Hamish Henriques and Harrison Fox win gold on final day in Tokyo

Victorian athletes wrap up the Junior World Championships with some outstanding performances. Congratulations to Victoria's Harrison Fox who brought home a gold medal in the A-Final of the Men's Double Scull with partner Hamish Henriques from Western Australia. The all Victorian Junior Women's Four, comprised of Katie Easton, Teagan Blythe, Olivia Moore, Scarlette Hanna and coxed by Goldie O'Gorman put up a strong fight taking home 6th place in their A-final. Such a remarkable effort from our Victorian Juniors.

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Rowing Victoria Hosting Talent ID Day's in Ballarat and Geelong! 

Earlier this week we hosted a Talent ID day in Ballarat, the event was held at Ballarat Wendouree Rowing Club. It was a great day and an excellent turn out with some impressive results, thank you to all that attended!

We will be hosting another Talent ID Day in Geelong on the 21st August at the Barwon Rowing Club. Meet Josh Dunkley-Smith, two time Olympic Rowing Champion and World Record holder for the 2km ergo. He will be on hand to share some insights with you all on how to take your rowing to the next level. 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. 

This Saturday the 17th of August 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)

If you are interested in spectating or donating you can find more details here.

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 

Hexy’s Piece

Having trouble entering a crew member?

Rowers with a competitive state membership and a verified date of birth who have agreed to the Rowing Australia Terms & Conditions can be entered. If these requirements aren’t met, the rower may not appear in the athlete lists on the Rowing Manager Regatta Entry Form, and can’t be entered, or you will get an error message which will explain why the rower is ineligible.

In addition to these requirements, coxswains, must also be accredited. And coaches must have a state membership, albeit not necessarily a competitive membership, and must also have a coaching accreditation in order to be associated with the crew on the entry.

So if you can’t find a rower, coxswain or coach on the lists on the Regatta Entry Form, please check their membership in Rowing Manager. The Membership List will show you their state membership, and whether they have agreed to the Rowing Australia T&C’s.

Of Course some events have other conditions that the rowers must satisfy including age and Rowing Score. The Regatta Entry Form will display additional information when you are entering crews in events with these additional requirements. For more help on the Regatta Entry Form, click on Help in the top left corner of the form.

Please be aware that entries for the 2019 Saltwater Challenge, 2019 Head of the Barwon and the 2019 Head of the Yarra are open and being accepted.

Next week I will cover how to renew memberships.

Hexy