The 2016 Australian Indoor Rowing Championships drew to a close last month and with full results set to be announced this Friday (9 December), we thought we would share the exciting news that 14 Australian records were set by competitors across the country! Concept2 Australia have confirmed that the following competitors are now Australian record holders!
Congratulations to the following:
| Name | Category | Distance | Time | Event Centre record set at |
| Blake Gillian | Men’s, 12 years | 2000m | 8:32.5 | Tara/MLC School |
| Lily Smith | Women’s 13-14 years | 1000m | 3:46.6 | Tara/MLC School |
| Maddison Piper | Women’s 13-14 years | 500m | 1:46.4 | Lourdes Hill |
| Lucas Wigston | Men’s 13-14 years | 2000m | 6:49.2 | New Town Bay Rowing Centre |
| Tyler Pearce | Men’s 13-14 years | 500m | 1:34.7 | Sunshine Coast Indoor Rowing Club |
| Georgia Powell | Women’s 13-14 years | 2000m | 7:39.7 | Inspire Health |
| Charlotte Jenkins | Women’s 15-16 years | 1000m | 3:41.2 | Lourdes Hill |
| Kaila Seeley
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Women’s 15-16 years | 500m | 1:45.8 | Lourdes Hill |
| Cormac Kennedy-Leverett | Men’s 15-16 years | 2000m | 6:23.7 | Griffith University Surfers Paradise Rowing Club |
| Taylor Smith | Women’s 15-16 years | 2000m | 7:19.5 | Inspire Health |
| Ruby Gambale | Women’s 17 years | 1000m | 3:29.4 | Canberra Girls Grammar School |
| Michael McNamara | Men’s Lightweight 19-29 years | 500m | 1:23:9 | Nagambie Rowing Club |
| John Dyson | Men’s Lightweight 60-64 years | 1000m | 3:26.6 | Tara/MLC School |
| Lindsay Hay | Men’s Open-weight 65-69 years | 2000m | 6:48.4 | Tara/MLC School |
You can visit the Concept2 Australia website HERE to see the newest Australian record holders!
In addition to the above 14 Australian record holders, Paul Jeffrey who broke the World Record in his age group for the Concept2 1 minute rip, for the Men’s 50-59 year-old category – you can see Paul’s record HERE.