2010 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Recipients
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Alice McNamara
Male Athlete or Crew of the Year
Men’s Lightweight Four –
Anthony Edwards, Sam Beltz,
Blair Tunevitsch and Todd Skipworth
Female Athlete or Crew of the Year
Women’s Double Scull –
Kim Crow and Kerry Hore
Coach of the Year
Noel Donaldson
Volunteer of the Year
Ray Ebert
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2009 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Recipients
Rowers’ Rower or Crew of the Year
Daniel Noonan
Male Rower or Crew of the Year
Australian Senior Men’s Quadruple Scull —
Stroke: Daniel Noonan
3: David Crawhsay
2: Jared Bidwell
Bow: Nick Hudson
Female Rower or Crew of the Year
Australian Junior Women’s Coxless Four —
Stroke: Jessica Molsher-Jones
3: Peta White
2: Hannah Vermeersch
Bow: Anna Kaszycki
Coach of the Year
Tim Conrad
Volunteer of the Year
Phil Titterton
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2008 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Recipients
Rowers’ Rower of the Year
David Crawshay
Male Crew of the Year
Men’s Pair — Duncan Free and Drew Ginn
Female Crew of the Year
Women’s Lightweight Quad Scull —
Bronwen Watson, Ingrid Fenger,
Miranda Bennett and Alice McNamara
Coach of the Year
Rhett Ayliffe
Volunteer of the Year
Ray Ebert
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2007 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
Recipients
Rowers’ Rower of the Year
Drew Ginn
Male Crew of the Year
Men’s Pair — Duncan Free and Drew Ginn
Female Crew of the Year
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull —
Amber Halliday and Marguerite Houston
Coach of the Year
Chris O’Brien
Volunteer of the Year
Michael Smith
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2006 Australian Rower of the Year Awards
The 2006 Australian Rower of the Year Awards was held on Saturday 9 December at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
Michael Milton was the guest speaker and he entertained the crowd with a collage of stories, including a vivid retelling of his record breaking run down Les Arcs in France.
Brooke Pratley received the prestigious Rowers’ Rower of the Year, which is voted on by her peers. This was due recognition for her fantastic achievements in her first season in International rowing.
Other awards presented on the night were:
Volunteer of the Year – David Deeble
David Deeble was President of Rowing Victoria for a period of three years and oversaw a period of significant change and development. David also served as a Rowing Australia Councillor during this time and he is highly respected for his contribution.
In addition, David has also been a driving force behind the RA Rowing Online Management System project and continues to Chair the ROMS Steering Committee that has met on a weekly basis for the past 18 months. ROMS will become fully operational in the next couple of weeks and will revolutionise the administration of rowing in Australia.
Coach of the Year – Adrian David
In 2006 Adrian David guided the Australian Women’s Double Scull to a gold medal at the World Championships, along with the Australian Women’s Lightweight Double Scull to a silver medal at the same event. Both medals were in Olympic boat categories. The gold medal in the women’s double was the first ever for Australia, and was one of the biggest upsets of the 2006 World Championships. Adrian was also nominated for the 2006 FISA coach of the year.
Women’s Rower/Crew of the Year – Brooke Pratley/Liz Kell
The Australian Women’s Double Scull – comprising Brooke Pratley and Elizabeth Kell - won gold at the 2006 World Championships – the first ever for an Australian in this event. The crew was up against current Olympic and World Champions, the Evers-Swindell sisters of New Zealand, and brought the grandstand to their feet in achieving what was thought to be impossible. The win has been described by many as “the most exciting race and gutsy win, ever!!”
Men’s Rower/Crew of the Year – Duncan Free/Drew Ginn
The Australian Men’s Coxless Pair – comprising Drew Ginn and Duncan Free – won gold at this year’s World Championships. The win capped off a very successful year for the pair, after a trying start, which also included a gold medal at the Poznan World Cup.
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Brooke Pratley and Dominic Monypenny |
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Tim Smith (L) and Colin Smith (RA Board member) |
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(L-R) Kyeema Doyle, Verena Stocker, Tara Kelly, Alice McNamara |
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(L-R) Marguerite Houston, Verena Stocker, Amber Halliday |
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James Kell and Elizabeth Kell |
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2005 Rower of the Year Awards recipients
Volunteer of the Year
Michael Eastaughffe (SA)
Coach of the Year
Lyall McCarthy (AIS)
Female Rower/Crew of the Year
Sarah Outhwaite (WA)
Male Rower/Crew of the Year
Tasmanian Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four
Rowers' Rower of the Year
Dominic Monypenny
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