2025 Rowing Victoria Awards
Published Tue 18 Nov 2025
2025 ROWING VICTORIA AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Rowing Victoria is pleased to announce our award winners for the 2024–25 season.
Our Nominated Awards recognise individuals whose efforts, impact, and dedication embody the values that make our rowing community great.
Our Rower of the Year recipients are acknowledged for their consistent attendance at regattas, and their ability to deliver strong performances week after week.
Finally, we congratulate our Premiership winners, and all clubs and schools on their achievements throughout the season — your collective effort and competitive spirit were evident across every regatta, and we look forward to more exciting racing in 2025–26.
You can view the full Rower of the Year and Premiership Standings via the Rowing Victoria Live App.
All award recipients are outlined below.
NOMINATED AWARDS
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William Waterfield Award Outstanding Service to the Sport |
Denis Nihill Bendigo Rowing Club |
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Kath Bennett Award Outstanding Service to a Rowing Community |
Adam Kovacs |
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Susie Palfreyman Award Distinguished Service to School Rowing |
Nick Wells Toorak College |
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Bob Duncan Award Commitment and Professionalism of Umpires |
Duncan Mackinnon Mercantile Rowing Club |
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Regatta of the Year
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Henley on the Maribyrnong Essendon Rowing Club |
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Club Person of the Year
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Ivan Knight & Louise Avery Bairnsdale Rowing Club |
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School Person of the Year
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Mackenzie Pugh The Geelong College |
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Coach of the Year
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Jefferey Walker Footscray City Rowing Club |
ROWERS OF THE YEAR
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Female Grade 1st - Jessie Freestone (Essendon) - 80 2nd - Charlize Adamo (Essendon) - 53 3rd - Louise Barker (Essendon) - 52 |
Female Masters 1st - Christine Camiller (Essendon) - 117 2nd - Geraldine Goss (Richmond) - 107 3rd - Jennifer Bingham (MUBC) - 104 |
Female Coxswain 1st - Lauren Facciolo (Essendon) - 88 2nd - Rebecca Barrows (Mercantile) - 69 2nd - Zena Marzi (Melbourne) - 69 |
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Male Grade 1st - Sven Huettermann (Essendon) - 47 1st - Jed Tosto (Essendon) - 47 3rd - Alexander Hamilton (Essendon) - 43 |
Male Masters 1st - David Jacka (Yarra Yarra) - 131 2nd - Jack Chatziyakoumis (Yarra Yarra) - 120 3rd - Brent Lucadou-Wells (Yarra Yarra) - 108 |
Male Coxswain 1st - Guy Besley (Hawthorn) - 148 2nd - Sam Lincoln (Richmond) - 121 3rd - Blake Roberts (St. Patrick's) - 51 |
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Schoolgirl 1st - Skye Quirk (Corio Bay) - 35 2nd - Violet Walsh (Corio Bay) - 25 3rd - 10 athletes (Loreto Toorak & St. Catherine's) - 24 |
Schoolboy 1st - Zander Bailey (Western Heights College) - 36 2nd - Tadhg Bailey (Western Heights College) - 28 3rd - Lachlan Cameron, Joshua Elliot, Patrick Stute (St. Patrick's) - 24 |
PREMIERSHIPS
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Champion Club 1st - Essendon - 119 2nd - Corio Bay - 77 2nd - Yarra Yarra - 77 |
Senior 1st - MUBC - 292 2nd - Mercantile - 263 3rd - Corio Bay - 115 |
Grade 1st - Essendon - 943 2nd - Mercantile - 453 3rd - Richmond - 403 |
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Masters 1st - Yarra Yarra - 607 2nd - Hawthorn - 479 3rd - Corio Bay - 475 |
Schoolgirl 1st - Loreto Toorak - 816 2nd - Melbourne Girls' Grammar - 757 3rd - MLC Kew - 622 |
Schoolboy 1st - Scotch College - 614 2nd - St. Patrick's College - 540 3rd - Xavier College - 516 |
