2024 Rowing Victoria & Hall of Fame Gala Awards
Published Mon 23 Sep 2024
The Rowing Victoria & Hall of Fame Gala Awards were held on Saturday September 21st, providing the rowing community an opportunity to celebrate the season that was and to acknowledge those who have excelled in the sport of rowing.
Thank you to all those who attended and congratulations to all inductees and award recipients outlined below.
HALL OF FAME
Hall of Fame Inductees Lucy Stephan Charlotte Sutherland Timothy Webster |
Historical Inductees Lena Partington William H Tuckett |
RECOGNISING OUR VOLUNTEERS
William Waterfield Award Glenn Bottrell Essendon RC |
Kath Bennett Award Ray White Horsham City RC |
Susie Palfreyman Award Wynstan Gilbert Moama Grammar School |
Bob Duncan Award Alastair Shaw |
RECOGNISING OUR MEMBERS
Regatta of the Year Saltwater Challenge Essendon RC |
Club Person of the Year Cory Leech Essendon RC |
School Person of the Year Lucinda Johnstone Toorak College |
Coach of the Year David Ochert OAM Yarra Yarra RC |
ROWERS OF THE YEAR
Female Grade 1st - Cate McNeil (Mercantile) 2nd - Lytske van Wijngaarden (Mercantile) 3rd - Roisin Rea (Mercantile) |
Female Masters 1st - Irena Benjamin (Melbourne) 2nd - Val Dowell (Melbourne) 3rd - Tanja Nishibata (Melbourne) |
Female Coxswain 1st - Rebecca Barrows (Mercantile) 2nd - Eyrin McCarthy (Mercantile) 3rd - Joanna Walker (Mercantile) |
Male Grade 1st - Tyler Fitzpatrick (Essendon) 2nd - Conor O’Callaghan (Mercantile) 3rd - Nickolas Kronenburg (Mercantile) |
Male Masters 1st - David Jacka (Yarra Yarra) 2nd - Nick Inglis (Yarra Yarra) 3rd - Jack Chatziyakoumis (Yarra Yarra) |
Male Coxswain 1st - Sam Lincoln (Richmond) 2nd - Jordan King (Mercantile) 3rd - Asher Benjamin (Argonauts) |
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