by Rowing Australia | May 15, 2022 | Latest News, Uncategorized
The last day didn’t disappoint for the Australian Rowing Team in either race conditions or results. Racing down the course first for Australia was in fact an unusual international composite in the PR2 Mix2x with Kat Ross doubling up with Corne de Koning from The...
by Rowing Australia | May 15, 2022 | Latest News, Uncategorized
On another beautiful day at the ‘Lago di Varese’ with flat, calm conditions our seven athletes raced across five boat classes on day two of the three-day Regatta. The crews started their day with their Regatta 1 Finals, having progressed through from their Heats the...
by Rowing Australia | May 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
On a perfect European spring day in mid-20 degree heat, our rowers took to the water on day one of the Gavirate International Para-Rowing Regatta. Representing the green and gold, we had seven athletes across four boat classes who competed against crews from across...
by Michelle Cook | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Rowing Australia continues to assess the options to host the 2022 Australian Rowing Championships. Regrettably we do not have a decision to announce today. Entries remain open and we wish to remind participants that the entries deadline will close at midnight on...
by Rowing Australia | Mar 4, 2022 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Rowing Australia (RA) is excited to announce the appointment of Jason Lane to the role of Pathways Head Coach. Lane joins RA from his long-term role as Head Rowing Coach at the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) where he has a history of on water success and of...
by AON | Dec 3, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Making a career transition is a tough decision at any stage of life, but it can offer unique challenges to athletes. To make a successful career change it is important for anyone to follow a process and evaluate your interests, values, and skills and what you enjoy...
by Rowing Australia | Nov 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rowing Australia (RA) is pleased to announce appointments to two key leadership positions within its High-Performance program. Paul Thompson MBE, who joins RA from his role as Senior High-Performance Director at the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS), has been...
by Rowing Australia | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s those coaches throughout the years who imparted their wisdom on how to make the boat go faster and helped them understand the beauty and brutality of our sport. Who helped them find the limits that they didn’t know existed. Who believed in them and...
by Rowing Australia | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Before the Coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021, Tokyo’s stifling heat and how athletes would fare in the conditions was a key talking point. Temperatures in the Japanese capital can soar to 32°C during...
by Rowing Australia | Aug 5, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Over the two weeks from the 23 June to 4 July, close to 250 people rowed for their state in the second Indoor Interstate Regatta, posting a total distance of 9,905, 276 metres; 1.7 times the total coastline of Australia. With NSW posting a late COVID-19 lockdown...
by Rowing Australia | Jun 18, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Nutrition for rowers starts with normal healthy eating principles as a base but also requires some dietary manipulation to support training and competition. The more training you do, the more important it becomes to adapt your nutritional intake, by applying sports...
by Rowing Australia | Jun 13, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
The Australian Olympic Committee has announced the 38-strong rowing team for the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo. The team has qualified nine boats, and features 28 debutants, nine athletes returning for their second Games with Joshua Booth named to his third...
