By Rupert Guinness at the Lake Barrington International Rowing Course
The 2026 Australian Rowing Championships (ARC26), presented by Events Tasmania, will ramp up in speed on Saturday with a high-octane charge of Eights racing set to light up the waters of Lake Barrington.
Marquee events for Day Six of the regatta will be the Men’s and Women’s Coxed Eight Finals, but in the build up to those medal races the lake will become stage to a plethora of big boat races by club and school crews.
The crowds have been building by the day this week in a regatta that has seen a record 2,100-plus athletes competing especially with the event nearing its climax with Sunday’s Interstate Rowing Championships.
The interstate championships that include 10 events where interstate bragging rights are on the line, end with the blue riband Queen’s Cup and King’s Cup races for the respective women’s and men’s Eight titles.
However, Saturday’s racing after a testing and tough week that has seen athletes deal with challenging wind affected conditions are poised to provide must-see action in all age groups, classifications and classes.
And to add extra spice, scheduled races are not only over the standard 2000m distance but include the 500m sprints races for all boat sizes.
It will be day where Australia’s best will be on show, from Olympians, Paralympians and seasoned State representatives to aspiring Australian Rowing Team members and club, under-age and school rowers.
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