Recognising those who by their actions and conduct have brought great fame to the sport. Inductees into the Hall of Fame come from throughout the history of Victorian rowing.

The inaugural Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame Dinner will be held on Saturday, the 20th of November 2010 in the Boykett Room, Cardinal Pavilion, Scotch College Melbourne. To reserve your table of 10, please return your completed booking form to the Rowing Victoria Offices.

Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame Guidelines

To gain entry to the Hall of Fame, nominees must have demonstrated not only an outstanding contribution to the sport, but must be regarded as the great people of the sport. The following initial guidelines have been issued:

1. Nominees will be assessed to the extent possible on the standards of their day and not against contemporary standards. For example, inter-colonial or interstate champions successful prior to organised international competition will be highly regarded in the same way as the world champions of today. The key criteria for rowers will be good success

2. Innovators in the sport will be highly regarded, as will those who have taken the sport to a significantly higher level. This will enable coaches, selectors, administrators and organisations to be nominated.

3. Nominees who are the first to achieve certain goals will also be highly regarded.

4. Long and dedicated service to the sport will be highly regarded but that service alone will be insufficient to gain entry to the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.

5. Nomination of persons whose contribution has been made in the preceding 10 years will be considered. However the judges consider that at least that amount of time must have elapsed in order to assess whether the nominees have produced the outstanding contribution required.

6. Not only individuals but also crews may be nominated.

7. Nominees will need to demonstrate sufficient connection with Victoria for consideration.

8. Nominees must be of good repute, fame and character.

Judges

The Rowing Victoria Awards Committee of Peter Fraser (Chairman), Roger Wilson & the then current President of Rowing Victoria form the advisory committee who have both the breadth of historical perspective and judgement to undertake this role.

Nominations

Nominations can be sent to the CEO of Rowing Victoria - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download nomination form