The Noel F. Wilkinson Trophy

History of the Trophy

Recognising the necessity to introduce a class of rowing in which Australian Youth oarsmen could compete, the Australian Rowing Council initiated the Interstate Youth Eight-oared Championship at an age limit some eighteen months older than the internationally accepted Junior age limit. The first Championship was conducted in Victoria in 1974, and in that same year, the Council accepted the offer by Noel Wilkinson to provide a perpetual trophy for the event.

Junior (age limit) events for other classes of boats are now forming the part of the National Regatta program now collectively fulfil the purposes originally envisaged by both the Council and donor, namely, an incentive to young oarsmen to continue in the sport subsequent to completion of their secondary education by providing acceptable competition at a National level and foster their development into higher classifications.

Previous Results: 2001 (Brisbane); 2000 (Sydney); 1999 (Adelaide); 1998 (Nagambie)

Copyright Information

Reproduced from the 1998 Tattersall’s Australian Rowing Championships Official Program With Permission of Rowing Australia Incorporated. Copyright remains with Rowing Australia.

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