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The Australian Rowing Team

The Senior Australian Rowing Team is the pinnacle for rowers in Australia.

We are proud of the legacy this team has built over the last century, kick-started by Henry 'Bobby' Pearce at the 1928 Olympics. That Gold medal set Australia's reputation as one of the top rowing countries.

  • 2024 World Cup Squads
  • Australia A Team
  • 2024 Para Squad
  • 2023 World Champs Team
  • 2023 World Cup Squads
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Women's Single Tara Rigney (NSW)
Women's Single Tara Rigney (NSW)
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WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL ANNEKA REARDON (ACT), GEORGIA MIANSAROW (NSW)
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL ANNEKA REARDON (ACT), GEORGIA MIANSAROW (NSW)
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Women's Double Scull Amanda Bateman (VIC), Harriet Hudson (NSW)
Women's Double Scull Amanda Bateman (VIC), Harriet Hudson (NSW)
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Women's Quad Scull Ria Thompson (QLD), Catlin Cronin (QLD), Laura Gourley (NSW), rowena meredith (nsw)
Women's Quad Scull Ria Thompson (QLD), Catlin Cronin (QLD), Laura Gourley (NSW), rowena meredith (nsw)
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WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR ANNABELLE MCINTYRE OAM (WA), JESSICA MORRISON OAM (VIC)
WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR ANNABELLE MCINTYRE OAM (WA), JESSICA MORRISON OAM (VIC)
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WOMENS COXLESS FOUR Olympia Aldersey (SA), Jean Mitchell (VIC), Lily Alton Triggs (QLD), Molly Goodman (SA)
WOMENS COXLESS FOUR Olympia Aldersey (SA), Jean Mitchell (VIC), Lily Alton Triggs (QLD), Molly Goodman (SA)
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Women's coxed eight Paige Barr (VIC), Bronwyn Cox (WA), Georgina Rowe (NSW), Katrina Werry (VIC) , Jacqueline Swick (WA), Giorgia Patten (VIC), Sarah Hawe (TAS), Lucy Stephen OAM (VIC), Hayley Verbunt (VIC)
Women's coxed eight Paige Barr (VIC), Bronwyn Cox (WA), Georgina Rowe (NSW), Katrina Werry (VIC) , Jacqueline Swick (WA), Giorgia Patten (VIC), Sarah Hawe (TAS), Lucy Stephen OAM (VIC), Hayley Verbunt (VIC)
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Men's Single Scull Jackson Kench (NSW)
Men's Single Scull Jackson Kench (NSW)
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MEN'S DOUBLE SCULL David Bartholot (NSW), Marcus Della Marta (NSW)
MEN'S DOUBLE SCULL David Bartholot (NSW), Marcus Della Marta (NSW)
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MEN'S QUAD Caleb Antill (ACT), JACK CLEARY (WA), Campbell Watts (NSW), Alexander Rossi (WA)
MEN'S QUAD Caleb Antill (ACT), JACK CLEARY (WA), Campbell Watts (NSW), Alexander Rossi (WA)
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MEN'S COXLESS FOUR Fergus Hamilton (VIC), ALEXANDER HILL OAM (SA), Tim Masters (VIC), Jack Robertson (VIC)
MEN'S COXLESS FOUR Fergus Hamilton (VIC), ALEXANDER HILL OAM (SA), Tim Masters (VIC), Jack Robertson (VIC)
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MEN'S COXED EIGHT Ben Canham (VIC), Josh Hicks (WA), Spencer Turrin OAM (NSW), Alexander Purnell OAM (NSW), Jack Hargreaves OAM (NSW), Jack O’Brien (NSW), Angus Dawson (SA), Angus Widdicombe (VIC), Kendall Brodie (NSW)
MEN'S COXED EIGHT Ben Canham (VIC), Josh Hicks (WA), Spencer Turrin OAM (NSW), Alexander Purnell OAM (NSW), Jack Hargreaves OAM (NSW), Jack O’Brien (NSW), Angus Dawson (SA), Angus Widdicombe (VIC), Kendall Brodie (NSW)
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PR1 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ERIK HORRIE OAM (NSW)
PR1 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ERIK HORRIE OAM (NSW)
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PR3 Mixed Double Scull Nikki Ayers (ACT), Jed Altschwager (SA)
PR3 Mixed Double Scull Nikki Ayers (ACT), Jed Altschwager (SA)
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PR3 Men's Pair Nicholas Bartlett (SA), Tobiah Goffsassen (QLD)
PR3 Men's Pair Nicholas Bartlett (SA), Tobiah Goffsassen (QLD)
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Men's Reserve Pair Rohan Lavery (VIC), Patrick Holt (QLD)
Men's Reserve Pair Rohan Lavery (VIC), Patrick Holt (QLD)
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Women's Reserve Pair Eliza Gaffney (VIC), Samantha Morton (NSW)
Women's Reserve Pair Eliza Gaffney (VIC), Samantha Morton (NSW)
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Charlie Batrouney Mens four | Melbourne University Boat Club | VIC
Charlie Batrouney Mens four | Melbourne University Boat Club | VIC
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Fraser Miscamble MENS FOUR | Melbourne University Boat Club | VIC
Fraser Miscamble MENS FOUR | Melbourne University Boat Club | VIC
Alexander Wolf - Mercantile RC (Medium)
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Alex Wolf MENS FOUR | Sydney Rowing Club | NSW
Alex Wolf MENS FOUR | Sydney Rowing Club | NSW
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Hamish Wynn-Pope MENS FOUR | Melbourne University Boat Club | vic
Hamish Wynn-Pope MENS FOUR | Melbourne University Boat Club | vic
laura foley
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Laura Foley womens four | Melbourne University Boat Club | vic
Laura Foley womens four | Melbourne University Boat Club | vic
emily sheppard
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Emily Sheppard womens four| Sydney University Boat Club
Emily Sheppard womens four| Sydney University Boat Club
sarah tisdall
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Sarah Tisdall womens four | University of Queensland Boat Club | qld
Sarah Tisdall womens four | University of Queensland Boat Club | qld
maddy williams
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Maddy Williams womens four | KAND Rowing Club | qld
Maddy Williams womens four | KAND Rowing Club | qld
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Ella Bramwell Womens four | Adelaide Rowing Club | qld
Ella Bramwell Womens four | Adelaide Rowing Club | qld
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Georgie Gleeson womens four | Sydney University Boat Club | nsw
Georgie Gleeson womens four | Sydney University Boat Club | nsw
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Sarah Marriott womens four | Melbourne University Boat Club | vic
Sarah Marriott womens four | Melbourne University Boat Club | vic
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Eleanor Price womens four | Sydney University Boat Club | nsw
Eleanor Price womens four | Sydney University Boat Club | nsw
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Anna O’Hanlon Coxswain | UTS Haberfield Rowing Club | nsw
Anna O’Hanlon Coxswain | UTS Haberfield Rowing Club | nsw
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Caleb Antill mens sculling squad | Australian National University Boat Club | act
Caleb Antill mens sculling squad | Australian National University Boat Club | act
jack cleary
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Jack Cleary mens sculling squad | West Australian Rowing Club | wa
Jack Cleary mens sculling squad | West Australian Rowing Club | wa
harry glackin
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Harry Glackin mens sculling squad | Capital Lakes Rowing Club | act
Harry Glackin mens sculling squad | Capital Lakes Rowing Club | act
hamish harding
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Hamish Harding mens sculling squad | Australian National University Boat Club | act
Hamish Harding mens sculling squad | Australian National University Boat Club | act
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Oscar McGuinness mens sculling squad | Adelaide Rowing Club | sa
Oscar McGuinness mens sculling squad | Adelaide Rowing Club | sa
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Mitch Reinhard mens sculling squad | Adelaide Rowing Club | sa
Mitch Reinhard mens sculling squad | Adelaide Rowing Club | sa
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Alexander Rossi mens sculling squad | West Australian Rowing Club | wasDescription. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et
Alexander Rossi mens sculling squad | West Australian Rowing Club | was
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Erik Horrie OAM PR1 Men’s Single Sculls | Sydney Rowing Club | nsw
Erik Horrie OAM PR1 Men’s Single Sculls | Sydney Rowing Club | nsw
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Jed Altschwager PR3 Mixed Double | Torrens Rowing Club | sa
Jed Altschwager PR3 Mixed Double | Torrens Rowing Club | sa
Nikki Ayers
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Nikki Ayers PR3 Mixed double | Capital Lakes Rowing Club | act
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Lisa Greissl PR3 mIXED Double reserve | Lake Macquarie Rowing Club | nsw
Lisa Greissl PR3 mIXED Double reserve | Lake Macquarie Rowing Club | nsw
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Thomas Birtwhistle PR3 MIXED FOUR SQUAD | UTS Haberfield Rowing Club | NSW
Thomas Birtwhistle PR3 MIXED FOUR SQUAD | UTS Haberfield Rowing Club | NSW
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Hannah Cowap PR3 MIXED FOUR SQUAD | Sydney Rowing Club | nsw
Hannah Cowap PR3 MIXED FOUR SQUAD | Sydney Rowing Club | nsw
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Toby Goffsassen pr3 mixed four squad | University of Queensland Boat Club | qld
Toby Goffsassen pr3 mixed four squad | University of Queensland Boat Club | qld
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Susannah Lutze pr3 mixed four | Banks Rowing Club | vic
Susannah Lutze pr3 mixed four | Banks Rowing Club | vic
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Alexandra Viney pr3 mixed four squad | Mercantile Rowing Club | nsw
Alexandra Viney pr3 mixed four squad | Mercantile Rowing Club | nsw
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PR3 MIXED DOUBLE SCULL JED ALTSCHWAGER (SA), NIKKI AYERS (ACT)
PR3 MIXED DOUBLE SCULL JED ALTSCHWAGER (SA), NIKKI AYERS (ACT)
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WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR ANNABELLE MCINTYRE OAM (WA), JESSICA MORRISON OAM (VIC)
WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR ANNABELLE MCINTYRE OAM (WA), JESSICA MORRISON OAM (VIC)
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Women's Single Tara Rigney (NSW)
Women's Single Tara Rigney (NSW)
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Women's coxed eight PAIGE BARR (VIC ), OLYMPIA ALDERSEY (SA), BROWNYN COX (WA), GEORGINA ROWE (NSW), JACQUELINE SWICK (WA), GEORGIE GLEESON (VIC), MOLLY GOODMAN (SA), HALEY VERBUNT (VIC), LILY ALTON (QLD)
Women's coxed eight PAIGE BARR (VIC ), OLYMPIA ALDERSEY (SA), BROWNYN COX (WA), GEORGINA ROWE (NSW), JACQUELINE SWICK (WA), GEORGIE GLEESON (VIC), MOLLY GOODMAN (SA), HALEY VERBUNT (VIC), LILY ALTON (QLD)
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MEN'S COXED EIGHT KENDALL BRODIE (NSW), BENJAMIN CANHAM (VIC), ANGUS DAWSON (SA), PATRICK HOLT (QLD), TIM MASTERS (VIC), JACK O'BRIEN (NSW), ANGUS WIDDICOMBE (VIC), JACK ROBERTSON (VIC), JOSH HICKS (WA)
MEN'S COXED EIGHT KENDALL BRODIE (NSW), BENJAMIN CANHAM (VIC), ANGUS DAWSON (SA), PATRICK HOLT (QLD), TIM MASTERS (VIC), JACK O'BRIEN (NSW), ANGUS WIDDICOMBE (VIC), JACK ROBERTSON (VIC), JOSH HICKS (WA)
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Women's Double Scull Amanda Bateman (VIC), Laura Gourley (NSW)
Women's Double Scull Amanda Bateman (VIC), Laura Gourley (NSW)
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Women's Quad Scull Catlin Cronin (QLD), Harriet Hudson (nsw), rowena meredith (nsw), Kathryn rowan (qld)
Women's Quad Scull Catlin Cronin (QLD), Harriet Hudson (nsw), rowena meredith (nsw), Kathryn rowan (qld)
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WOMENS COXLESS FOUR SARAH HAWE (VIC), GIORGIA PATTEN (WA), LUCY STEPHAN OAM (VIC), KATRINA WERRY (VIC)
WOMENS COXLESS FOUR SARAH HAWE (VIC), GIORGIA PATTEN (WA), LUCY STEPHAN OAM (VIC), KATRINA WERRY (VIC)
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WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL LUCY COLEMAN (NSW), ANNEKA REARDON (ACT)
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL LUCY COLEMAN (NSW), ANNEKA REARDON (ACT)
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MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ALEXANDER ROSSI (WA)
MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ALEXANDER ROSSI (WA)
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MEN'S DOUBLE SCULL HARLEY MOORE (QLD), COMAC KENNEDY-LEVERETT (QLD)
MEN'S DOUBLE SCULL HARLEY MOORE (QLD), COMAC KENNEDY-LEVERETT (QLD)
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MEN'S QUAD JACK CLEARY (WA), HENRY YOUL (TAS), CALEB ANTILL (ACT), DAVID BARTHOLOT (NSW)
MEN'S QUAD JACK CLEARY (WA), HENRY YOUL (TAS), CALEB ANTILL (ACT), DAVID BARTHOLOT (NSW)
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MENS PAIR FERGUS HAMILTON (VIC), SIMON KEENAN (VIC)
MENS PAIR FERGUS HAMILTON (VIC), SIMON KEENAN (VIC)
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MEN'S COXLESS FOUR JACK HARGREAVES OAM (NSW), ALEXANDER HILL OAM (SA), ALEXANDER PURNELL OAM (NSW), SPENCER TURRIN OAM (NSW)
MEN'S COXLESS FOUR JACK HARGREAVES OAM (NSW), ALEXANDER HILL OAM (SA), ALEXANDER PURNELL OAM (NSW), SPENCER TURRIN OAM (NSW)
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MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL OSCAR MCGUINNESS (SA), SEAN MURPHY (NSW)
MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL OSCAR MCGUINNESS (SA), SEAN MURPHY (NSW)
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PR1 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ERIK HORRIE OAM (NSW)
PR1 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ERIK HORRIE OAM (NSW)
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pr3 mixed coxed four THOMAS BIRTWHISTLE (NSW), JESSICA GALLAGHER (NSW), SUSANNAH LUTZE (VIC), HARRISON NICHOLS (NSW), TEESAAN KOO (VIC)
pr3 mixed coxed four THOMAS BIRTWHISTLE (NSW), JESSICA GALLAGHER (NSW), SUSANNAH LUTZE (VIC), HARRISON NICHOLS (NSW), TEESAAN KOO (VIC)
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Women's Single Tara Rigney (NSW)
Women's Single Tara Rigney (NSW)
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Women's Double Scull Amanda Bateman (VIC), Laura Gourley (NSW)
Women's Double Scull Amanda Bateman (VIC), Laura Gourley (NSW)
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Women's Quad Scull Catlin Cronin (QLD), Harriet Hudson (nsw), rowena meredith (nsw), ria thompson (vic)
Women's Quad Scull Catlin Cronin (QLD), Harriet Hudson (nsw), rowena meredith (nsw), ria thompson (vic)
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WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR ANNABELLE MCINTYRE OAM (WA), JESSICA MORRISON OAM (VIC)
WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR ANNABELLE MCINTYRE OAM (WA), JESSICA MORRISON OAM (VIC)
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WOMENS COXLESS FOUR SARAH HAWE (VIC), GIORGIA PATTEN (WA), LUCY STEPHAN OAM (VIC), KATRINA WERRY (VIC)
WOMENS COXLESS FOUR SARAH HAWE (VIC), GIORGIA PATTEN (WA), LUCY STEPHAN OAM (VIC), KATRINA WERRY (VIC)
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Women's coxed eight PAIGE BARR (VIC ), OLYMPIA ALDERSEY (SA), BROWNYN COX (WA), GEORGINA ROWE (NSW), JACQUELINE SWICK (WA), GEORGIE GLEESON (VIC), LILY ALTON-TRIGGS (QLD), MOLLY GOODMAN (SA), HALEY VERBUNT (VIC)
Women's coxed eight PAIGE BARR (VIC ), OLYMPIA ALDERSEY (SA), BROWNYN COX (WA), GEORGINA ROWE (NSW), JACQUELINE SWICK (WA), GEORGIE GLEESON (VIC), LILY ALTON-TRIGGS (QLD), MOLLY GOODMAN (SA), HALEY VERBUNT (VIC)
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WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL LUCY COLEMAN (NSW), ANNEKA REARDON (ACT), GEORGIA MIANSAROW (NSW) - RESERVE
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL LUCY COLEMAN (NSW), ANNEKA REARDON (ACT), GEORGIA MIANSAROW (NSW) - RESERVE
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MEN'S DOUBLE SCULL CALEB ANTILL (ACT), DAVID BARTHOLOT (NSW)
MEN'S DOUBLE SCULL CALEB ANTILL (ACT), DAVID BARTHOLOT (NSW)
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MEN'S QUAD SQUAD JACK CLEARY (WA), CORMAC KENNEDY-LEVERETT, SAM MARSH (WA), HARLEY MOORE (QLD), CAMPBELL WATTS (NSW), HENRY YOUL (TAS)
MEN'S QUAD SQUAD JACK CLEARY (WA), CORMAC KENNEDY-LEVERETT, SAM MARSH (WA), HARLEY MOORE (QLD), CAMPBELL WATTS (NSW), HENRY YOUL (TAS)
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MEN'S COXLESS FOUR JACK HARGREAVES OAM (NSW), ALEXANDER HILL OAM (SA), ALEXANDER PURNELL OAM (NSW), SPENCER TURRIN OAM (NSW)
MEN'S COXLESS FOUR JACK HARGREAVES OAM (NSW), ALEXANDER HILL OAM (SA), ALEXANDER PURNELL OAM (NSW), SPENCER TURRIN OAM (NSW)
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MEN'S COXED EIGHT/ MEN'S PAIR SQUAD KENDALL BRODIE (NSW), BENJAMIN CANHAM (VIC), ANGUS DAWSON (SA), SAM HARDY (NSW), PATRICK HOLT (QLD), SIMON KEENAN (VIC), JACKSON KENCH (NSW), ROHAN LAVERY (VIC), TIM MASTERS (VIC), JOSEPH O'BRIEN (NSW), WILLIAM O'SHANNESSY (NSW), ANGUS WIDDICOMBE (VIC), JACK ROBERTSON (VIC)
MEN'S COXED EIGHT/ MEN'S PAIR SQUAD KENDALL BRODIE (NSW), BENJAMIN CANHAM (VIC), ANGUS DAWSON (SA), SAM HARDY (NSW), PATRICK HOLT (QLD), SIMON KEENAN (VIC), JACKSON KENCH (NSW), ROHAN LAVERY (VIC), TIM MASTERS (VIC), JOSEPH O'BRIEN (NSW), WILLIAM O'SHANNESSY (NSW), ANGUS WIDDICOMBE (VIC), JACK ROBERTSON (VIC)
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MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL OSCAR MCGUINNESS (SA), SEAN MURPHY (NSW), BLAIN HESELTINE (QLD) - RESERVE
MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL OSCAR MCGUINNESS (SA), SEAN MURPHY (NSW), BLAIN HESELTINE (QLD) - RESERVE
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PR1 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ERIK HORRIE OAM (NSW)
PR1 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL ERIK HORRIE OAM (NSW)
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PR2 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL SIMON ALBURY
PR2 MEN'S SINGLE SCULL SIMON ALBURY
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PR3 MIXED DOUBLE SCULL JED ALTSCHWAGER (SA), NIKKI AYERS (ACT)
PR3 MIXED DOUBLE SCULL JED ALTSCHWAGER (SA), NIKKI AYERS (ACT)
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pr3 mixed coxed four squad THOMAS BIRTWHISTLE (NSW), JESSICA GALLAGHER (NSW), TOBY GOFFSASSEN (QLD), LISA GREISSL (NSW), SUSANNAH LUTZE (VIC), HARRISON NICHOLS (NSW), TEESAAN KOO (VIC)
pr3 mixed coxed four squad THOMAS BIRTWHISTLE (NSW), JESSICA GALLAGHER (NSW), TOBY GOFFSASSEN (QLD), LISA GREISSL (NSW), SUSANNAH LUTZE (VIC), HARRISON NICHOLS (NSW), TEESAAN KOO (VIC)

Our 2021 Tokyo Squad

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Rowing Australia Olympic/ Paralympic History

13 Olympic Gold Medals

19 Olympic Silver Medals

16 Olympic Bronze Medals

  • Olympics
  • Paralympics

Olympic History

Rowing joined the Olympic program in Paris 1900, after bad weather caused its cancellation at Athens in 1896. Australia first competed in rowing at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games in Sweden.

Australia’s rich Olympic history in rowing started with Henry ‘Bobby’ Pearce who won back-to-back gold medals in the single sculls in 1928 and 1932. The singles sculls success continued at the following two Olympics, with Merv Wood winning gold and silver at 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki. Wood also won bronze in 1956 in the double sculls with Murray Riley. The triple Olympic medallist also has the distinction of being the only Australian to have carried the flag in the Opening Ceremony twice. Australia’s first sweep-oared medal, a bronze, came in 1952 with the men’s eight.

The nation was consistently on the podium, but it was 44 years between golds after Wood’s win in 1948. The 1992 Barcelona Games broke the gold medal drought and introduced the world to the “Oarsome Foursome” who not only were the first sweep-oared Aussie crew to win an Olympic gold, but they would go on to defend their title four years later in Atlanta.

In 2016, Australia’s Kim Brennan, won the country’s first female rowing gold medal in 20 years. In 1996, Kate Allen (nee Slatter) and Megan Marcks (nee Still) won gold in the Women’s Pair at the Atlanta Olympic Games, 20 years later Brennan won gold in the Women’s Single Sculls at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It was the first time Australia had won a gold medal in the Women’s Single Sculls in the Games’ history.

In 2021, at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Australia won gold in both the Men’s and Women’s Fours and bronze medals in the Men’s and Women’s Quadruple Sculls, in what was dubbed the ‘Hour of Power’ by the media. The victory by Australia’s Men’s Four, saw the crew reclaim the title from the British who had been Olympic Champions for the past five Olympic Games, while the Women’s Four claimed the Olympic title after the boat was re-introduced to the Games for the first time since 1992.

Paralympic History

Rowing was first included on the Paralympic program at the 2008 Beijing Games. Open to both male and female athletes, there were four boat classes with all races being competed over 1000m.At Beijing, Australia was represented in the trunk and arms mixed double sculls by Kathryn Ross and John Maclean. The talented duo won the silver medal, missing out on gold by the tiniest of fractions – just 0.08 seconds to the hometown crew from China. Ross returned to the Paralympics in 2012 with new partner Gavin Bellis but the pair were left disappointed after missing the podium to finish fifth. Erik Horrie made his Paralympic debut in London, winning silver in the arms and shoulders single scull.