, 7: Piet Anthony Schouten, Str: Andrew Harold Edwards, Cox: A Scott-Bell, Cch: Graham Squires
5th University of Queensland - Bow: Anthony T Philbrick, 2: Geoffery A Brooke, 3: Christopher H Gasteen, 4: Gary Roubin, 5: Walter Cawthorn, 6: John M Moffat, 7: Jeffrey F Clewett, Str: Jonathan G Ricketts, Cox: Russell Bellis, Cch: Ian Buchanan
Newcastle University - Bow: John William Lamb, 2: Robert Wayne Richards, 3: James William Wafer, 4: Douglas Raymond Flynn, 5: William Dennis Hainsworth, 6: K Massey, 7: John Scott McLeod, Str: Edward Lewis, Cox: Robert Charles Hannah, Cch: James Kenneth MacMillan, Emergs: Peter John Eadington and Wayne Maxwell Reynolds
Of note was the quality of coaches for the crews in this event. They included Alan Callaway (Australian Olympic coach), Harvey Nicholson, Bob Aitken (Australian selector and past Olympic coach), Dr Lloyd Williams (winning King's Cup coach), Geoff Taylor, Bill Webb, David Boykett (successful King's Cup rower and coach), Neil Marsh and Wim Sirks.
Time: 7 mins 14 secs
Margin: 3 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Kim A Abbott, 2: Andrew G McKinley, 3: Brian C Clarke, Str: T Campbell Johnson, Cox: Anthony C Richards, Cch: Mark A Schapper, Emergs: Robert J Stewart & William Ethridge
2nd University of Western Australia - Bow: Joseph Wyche, 2: M T Srack, 3: David Hurley, Str: Michael E Connor, Cox: M J Hanrahan, Emerg: J Pierce, Cch: Ken D Grant
3rd Adelaide University - Bow: Forest Stuart Gordon, 2: Louis Lippis, 3: William Robert Fawcett, Str: Henry Simpson Newland, Cox: P Asche, Emerg: P Brebner
4th Australian National University - Bow: R C Clarkson, 2: John Kinley Gibson, 3: A Hill, Str: Roger W Paltridge, Cox: C M MacDonald, Cch: F P Nolan
5th University of Queensland - Bow: Graham C King, 2: John B Kluver, 3: John Miles Alden, Str: Richard William Gerard Kaye, Cox: P Halliday, Cch: Alan Bromiley
MUBC Lightweight Four
Final B:
1st University of New South Wales - Bow: Thomas H Thompson, 2: Kim Rudder, 3: Paul Christianson, Str: David Bagnall, Cox: J Stanton, Cch: Ray Green
2nd Sydney University - Bow: Richard J Ennis, 2: Norman C Croker, 3: R J Hartman, Str: A G Pettigrew, Cox: R J Madden, Cchs: C F Moore & Iain A MacDonald
3rd University of Tasmania - Bow: Lionel Mark Wilson Legget, 2: William Paul Anderson, 3: Edward Benedict Wronski, Str: Christopher James Schrosbree, Cox: Andrew David Norris, Cch: T Salisbury
4th LaTrobe University - Bow: E J Ward, 2: P R Lawford, 3: N J Stanley, Str: D W G Hanlon, Cox: D J Liversidge, Emerg: A H G Armstrong, Cch: B J Pollock
Time: Not known
Margin: 8 lengths and a further 8 lengths back to third
1st Sydney University - Anne Ellison, Cch: Phillip Titterton
2nd Newcastle University
3rd
University of Western Australia
Time: Not known
Margins: 1 length and 0.5 length
1st Newcastle University - Str: K Price
2nd University of Western Australia - Str: P Cruikshank
3rd Sydney University - Str: Sue Dobson, Cox: Susie Edwards, Cch: Phillip Titterton
Time: 4:03.5
Margins: 4 lengths and 3 lengths
1st Sydney University - Bow: Anne Ellison, 2: Therese Clancy, 3: Elizabeth Monti, Str: Louise Childs, Cox: Susie Edwards, Cch: Phillip Titterton
2nd University of Western Australia - Bow: Margie Martin, 2: Sue Parker, 3: Gaye Garrett, Str: Steph Greenway
3rd Newcastle University - Str: K Price
Sources
- Annual Report of the Sydney University Women's Rowing Club per Anne Titterton
- Uni Oarsman, newsletter of the University of Western Australia Boat Club, June 1969 edition