With the first ACT Queen’s Cup crew in 11 years having made it’s run down the course at Champion Lakes, Perth, the 2023 Australian Rowing Championships is done and dusted. Congratulations to all who made their way across to Perth to compete at this year’s nationals. The ACT had crews compete from ANU Boat Club, Black Mountain Rowing Club, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra Rowing Club, Capital Lakes Rowing Club, Marist College and Radford College. A big thanks to our local trailer drivers from the ACT High Performance Program, Radford College, Canberra Grammar School and Canberra Girls Grammar School who made the trek across the Nullarbor to see our boats arrive safely in Perth.
The week started with small boats, with the first of the finals on Thursday morning. Our finalists and medal winners were:
- Caleb Antill – GOLD OM 1x
- Nikki Ayers – GOLD PR3 W 1x
- Hamish Harding – SILVER OM LW 1x
- Anneka Reardon – SILVER OW LW 1x
- Rebecca Jones – 4th PR3 W 1x
- Jesse Rosin – 4th A Final U19 M 1x
- Sophie Jerapetrititis – 5th OW LW 1x
- Zara Turner – 6th A Final U17 W 1x
- Matthew Rickard – 2nd B Final U21 MLW 1x
- Alexandra Moylan – 2nd B Final OW LW 1x
- Stuart John – 2nd B Final PR3 M 1x
- Catherine Khan – 4th B Final OW 1x
- Ellora Kelly – 6th B Final U23 W 1x
Friday saw the start of the Big Boat races, and in blustery conditions, the extra bodies were well appreciated! Our finalists and medal winners for the Big Boat races were:
Big Boat Results
- C.Lane-Krebs [BUND], S.John [ANU] – GOLD PR3 M 2-
- C.Kennedy-Leverett [GUSP], C.Antill [ANU] – GOLD OM 2x
- S.Robinson [TUBC], Anneka Reardon [ANU], E.Mure [HUON], P.Teale [SUBC] – GOLD OW LW 4x
- T Caudle and C Khan – GOLD Club W 2x
- E.Mure [HUON], S.Jerapetritis [ANU] – SILVER OW LW 2x
- M.Rickard [BMRC], A.Tomanovits [CANB] – BRONZE U23 LW 2x
- A Reardon w/ L. Coleman – BRONZE OW 2x
- M.Ferriere [UTS], C.Ryan [NESK], H.Harding [ANU], O.McGuinness [ADEL], J.Waldersee [CANB], J.Henderson [UTS], J.Waddell [NEPN], S.Murphy [UTS], Cox: N.Rogers [UTS] – BRONZE OM LW 8
- O.Scheel Gamborg [MOSM], D.Hansson [MOSM], D.James [MCC], J.Rosin [MCC] – BRONZE U19 M 4x
- R.Markwell [BUND], C.Lane-Krebs [BUND], N.Ayers [CLRC], S.Shalhoub [CRC], Cox: I.Nichols [HVGS] – 3rd PR3 Mix 4+
- H Griffiths and E Robertson – 4th U17 W 2x
- S John and R Jones – 4th PR3 Mix 2x
- A Perry-Dalton, C Bridgewater, E Lilley and A Davis – 4th U19 W 4-
- D James and J Rosin – 4th U19 M 2x
- G.Geldard [TOOW], E.Moran [ANU] – 5th U21 W 2x
- M.Foley [CORIO], A.Moylan [ANU] – 4th OW LW 2x
- J.Waldersee [CANB], J.Henderson [UTS], J.Waddell [NEPN], S.Murphy [UTS] – 4th OM LW 4-
- B Andrews, C Khan, T Caudle, E Kelly – 4th OW 4x
- L.Coleman [SUBC], S.Jerapetritis [ANU], A.Reardon [ANU], Cox: B.Blackmore Cram [UTS] – 4th OW 8+
- H.Gaden, H.Whithear, – 5th U17 M 2x
- S Burns and C Nattey – 5th Club Womens 2x
- H.Jolly, J.Schemen-Rogers, H.Roberts, O.Fox – 5th U19 M4x
- M.Foley [CORIO], S.Jerapetritis [ANU], E.Mure [HUON], A.Moylan [ANU] – 5th OW 4x
- N.Mathur [UTS], A.Tomanovits [CANB], M.Rickard [BMRC], Z.Bosco [UTS] – SILVER OM LW 4x+
- M.Foley [CORIO], A.Moylan [ANU], A.Isaacs [SUBC], E.Mure [HUON], G.Miansarow [SUBC],
- P.Gray [ANU], B.Andrews [ANU], N.Greenland [SUBC], E.Kelly [ANU], T.Caudle [ANU], E.Moran [ANU], E.Lambden [ANU], C.Khan [ANU], Cox: C.Barr [ANU] – 5th OW 8+
- E Kelly and E Lambden – 6th U23 W 2x
- C.Oliver, H.Howard, H.Griffiths, E.Robertson, Cox: C.Dayajeewa – 6th U17 4x
The Australian Open Schools Championships had racing begin at the back end of the week, with a number of our junior athletes competing for the first time at a National Regatta. Our A finalists and medal winners were;
School’s Regatta:
- C.Bridgewater, A.Davis, A.Perry-Dalton, E.Lilley, Cox: O.Noonan – SILVER Schoolgirl 4x +
- H.Jolly, J.Schemen-Rogers, H.Roberts, O.Fox, Cox: I.Faris – SILVER Schoolboy 4x+
- H.Budd, J.Bjerregaard, D.Outram, W.Hawkins, Cox: J.McDonald – 6th Schoolboy 4+
- A.West, A.Watts, G.Disney, M.Beesley, S.Murphy, E.Walker, S.Frost, I.King, Cox: E.Miller – 6th U17 Schoolgirl 8+
The Final races for the week was the Interstate Championship, with the ACT represented within 5 out of 10 races – a fantastic achievement!
Interstate Results:
- Nikki Ayers – GOLD PR3 W 1x
- Caleb Antill – SILVER M 1x
- Stuart John – 4th PR3 M 1x
- Nicola Greenland – 5th W 1x
- P.Gray, A.Moylan, N.Greenland, E.Kelly, T.Caudle, E.Moran, E.Lambden, C.Khan, Cox: C.Barr – 6th 8+
Moment of the week: Caleb Antill winning his first Open National Single Championship!
Shout-outs: The Canberra Grammar School U17 Schoolboy Eight which had a rower come down with COVID right before the B final, and had a younger brother of one of their rowers who had come across to spectate jump in the boat, with the crew placing 2nd in the B Final! An impressive achievement.
A message from Rowing ACT President Kent Peters;
As we enter what is one of the busiest periods in our annual regatta season it is important to advise that over the last two months there have been a number of worrying incidents, near-misses and accidents. These have led to hospitalisation, injuries, and complaints from other rowers and the general public that decrease the enjoyment of our sport for everyone.
We all must do better.
The most important factor is that safety on the lake is not someone else’s responsibility – it is everyone’s responsibility. This includes both rowers and coaches, with everyone ensuring that they are doing their best to keep the lake incident free. Important to being able to achieve this we need to ensure we are all doing the following:
- Ensuring that all rowers know the lake traffic flows. A number of recent accidents have occurred due to rowers heading north in lanes 1 or 2, counter to the traffic flow. During normal traffic flows lane 1 is solely for southbound traffic, which means that anyone heading north in lane 1 is putting themselves and others at great risk. Likewise, rowers leaving Yarralumla Bay should give way to rowers heading east or west, while all rowers should be aware of what arches they can and can’t travel through at Commonwealth and Kings Avenue Bridges. Failure to follow the lake traffic flows is akin to driving on the wrong side of the road with a similar level of danger for everyone. The Yarralumla map shows accidents between Yarralumla Bay and the Yarramundi Reach course over the last few months – these have all led to either injuries or damaged boats.
Incident Map
- Ensuring all coaches are aware of the wash their tinnies are creating. Anything east of the National Museum (particularly Central Basin) is prone to wash lingering as it bounces off the hard edges of the lake. This can lead to dangerous conditions for other rowers, particularly those in single sculls. Information on tinnie etiquette can be found at https://www.rowingact.org.au/visitors/visiting-clubs-crew-and-coaches/ – all coaches should be familiar with these and ensure that they are continually minimising their wash while on the water.
- Ensuring that noise is kept to a minimum near residential areas, particularly near Kingston. To avoid noise complaints, coaches should avoid using megaphones around Kingston. If they are required, then please ensure that megaphones are being pointed away from residential buildings .
East Basin Map
Over the weekend of the 10th – 12th of February, a large contingent of ACT clubs and schools headed up to Penrith to compete in the NSW Rowing Championships. It was a great showing from the ACT, with athletes competing from ANU Boat Club, Black Mountain Rowing Club, Canberra Rowing Club, Capital Lakes Rowing Club, Canberra Girls Grammar, Canberra Grammar School, Orana Steiner School, Daramalan College, Radford College and Marist College, with nearly every club and school taking home some medals. See below for the final medal wrap up from our ACT athletes.
Gold 🥇
Kathryn Ross – Championships Women’s Para 1x PR2
Caleb Antill w/ D. Bartholot – Championship Men’s Elite 2x
Anneka Reardon w/ L Coleman – Championship Women’s Elite Lightweight 2x
Alex Moylan and Sophie Jerapetritis with M Foley and E Mure – Championship Women’s Elite Lightweight 4x
Matthew Rickard and Alex Tomanovits – Championships Men’s U21 Lightweight 2x
Alex Perry-Dalton, Eliza Lilley, Claudia Bridgewater, Abbey Davis, Cox: Olivia Noonan – Championship School Girl 4+
Estella Robertson, Hannah Griffiths – Championship Women’s U17 2x
Hunter Jolly, Jake Schemen-Rogers, Hamish Roberts, Oliver Fox, Cox: Izzy Faris – Championship Schoolboy 4x+
Hunter Jolly, Jake Schemen-Rogers, Hamish Roberts, Oliver Fox – Championship Men’s U19 4x
Jesse Rosin and Darcy James – Championship Men’s U19 2x
Silver 🥈
Hannah Sampson, Chloe Miller – Championship School Girl 2x
Jesse Rosin – Championship Men’s U19 1x
Nikki Ayers – Championship Women’s PR3 1x
Nikki Ayers w/ H Nichols – Championship Mixed PR3 2x
Lucas Maclean, Cameron Schmidt, Ethan Murphy, Nicolaas Van Der Walt, Cox: Joshua Hayman – Championship Men’s U17 4x+
Harry Budd, Jamie Bjerregaard, Dylan Outram, Will Hawkins, Cox: Jack McDonald – Championship School Boy 4+
Alex Tomanovits – Championship Men’s U21 Lightweight 1x
Imogen Lang – Championship School Girl 1x
Cormac Hayes w/ N Blackman – Championship Men’s U23 2x
Hamish Harding – Championship Men’s Elite Lightweight 1x
Bronze 🥉
Caleb Antill – Championship Men’s Elite 1x
Sophie Jerapetritits w/ E Mure – Championship Women’s Elite Lightweight 2x
Elena Moran in the UTS Composite – Championship Women’s U21 4x
Bonnie Andrews, Catherine Khan, Taylor Caudle and Elora Kelly – Championship Women’s Elite 4x
Ash Watts, Grace Disney, Emily Walker, Sophie Murphy, Isabel King, Annie Bush, Maddie Beesley, Sophie Frost, Cox: Eliza Miller – Championships Women’s U17 8+
Samantha Burns, Alex Perry-Dalton, Abbey Davis, Eliza Lilley, Cox: Olivia Noonan – Championship School Girl 4x+
Cate Oliver, Holly Howard, Hannah Griffiths, Estella Robertson, Cox: Chameesha Dayajeewa – Championship Women’s U17 4x+
Harrison Braithwaite – Championship Men’s U16 1x
Hamish Gaden, Hamish Whithear – Championship Men’s U17 2x
ANU was the highest placed ACT club, finishing 8th on the Point score, ahead of Radford College at 16th. Well done to all who competed – it was great to see so many familiar faces in Sydney. Thanks to all the coaches, parents, and staff who made the trip up.