Rower of the Year Awards
The Rower of the Year Awards recognise the most outstanding contributions from volunteers and the most exceptional achievements of coaches and athletes throughout each year. They are the pinnacle awards within the Australian rowing community and are awarded to the most outstanding female rower, male rower, coach and volunteer in each year.
The Rower’s Rower of the Year is an award that is nominated and voted on by athletes who have represented Australia on a Junior, Under 23 or Senior A team in each year. It is a most prestigious award, voted on by an athlete’s peers and is the ultimate recognition of an athlete’s contribution to the team.
2017 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Participation Ambassador Award
Ben Flannagan
Volunteer of the Year
David Schier
Coach of the Year
Tom Westgarth
Pathway Coach of the Year
Alfie Young
Pathway Athlete or Crew of the Year
U23 Men’s Four – Adam Bakker, Liam Donald, Harley Moore, Robert Black
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Four – Molly Goodman, Sarah Hawe, Katrina Werry, Lucy Stephan
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Four – Alexander Hill, Jack Hargreaves, Spencer Turrin, Joshua Hicks
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Cameron Fowler
Gina Rinehart Leadership Award
Lucy Stephan
2016 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Terry Mulligan
Coach of the Year
Lyall McCarthy
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Single Scull – Kim Brennan
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Quadruple Scull – Karsten Forsterling, James McRae, Cameron Girdlestone and Alexander Belonogoff
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Kim Brennan
Gina Rinehart Leadership Award
Kim Brennan
2015 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Dr Stephen Hinchy
Coach of the Year
Lyall McCarthy
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Single Scull – Kim Brennan
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Arms and Shoulders Men’s Single Scull – Erik Horrie
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Kerry Hore
2014 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Eric Waller
Coach of the Year
Gordon Marcks
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull – Kathryn Ross
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull – Gavin Bellis
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Alexander ‘Sasha’ Belonogoff
2013 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Chris Grummitt
Coach of the Year
Jason Baker
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Single Scull – Kim Crow
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Arms and Shoulders Single Scull – Erik Horrie
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Maia Simmonds
2012 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Margaret MacKenzie
Coach of the Year
Bill Tait
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Kim Crow – Member of the Women’s Single and Double Scull
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Arms and Shoulders Single Scull – Erik Horrie
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Fergus Pragnell
2011 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Ray Ebert
Coach of the Year
Brett Crow
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Double Scull – Kim Crow and Kerry Hore
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four – Sam Beltz, Ben Cureton, Todd Skipworth and Anthony Edwards
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Anthony Edwards
2010 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Ray Ebert
Coach of the Year
Noel Donaldson
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Double Scull – Kim Crow and Kerry Hore
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Lightweight Four – Anthony Edwards, Sam Beltz, Blair Tunevitsch and Todd Skipworth
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Alice McNamara
2009 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Phil Titterton
Coach of the Year
Tim Conrad
Female Rower or Crew of the Year
Junior Women’s Coxless Four — Jessica Molsher-Jones, Peta White, Hannah Vermeersch and Anna Kaszycki
Male Rower or Crew of the Year
Men’s Quadruple Scull — Daniel Noonan, David Crawhsay, Jared Bidwell and Nick Hudson
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Daniel Noonan
2008 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Ray Ebert
Coach of the Year
Rhett Ayliffe
Female Crew of the Year
Women’s Lightweight Quad Scull — Bronwen Watson, Ingrid Fenger, Miranda Bennett and Alice McNamara
Male Crew of the Year
Men’s Coxless Pair — Duncan Free and Drew Ginn
Rowers’ Rower of the Year
David Crawshay
2007 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Michael Smith
Coach of the Year
Chris O’Brien
Female Crew of the Year
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull — Amber Halliday and Marguerite Houston
Male Crew of the Year
Men’s Coxless Pair — Duncan Free and Drew Ginn
Rowers’ Rower of the Year
Drew Ginn
2006 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
David Deeble
Coach of the Year
Adrian David
Female Rower/Crew of the Year
Brooke Pratley/Liz Kell
Male Rower/Crew of the Year
Men’s Coxless Pair – Duncan Free and Drew Ginn
Rowers’ Rower of the Year
Brooke Pratley
2005 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year
Michael Eastaughffe
Coach of the Year
Lyall McCarthy
Female Rower/Crew of the Year
Sarah Outhwaite
Male Rower/Crew of the Year
Tasmanian Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four
Rowers’ Rower of the Year
Dominic Monypenny