by Rowing Australia | Dec 17, 2018 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Rowing Coach Scholarships Rowing Australia (RA) is delighted to offer two coaches a fully paid scholarship for the University of Queensland’s Graduate Certificate in Sports Coaching course for 2019. The AIS scholarship coaches used to complete this course as part of...
by Rowing Australia | Dec 11, 2018 | Latest News
Rowing Australia is saddened to announce today that on 6 December two-time Olympian, Peter Gillon (VIC), passed away in Melbourne. Peter was McVilly-Pearce pin number 170 and competed at the Rome 1960 and the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games in the Men’s Coxless Four....
by Rowing Australia | Dec 5, 2018 | Latest News
Australian Rowing Team alumni and former World Champion was last night announced as one of three new stewards elected to Henley Royal Regatta. The Sydney University Boat Club President and Rowing Australia Council member, representing New South Wales, joins Alison...
by Rowing Australia | Dec 3, 2018 | Latest News
More than 300 women from across 43 sports will be directly involved in the 2019 Women Leaders in Sport program, with successful applicants announced on Sunday by Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie and Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer. Among the recipients are six...
by Rowing Australia | Dec 3, 2018 | Latest News
Coles will power Australia’s 50 most talented rowers as they train to reach their dream of winning gold until 2020. The grocery deliveries to Rowing Australia’s National Training Centres at Canberra and Penrith in Sydney are part of a two year partnership announced...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 29, 2018 | Latest News
Rowing Australia is pleased to announce those athletes invited to participate in the National 5km Time Trial. The NTT 5km will take place between 12 and 15 December in Penrith, New South Wales. A pdf version of this list is available here. COXSWAINS (Trialling...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 24, 2018 | Latest News
Australia’s 2018 World Championship winning crew named Men’s Crew of the Year at World Rowing Awards Australia’s Men’s Four were last night named the 2018 Male Crew of the Year at the 2018 World Rowing Awards held in Berlin, Germany. Alexander Hill, Jack...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 22, 2018 | Latest News
Combined Rowing Competition on Land and Sea Raises Funds to Address Plastic Pollution, Maintain Ocean Health HONG KONG, 8 November, 2018 – For over 150 years, sailboats have been racing around Hong Kong Island, and for well over a century, rowers have been competing...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 22, 2018 | Latest News
A joint collaboration between FISA and the Women’s Sports Network to support teenage girls in competitive rowing is announced today at the World Rowing Coaching conference in Berlin. This collaboration sees the release of ‘FREE to download’ ROWMoJo from...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 22, 2018 | Latest News
Australia’s Rowing Classic takes place in Melbourne this weekend This Saturday (24 November) 255 crews will descend upon Melbourne to take part in the 60th Head of the Yarra. The event will see 2,223 athletes take on the eight-kilometre race known as the ‘Australian...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 16, 2018 | Latest News
The World Rowing Federation (FISA) and Filippi Boats are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2018 Filippi Spirit Award. The award the honours university student rowers recognising their commitment to World Rowing’s core values. Nominations came from around the...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 15, 2018 | Latest News
Junior Australian Rowing Team silver medallist, Cormac Kennedy-Leverett was today announced as in the running for the 2018 Emerging Athlete of the Year at this year’s AIS Sport Performance Awards. The young Queenslander who claimed a silver medal at the 2018...