February 2007
Wednesday 21 February
Records tumble as rowers prepare for National Championships
Entries closed for the 2007 Australian Rowing Championships yesterday with over 1500 rowers entering the regatta.
With many entrants participating in more than one event, over 3400 seats have been filled for the week long event.
55 girls have entered the School Girls Single Scull discipline which is a new record. There were also 55 entries received for the U19 Men’s Single Scull.
The increase in numbers can be attributed to the joint AIS and Rowing Australia program Breaking the Drought. The program is seeking to develop young rowers who have the potential to become Olympic Champions at the London Olympic Games in 2012.
Sykes Racing is sponsoring the program and has offered a single scull boat to both the Boy’s and Girl’s Single Scull Champion at the Australian Rowing Championships.
The Australian Rowing Championships are being held at Nagambie Lakes, Victoria between 5–11 March.
For more information please visit www.rowingaustralia.com.au or call David Polglase on (02) 6273 0232 or 0401 453 041.
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Tuesday 20 February
NSW Championships provide perfect hit out for rowers
The NSW Rowing Championships were held on 17-18 February at the Sydney International Regatta Centre with the majority of the Australian National Shadow Squad competing.
With the Australian Rowing Championships starting in a fortnight the regatta provided Australia’s best rowers with the perfect lead up to the national titles.
Kerry Hore and Daniel Noonan won the Women’s and Men’s Single Sculls amidst tight competition in both events.
Hore beat home her Australian team mates Pippa Savage and Brooke Pratley in an impressive display that was confirmation of her hard training regime in recent weeks.
The 2006 World Champion Women’s Double Scull of Brooke Pratley and Liz Kell continued their dominance in the event by leading home the combination of Savage and Hore and Sonia Mills and Amy Ives.
Other notable performances came from Tom Laurich and Fergus Pragnell in the Men’s Pair and Sarah Cook and Kim Crow in the corresponding women’s event.
The standard of rowing was extremely high and is a welcome sign leading into selection trials and the international season.
Victoria will hold their state championships next weekend before Australia converges on Nagambie Lakes between 5 – 11 March for the Australian Rowing Championships.
For a full list of results from the regatta visit www.rowingnsw.asn.au
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Tuesday 20 February
Charles Amiel celebrating 100 years
By Dick Turnbull and Barbara Fenner — click here — (
386kb)
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Sunday 18 February
Rowing-Anthrop 3D Laser Scanning study
Take time at Nationals to keep Australia at the forefront of rowing science.
The Australian Institute of Sport is seeking the involvement of competitors at the 2007 Nationals in a world–first study using laser scanning technology to produce 3D body images. The information generated by these scans will be used to examine the relationship between physical dimensions and regatta results, allowing unprecedented evaluation of current approaches to talent identification.
The procedure, to be conducted at a convenient location at Nagambie Lakes, takes ~30 minutes (including ~1 minute for the actual scan) and all volunteers will receive a CD with visuals of their personal 3D image.
For further information and registration visit www.ais.org.au/rowing/Anthrop_study.asp or contact:
Julie Hill
Tel: (08) 8234-2495
Mob: 0429 864 520
Email: julie.hill@ausport.gov.au
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Sunday 18 February
Ethics in Sport Newsletter — Summer 2007 edition now available
The Ethics in Sport electronic newsletter is produced quarterly. It is a service to the sport industry and is particularly aimed at keeping the network of member protection officers, national sporting organisations, state and territory departments of sport and recreation, equal opportunity commissions and others, informed on harassment-free sport, anti-doping in sport and topical ethical issues in sport.
The Summer 2007 edition includes:
- information on the review of the Ethics in Sport Newsletter
- a Harassment-free Sport training and development update
- a Codes of Behaviour update
- information on Our Sporting Futures Conference
- a scenario — what would you do?
Available at www.ausport.gov.au/ethics/newsletters/news_summer_2007.asp
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Tuesday 13 February
Change to the Senior A and Under 23 Event Supplement
Senior A lightweight men should note the change in the Event Supplement requiring them to compete at the National Championships in both the single scull and the coxless pair.
— Click here — for the supplement.
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Tuesday 13 February
Details for 2008 National Events now confirmed
— Click here — to view the dates and locations for the 2008 Australian Rowing Championships and Interstate Regatta, 2008 Australian Masters Rowing Championships and the 2008 Australian Youth Cup.
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Wednesday 7 February
2007 Australian Rowing Championships
March 5 to 11
Nagambie Lakes, VIC
Bulletin 2 and Indicative Program now available.
Update as at 20 April 2008
This file has been archived. Please contact Rowing Australia for further information.
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Wednesday 7 February
2007 Australian Masters Rowing Championships
Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith NSW
Friday 1 June to Sunday 3 June
Bulletin 1 now available
Update as at 20 April 2008
This file has been archived. Please contact Rowing Australia for further information.
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Tuesday 6 February
Position Vacant: Head Coach, Sydney Rowing Club
Sydney Rowing Club seeks applications for the position of Head Coach. The position is based at Sydney Rowing Club, Abbotsford Point, Sydney.
The duties include:
- Develop and manage the club’s rowing programme
- Recruit and develop high performance athletes from junior to elite levels
- Lead and mentor the club’s team of staff and voluntary coaches
- Coach designated club crews up to and including elite level
- Participate in state and national Institute programmes
- Promote a successful environment within the club
The Head Coach should have:
- Appropriate coaching qualifications and experience
- A record of successful administration of a rowing programme
- Good leadership and personal relationship skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience recruiting, developing and coaching high performance athletes.
An attractive salary package is available for this position.
Applications close — Wednesday 28 February 2007
Enquiries may be directed in complete confidence to the President, Keith Jameson, phone 0418 620 838.
A position description is available at the Sydney Rowing Club website
www.sydneyrowingclub.com.au.
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Friday 2 February
Naming of National Squads
Rowing Australia has today released two key documents that relate to the naming of National Squads within our high performance structure.
1) A memo detailing the key principles and actions
2) A spreadsheet with two worksheets comprising the Training Squads and Shadow Team.
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Friday 2 February
2007 Junior Team documentation: now available
The 2007 Rowing Australia Junior Team Nomination Form and the Rowing Australia 2006-2007 Event Supplement for Junior Rowing Team are now available.
Please note
Athletes, Coaches and Coxswains are to hand the completed forms (including dated and signature) to their SIS/SAS head coach by COB on Friday the 23rd of February 2007.
Head Coaches will then ensure that the completed and signed forms are forwarded to RA by Wednesday the 28th.
Athletes, Coaches and Coxswains should contact their SIS/SAS head coach for specific details.
Click here for all documentation.
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January 2007
Wednesday 31 January
Australia’s women handed late silver
Australia’s women quadruple sculls 2006 World Championships crew of Dana Faletic, Sonia Mills, Catriona Sens and Sally Kehoe yesterday had their bronze medal upgraded to silver.
Russian rower Olga Samulenkova, who tested positive to a prohibited substance, has been banned for two years.
The Russian quadruple sculls crew have all consequently been stripped of their Gold medals and disqualified from the championships.
The ruling allows the Great Britain crew to be crowned World Champions, while elevating Australia to Silver and Germany to Bronze.
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Wednesday 31 January
January edition of Australian Rowing News now available
Contents include:
- From the CEO, Andrew Dee
- Berry Hayworth Durston, AM
- Rowing Australia National Training Camp
- Australian Youth Olympic Festival
- Coaches tip
- 2006/2007 Events of Interest
- Athlete profile
Click here
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Wednesday 31 January
2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival: wrap-up
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival was staged in Sydney between the 17th and 21st of January.
The rowing regatta was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, the site of the rowing for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
The festival offered each state the chance to compete separately against countries including the Great Britain, New Zealand and China.
Following two hard days of competition the Australian state crews performed admirably with NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia sharing 14 medals between them.
Great Britain led the way with a total of 6 Gold Medals. Please find below the full medal table.
A notable highlight of the regatta was the Gold medal won by the NSW Men’s 8+. The atmosphere for this marquee race had the crowd in raptures as the crews powered towards the line. The NSW crew of Luke Freeman, Luke Woods, Alistair Matthews, David Neuhaus, Andrew Connolly, Mitchell Estens, Bede Clarke, Kurt Spencer and coxswain Toby Lister held off the fast finishing Great Britain to the delight of the parochial crowd.
Other Australian crews to pick up Gold medals included the Western Australian women’s Coxless Pair of Emily Rose and Elizabeth Alderman, and the Tasmanian women’s and men’s lightweight double sculls of Carly Cottam and Ella Flecker, and Jono Hookway and Jarrod Matthews.
The competition was a terrific learning experience for all rowers who competed and also a good prequel to the World Junior Rowing Championships to be held in Beijing later in the year.
| |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| Great Britain |
6 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
| Tasmania |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| NSW |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| NZ |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
| China |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| WA |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Vic. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
For full results and image gallery — click here —
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Thursday 25 January
Ross Barnes
Bundaberg Rowing Club Inc wish to advise the rowing community that their Vice-President and Vice-President of Rowing Queensland, Mr Ross Barnes, passed away following a long illness on Wednesday 24 January.
The funeral service will be held on Monday 29 January at 2.30PM at the Des Allen Funeral Chapel , Toonburra Street, Bundaberg followed by a Private Family Cremation. Further particulars can be obtained from either Dave Amos on (07) 4152 2707 or Bruce McCarthy on (07) 4151 8088.
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Tuesday 23 January
Berry Hayworth Durston, AM
1/8/1940 – 19/1/2007
Last Friday, the sport of rowing lost one of its most significant and longstanding contributors Berry Durston AM, when he passed away suddenly at home in Perth.
Berry’s contribution to rowing in Australia is matched by few.
Berry attended The Hale School in Perth and rowed in the 2nd 8+ in 1957. Despite not reaching the 1st 8+, Berry continued to row when entering university and he quickly made his impact as an elite rower.
Rowing as a member of the University of West Australia Boat Club, Berry rowed the 6 seat in the West Australian King’s Cup crew that won the 1960 event in Launceston.
The King’s Cup winning crew in 1960 gained automatic qualification to the Olympic Games, as per the regulations of the era.
Berry and his crew travelled to Rome in 1960 but they were all hampered by a severe case of influenza so were unable to showcase their full ability.
Having won the King’s Cup in 1960 Berry subsequently competed in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1971.
1965 King’s Cup Winners - WA Men's Eight
Bow: Milton A Francis, 2: E N Maslen, 3: R T Luke, 4: Berry H Durston, 5: C L Fisher, 6: J A Wickham, 7: Ronald Hardy, Str: John K Negus, Cox: Terrence Scook
Berry was captain of the University of Western Australia Boat Club and was awarded the West Australian University Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1960.
Bob Hemery, current Secretary General of Commonwealth Games Victoria, rowed against Durston in the 1950’s and 1960’s as part of the Swan River Boat Club.
“Berry was always a very formidable opponent and was one of the most dominant oarsman of the period”, Hemery said. “He was always placing 100 per cent into his rowing and his contribution after he retired from rowing will be remembered for a long time to come.”
Following his retirement from competitive rowing in the early 1970s, Berry’s contribution to the sport continued stronger than ever.
He was awarded his West Australian Official Boat Race License in 1971, his Rowing Australia Official Boat Race License in 1977, and his international Boat Race license by FISA in 1986.
He has umpired at most Australian National Championships since 1977 and has featured at World Championships and the Olympics as a rowing umpire.
Berry also held a number of sporting positions at both national and state level in Western Australia.
He was Rowing Australia President from 1979 – 1983.
Berry was awarded Life Membership to Rowing Western Australia in 1978, whilst also being awarded Life Membership to Rowing Australia in 1993.
On January 26, 2000 he was awarded an Order of Australia Award for his contribution to rowing in Australia.
In the same year he received an Award of Merit from the Western Australia Sports Federation.
Craig James, President of Rowing Western Australia, worked with Berry for over 30 years and admits that Australian rowing has been shocked by the passing of the 67 year old.
“Berry’s contribution to rowing in Australia and Western Australia was outstanding”, James said. “His was a one in a century contribution. His legacy will be enjoyed by rowing for many years.”
Berry also was heavily involved in Olympic and Commonwealth Games committee’s and held the following positions at the time of his passing:
- President, Australian Commonwealth Games Association, WA Division
- Vice President, Western Australian Olympic Council
- Co-Patron, Australian Olympic & Commonwealth Games Team / WA Appeal Committee
Rowing Australia President Pat McNamara said that Berry’s passing was a significant loss to the sport of rowing.
“Berry was at the forefront of rowing in Australia for the past 50 years”, McNamara said. “Whilst enjoying a successful rowing career culminating in Olympic selection in 1960, Berry also was a great innovator following his move into administration.”
“He has left Rowing Western Australia in a financially strong position with a terrific junior program in place. He will be sorely missed.”
Berry is survived by his wife Margaret, daughters Kelly and Amanda, and grandchildren Matthew, Lucas, Harrison, Samantha and Jared.
Rowing Australia sends its condolences to Berry’s family on behalf of the rowing community.
A ceremony celebrating Berry’s life will be held at 1.30 pm on Wednesday 24 January at the Karrakatta Crematorium in Perth.
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Tuesday 23 January
Our Sporting Future: Registrations now open
Now in its third year, Australia’s leading sport forum, Our Sporting Future, will be held from 21 – 23 March 2007. The forum will feature international and Australian speakers including:
Bernard Salt - Partner of KPMG and one of Australia’s leading demographers
Dr Andy Miah - Reader in ethics, technology and culture at the University of Paisley, Scotland
Janine Allis - Managing Director and founder of Boost Juice Bars
Steve Wood - Chief Executive Officer, Tennis Australia
The team captains for the great 'sporting' debate are also confirmed. Radio personalities Adam Spencer and Amanda Keller will argue the topic: Athletes don't win medals, scientists do!
The forum will also incorporate topical panel discussions that address current issues in Australian sport today. Topics include; ‘Participation and Volunteerism in the Future’, ‘The Rise and Success of Football in Australia’ and a ‘CEO address’ featuring selected industry CEOs discussing how they plan to lead their organisations into the future.
This forum will stimulate new ideas, challenge your thinking and provide you with practical information that you can apply to your organisation.
To register for the forum visit — www.ausport.gov.au/events/osf2007/
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Thursday 18 January
Position vacant
University of Queensland Sport (UQSPORT) Head Rowing Coach
Update as at 20 April 2008
This file has been archived. Please contact Rowing Australia for further information.
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Monday 15 January
2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival will run from 17 to 21 January 2006. 1600 athletes from 23 countries will be competing in various sports, including rowing.
Australia’s top U20 rowers will be participating at the Olympic course in Penrith.
Rowing Australia is looking forward to seeing some rising stars from this festival.
All major rowing results will be posted throughout the regatta as well as a variety of reports.
Live results and reports — click here —
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Friday 12 January
January 2007 National Rowing Camp
Following a short Christmas break Australia’s elite rowers are back in action at the AIS in Canberra for a series of camps running between the 7th and 29th of January.
The camp is a sequel to the one held in December as Rowing Australia continues its preparation towards Beijing.
The 2007 World Championships squad is picked after the final selection trial in April, so all athletes involved in the current camp will be eager to impress the national coaches.
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Thursday 11 January
Sale of the Rowing Australia Boat Fleet
ROWING AUSTRALIA is seeking expressions of interest from clubs, schools and individuals wishing to purchase the boats from its international boat fleet.
All boats are available February but some are available immediately.
Currently stored at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.
Available for viewing during the Australian Youth Olympic Festival – 20th – 21st of January 2007.
