August 30, 2011 by admin
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Sydney’s famous harbour regatta – the Riverview Gold Cup – has been moved to a new date on 3rd December this year. Held on a unique “dog-leg” course on the Lane Cove River the regatta provides on of the best days of racing and excellnt spectator vantage. Exciting racing occurs
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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What a day!! We won the Elite Coxed fours!! The day started with Ryan Edwards being the next victim of the dreaded gastro. He was throwing up all night and looked horrible. It was clear that he was in no state to race. Hamish looked a little better but was
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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In late 2007 a group of NSW’s senior rowers mostly at the AIS got together and started rowing what would be the basis of the 2008 NSW King’s Cup eight. After only two wins in thirty years NSW was able to grab the 2008 Cup in a nail biting finish
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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For the second year running both Sydney Uni men’s and women’s eights have won their events at the annual Gold Cup Regatta. With legend Toby Lister coming back to home base for some steering practice the young stroke/ seven combination of Nick Wheatley and Tom Sacre were able to set the
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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Not since Ian Clubb recorded his fourth victory in the King’s Cup in 1978 has a New South Welshman achieved four victories in this “blue riband” interstate event. With a convincing win at Westlakes SA in the 2011 King’s Cup NSW now has four of the current winning crew who
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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The 2011 NSW Rowing Championships were held last weekend 11-13th Feb. The championships were blessed with attendance of many of Australia’s top rowers including athletes from the AIS, QAS, VIS and SASI squads. On a club basis there were strong contingents from Mercantile, Vic, Melbourne University, Qld University, Brisbane and
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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The honours were shared as arch-rivals -Sydney and Melbourne university rowing crews race acroos Sydney’s inner harbour in the Australian Boat Race today – Sunday 31st October. Tracing a course from Leichhardt north down Iron Cove and along the Balmain peninsula the crews then turned 20-25% north west at Cockatoo
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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The Sydney and Melbourne Uni crews meet on the steps of St Andrew’s College this morning just prior to the crew weigh-ins. The Sydney Uni men’s crew tipped the scales at 708 kgs for an average of 88 kgs and the Melbourne Uni crew at 677 for and 84 kg
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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Sydney-Melbourne rivalry takes to the Harbour 19 October 2010 One hundred and fifty years of intervarsity rivalry will come to a head this month at the inaugural Australian Boat Race, a historic clash of oars between the University of Sydney and University of Melbourne. Inspired by the famous competition between
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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At the 1997 Intervarsity Rowing Championships an 18 year old Uni of WA rower Amanda Young contracted meningococcal disease and died. Amanda’s parents Barry and Lorraine Young founded the Amanda Young Foundation the following year to commerate Amanda and to raise awareness and reduce deaths from this disease. The Amanda
Read More →As the final points were tallied at the Champion lakes Rowing Course it was clear that the Sydney Uni Team had successufully defended their Men’s and Women’s titles from 2009 and the Overall Uni Rowing Championship for 2010. The Men’s Pointscore: for the Bill Webb Trophy Sydney 262 Uni WA
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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The new Champion Lakes Rowing Course was the venue for the 2010 University Games rowing last week ( 28 Sept – 1st October). The last time the University Rowing Championships were held in WA was in 1993 when racing was at Collie Dam. At that time competitors battled high winds
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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A strong Sydney Uni Team dominated the finals of the 2010 AUG Rowing winning medals in every event contested but just failing to regain the Oxford and Cambridge Cup. With eight gold, five silver and two bronze Sydney Uni finished ahead of local host Uni of WA who secured three
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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At the 1997 Australian University Championships Amanda Young from The Uni of WA team contracted meningococcal disease and died soon after. Amanda’s parent’s Lorraine and Barry started the Amanda Young Foundation in her honour and to raise awareness of this disease and how to prevent infection. The Amanda Young Rose
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July 07, 2011 by admin
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At the conclusion of the final selection trials at Penrith this week the Rowing Australia Board has announced the Australian Team to contest the Senior World Championships at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand beginning 31st October. Ten Sydney uni rowers have made the team this year. Nick Purnell is our
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