Rowing Australia is pleased to announce the two athlete groups we have welcomed into both the men’s and women’s National Training Centres for the 2019/20 season and who are now training or transitioning at these two facilities.
Intake 1 received automatic invitation to the NTCs having competed at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and meeting the required performance standards. There were also some discretionary invitations for rowers in the qualified boats. These athletes have commenced training at their respective National Training Centres. Intake 2 received an invitation to their respective NTC having taken part in the recent NTC Testing Camps. Athletes for Intake 2 will begin transitioning into the NTCs in the coming weeks.
While there are a number of 2019 Australian Rowing Team members returning in Intake 2, there are some familiar and new names joining the centres.
2019 U23 World Champion, Adam Bakker, joins the Men’s National Training Centre, alongside fellow 2019 U23 Australian Rowing Team member Nick Lavery. Ben Coombs also returns to the National Training Centre for the 2019/20 season.
The Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre sees three new faces join its ranks, all of whom are 2019 U23 World Championship medallists. 2019 World Rowing U23 Champion, Ria Thompson, joins the centre alongside U23 silver medallists Giorgia Patten and Harriet Hudson.
Recent updates as of August 2020 include the departure of Angus Moore, Rob Black, Hamish Playfair, Lilly Tinapple and Georgina Gotch from the centres and the addition of David Bartholot, Patrick Holt and Rowena Meredith.
Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre
Intake 1
| Name | Club | State |
| Alexander Hill | Adelaide Rowing Club | SA |
| Alexander Purnell | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Angus Widdicombe | Mercantile Rowing Club | VIC |
| Cameron Girdlestone | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Campbell Watts | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| David Watts | Sydney Rowing Club | WA |
| Jack Hargreaves | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Jack O’Brien | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Joshua Booth | Melbourne University BC | VIC |
| Joshua Hicks | Sydney Rowing Club | WA |
| Nicholas Purnell | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Sam Hardy | Sydney Rowing Club | NSW |
| Simon Keenan | Melbourne University BC | VIC |
| Spencer Turrin | Sydney Rowing Club | NSW |
| Timothy Masters | UTS Rowing Club | VIC |
Intake 2
| Name | Club | State |
| Liam Donald | Mercantile Rowing Club | VIC |
| Jack Cleary | West Australian Rowing Club | WA |
| Caleb Antill | ANU Boat Club | ACT |
| Ben Coombs | UTS Rowing Club | VIC |
| Nick Lavery | UTS Rowing Club | VIC |
| Patrick Holt | UTS Rowing Club | NSW |
| David Bartholot | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre
Intake 1
| NAME | CLUB | STATE |
| Amanda Bateman | Mercantile Rowing Club | VIC |
| Annabelle McIntyre | Fremantle Rowing Club | WA |
| Bronwyn Cox | University of West Australia Boat Club | WA |
| Genevieve Horton | Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Georgina Rowe | UTS Rowing Club | NSW |
| Jacinta Edmunds | Commercial Rowing Club | QLD |
| Jessica Morrison | Mercantile Rowing Club | VIC |
| Katrina Werry | Mercantile Rowing Club | VIC |
| Leah Saunders | Sydney Rowing Club | NSW |
| Lucy Stephan | Melbourne University Boat Club | VIC |
| Molly Goodman | Adelaide Rowing Club | SA |
| Olympia Aldersey | Adelaide Rowing Club | SA |
| Rosemary Popa | Banks Rowing Club | VIC |
| Sarah Hawe | Huon Rowing Club | VIC |
| Coxswain: James Rook | Mercantile Rowing Club | VIC |
Intake 2
| Name | Club | State |
| Rowena Meredith |
Sydney University Boat Club | NSW |
| Ciona Wilson | Tamar Rowing Club | TAS |
| Sarah Pound | UTS Rowing Club | NSW |
| Georgia Nesbitt | Huon Rowing Club | TAS |
| Emma Fessey | UTS Rowing Club | NSW |
| Giorgia Patten | West Australian Rowing Club | WA |
| Harriet Hudson | Sydney Rowing Club | NSW |
| Ria Thompson | University of Queensland Boat Club | VIC |