Good Luck to Australians racing in the Junior World Rowing Championships this weekend

This weekend we have the Junior World Championships being raced in Tokyo. We have six Victorians racing with five athletes in the Women's Junior Coxed Four and one athlete in Harry Fox in the Men's Junior Double Scull. 

Good luck to all of the team. We will be cheering for you! 

For more information about how to watch the racing click here 

Rowing VIctoria Hosting a Talent ID Day in Ballarat and Geelong! 

We will be hosting the event at Ballarat Wendouree Rowing Club for two sessions on the 14th August from 7:30 am to 10 am or an afternoon session from 3pm - 7pm. Come down to the Club and find out if you have what it takes to be the next Olympian. Click here for more information and to register for the Ballarat Session

We will be hosting a Talent ID Day in Geelong on the 21st August at the Barwon Rowing Club. For more information about the event and to register click here. 

SSV Indoor Rowing Champs

The hugely successful SSV (School Sports Victoria) Indoor Rowing Champs is back for its second year and promises to be even bigger and better!

The event will be held on the 11th of October at Melbourne Girls College Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Victoria. The annual event is aimed to give students who currently attend an SSV (school Sports Victoria) School the opportunity to compete in the sport of Indoor Rowing in both an enjoyable and competitive environment regardless of experience and ability. The day will commence with a welcoming address and technical session on the Rowing machines for all competitors which will be run by current World Indoor Rowing Record Holder and two time Olympic Silver Medallist Josh Dunkley-Smith.

All races will be connected to a projection system, creating a live virtual race, allowing spectators to cheer along.

Entries open - Monday the 22nd of July https://vic.rowingmanager.com/regattas/4832

Connor's Run - 15th September 2019 

Join us for more fun than run along Melbourne's beautiful bay into the city, or host your own event anywhere in the world! It's not about winning or even running - it's about finding your awesomeness. 

Check out the event for more information here. 

My Row

My Row is a corporate and community initiative in conjunction with Rowing Victoria, North Melbourne Boxing & Fitness and My Room Children’s Cancer Charity to raise funds for ongoing critical research to help find 100% cure for childhood cancer.

Your challenge is to share with four team members, a single ergo over a marathon distance of 42.193 kms! This will be an exciting relay, tag-team approach, with quick changes between five team members. All funds raised will be donated to the Nine My Room Telethon and announced on Air on Thursday August 29 from 7.30pm. (donations over $5000)

Coxing Information Session at MUBC on 16 Sept 2019

Melbourne University Boat Club would like to invite all Beginner and Intermediate School and Club Coxswains (and coaches of coxswains) to a series of complimentary Coxing information sessions to be held at MUBC.

The primary purpose of these sessions is to increase safety on the Yarra for all, in addition to introducing the sport of rowing to Beginner Coxswains, and to increase the skills of Intermediate Coxswains.

For more information about this session and to register click here 

Goulbourn Valley Community Meet and Greet 

On the 15th August at 5:30pm, Noel Donaldson (VIS Head Rowing Coach) and Jen Szuster (Rowing Victoria State Talent Pathway Coordinator) invite you all to a meet and greet function in Shepparton at the Australia Hotel. We would like to take the time to meet with you all and hear about how we can help progress rowing in the Shepparton region. .

Click here for more information and to register your attendance.