1975 National Championships
Men's Championships
Lake Kurwongbah QLD
The men's championships were combined with the Interstate Men's Championships for the second time, with the National Championships immediately following the Interstate Championships. New events were introduced at the men's championships with lightweight coxless pairs and fours, further second grade events and the quad scull.
A PDF copy of the 1975 Men's National Championships regatta program can be found through this link. The Men's Interstate Championships program can be found on the 1975 Interstate Championships page.
A PDF copy of 1975 Women's Interstate and National Championships result sheets can be found through this link.
Full definition images from these championships can be found on the Australian Rowing Images website.
Index to Results:
- Men's Double Scull
- Men's Quad Scull
- Men's Coxless Pair
- Men's Coxed Pair
- Men's Coxless Four
- Men's Coxed Four
- Men's Lightweight Scull
- Men's Lightweight Double Scull
- Men's Lightweight Pair
- Men's Lightweight Coxless Four
- Men's Lightweight Eight
- Men's Second Grade Scull
- Men's Second Grade Four
- Men's Second Grade Eight
- Men's Third Grade Four
- Schoolboy Four
- Schoolboy Eight
Women's Championships
Canning River WA
This was the last year where the men and womens' associations held separate championships.
Index to Results:
Men's Organising Committee and Officials
Organising Committee: Jim Dowrie (Chairman), Ronald Mahoney, David Coomber, Steve Hinchy, D Wurm, John Garnsey, Jack Hutchinson, Frank Moss, J Shogren, Tony Levick, Robert Longmore, Wally Hughes, Peter Campbell, Ian Mitchell
Boat Race Officials: Jim Dowrie (QLD), Jack Hutchinson (QLD), Steve Hinchy (QLD), Ronald Clemence (QLD), Dr Donald McClymont (QLD), Rodney Pilberam (QLD), Dr John Drewe (QLD), Spencer Grace (NSW), William Winkworth (NSW), Sam Hobbs (NSW), John St V Welch (NSW), Alex McLeish (VIC), Robert Aitken (VIC), Norman Cairnes (VIC), Noel Wilkinson (VIC), Ron Richardson (VIC), Harvey Nicholson (VIC), Robert Duncan (VIC), Bill White (VIC), Allan Hay (TAS), Don Baulderstone (SA).
First & final
1st Haberfield (NSW) - Bow: Richard Reddell, Str: William (Bill) Newton, Cch: Steve Roll
2nd Lindisfarne (TAS) - Bow: Steve Spurling, Edward Hale, Cch: R Trousselot
3rd Haberfield/Glebe (NSW) - Bow: Robert Brown, Str: Kirk Olsson
First & final
1st Haberfield No 1 (NSW) - Bow: Paul Rowe, 2: Steve Roll, 3: William (Bill) Newton, Str: Richard Reddell, Cch: Steve
Roll
2nd Haberfield No 2 (NSW) - Bow: David Taylor, 2: Robert Brown, 3: John Bailey, Str: Greg Farrar, Cch: Steve Roll
3rd Haberfield No 3 (NSW) - Bow: Chris Morgan, 2: Phil Sharp, 3: David Ludowici, Str: Lindsay Freeman
A comfortable win for the number one crew with only two feet between second and third.
1st Sydney University/Mosman (NSW) - Bow: Mal Shaw, Str: Tim Conrad, Cch: Maurie Grace
2nd Queensland University (QLD) - Bow: Rodney Conrad, Str: George Petlin
3rd: Melbourne University/Mercantile (VIC) - Bow: Bruno Romanin, Str: Murray Ross
1st Mosman (NSW) - Bow: John Clark, Str: Michael Crowley, Cox: Terry O'Hanlon, Cch: Bruce Evans
2nd Sydney University (NSW) - Bow: Ian Luxford, Str: Chris Shinners, Cox: Joe Donnelly, Cch: Maurie Grace
3rd Buckingham (TAS) - Bow: Michael Partridge, Str: Bryan Needham, Cox: Cliff Anderson, Cch: Reg Free
First & final
1st Mosman (NSW) - Bow: James Taylor, 2: Bryan Weir, 3: John Clark, Str: Michael Crowley, Cch: Bruce Evans
2nd Melbourne University (VIC) - Bow: Colin Smith, 2: Geoff Rees, 3: Andrew Michelmore, Str: Cam Johnstone, Cch:
Peter Philp
3rd Sydney/Glebe (NSW) - Bow: Gordon Clubb, 2: Stephen York, 3: Tony Brown, Str: Richard Curtin, Cch: Michael Morgan
1st Torrens/Adelaide (SA) - Bow: Grant Duncan, 2: Athol McDonald, 3: Mark Hebblewhite, Str: Bill Dankbaar, Cox: Brenton
Parsons, Cch: Rod Ellaway
2nd Sydney No 1 (NSW) - Bow: Gordon Clubb, 2: Stephen York, 3: Tony Brown, Str: Richard Curtin, Cox: John Leeming,
Cch: Michael Morgan
3rd Sydney/ SUBC (NSW) - Bow: Eric O'Loughlin, 2: Stephen Newnham, 3: Robert Paver, Str: Ian Clubb Cox: Joe Donnelly,
Cch: Maurie Grace
1st Haberfield (NSW) - Paul Rowe
2nd Corio Bay (VIC) - Jeff Sykes
3rd Queensland University (QLD) - Bob Bleakley
First & final
1st Haberfield No 1 (NSW) - Bow: John Bailey, Str: Paul Rowe, Cch: Steve Roll
2nd Haberfield No 2 (NSW) - Bow: David Taylor, Str: Steve Roll
3rd Grafton (NSW) - Bow: Noel Everson, Str: Geoffrey Day
1st Balmain (NSW) - Bow: Richard Hunt, Str: Terry Maher, Cch: Don Croot
2nd ANA (WA) - Bow: Wayne Simmons, Str: Geoff Mitchell
3rd Adelaide (SA) - Bow: A Ranson, Str: R Widger, Cch: Michael Lohmeyer
First & final
1st Melbourne University (VIC) - Bow: Colin Smith, 2: Geoff Rees, 3: Andrew Michelmore, Str: Cam Johnstone, Cch: Peter
Philp
2nd WA University/ANA (WA) - Bow: Wayne Simmons, 2: Geoff Mitchell, 3: Michael Sasse, Str: Chris Curry, Cch: Richard
(Dick) Gard
3rd Buckingham (TAS) - Bow: M Fish, 2: Kevin Phillips, 3: Bruce Potter, Str: Bruce House, Cch: David Poulson
1st Mercantile (VIC) - Bow: Andrew Guerin, 2: Martin Owen, 3: Ian Duthie, 4: Robert Richardson, 5: Anthony Spriggins,
6: Michael Kerin, 7: Rod Stewart, Str: Richard Garrard, Cox: Tim Ling, Cch: Martin Tomanovits
2nd QUBC/WA - Bow: J Kluver, 2: Michael Taylor, 3: Robert Bleakley, 4: T Finn, 5: Anthony Philbrick, 6: Gary Merritt,
7: Bruce Smart, Str: Rodney Doyle, Cox: Andrew Price
3rd Barwon (VIC) - Bow: Roger Box, 2: Alan Hart, 3: Chris Warby, 4: Howard Mussett, 5: Phillip Armitage, 6: Kevin
Chandley, 7: Richard Tomczak, Str: Tom Prime, Cox: Geoff Hunter, Cch: S Len Gladman
1st Perth Collegians (WA) - Peter Jones
2nd Glebe (NSW) - Kirk Olsson
3rd Queensland University (QLD) - Bob Bleakley
1st Sydney No 1 (NSW) - Bow: Peter Chidgey, 2: Steven Curtin, 3: Steve Handley, Str: Neil McGill, Cox: John Leeming, Cch:
Michael Morgan
2nd Sydney/Drummoyne (NSW) - Bow: John Bailey, 2: Andrew J Phillips, 3: Eric Carter, Str: Michael Phillips, Cox:
Brian Casey
3rd Sydney University (NSW) - Bow: Justin Dwyer, 2: David Clark, 3: Phil Winkworth, Str: Anthony Anismoff, Cox: Paul
Kenny, Cch: Peter Raper
1st Mercantile No 1 (VIC) - Bow: Tim Horkings, 2: Terry Cremean, 3: Robert Craig, 4: Peter Richter, 5: Alex Sloan, 6:
Michael Manley, 7: Stephen Shirrefs, Str: Stephen Webster, Cox: Adrian Maginn, Cch: Phil Cayzer
2nd Mercantile No 2 (VIC) - Bow: Geoff Brooke, 2: Tim Young, 3: R Craig, 4: Mark Liszker, 5: Craig Cooper, 6: S Pattinson,
7: Ian Porter, Str: Phil Ainsworth, Cox: Martin Aitken, Cch: Hubert Frederico
3rd Melbourne University (VIC) - Bow: R Curnow, 2: Mark Nolan, 3: Bruce Longden, 4: Greg Longden, 5: John Cumper,
6: C Johnston, 7: Jim Lowe, Str: Simon Swaney, Cox: I Johnston, Cch: Chris Dane
1st Sydney University (NSW) - Bow: Christopher G Noel, 2: David Clark, 3: Brendan Lynch, Str: Anthony Goswell, Cox: Paul
Kenny, Cch: Peter Raper
2nd Manning River (NSW) - Bow: Graham Nix, 2: Peter Calabria, 3: Anthony Beeton, Str: Roy Halliday, Cox: Terry Cross,
Cch: Errol Brazenall
3rd Drummoyne (NSW) - Bow: J Smith, 2: Ken Liston, 3: Steve Poulos, Str: Graham Walsh, Cox: Jim Gartside, Cch: Frank
Male
1st Ballarat & Clarendon College (VIC) - Bow: Mark Cunningham, 2: John Cunningham, 3: Peter Shorten, Str: Anthony Heys, Cox: Alistair Punshon, Cch: Jock Heys
2nd Chatham High School (NSW) - Bow: David Towns, 2: Robert Fisher, 3: Frank Birkenfeld, Str: Ross Halliday, Cox: Stuart Ferguson, Cch: Errol Brazenall
3rd Brisbane Boys College (QLD) - Bow: Timothy Foote, 2: Noel Seawright, 3: John Fraser, Str: Richard McLeod, Cox: Karl Gobius, Cch: D John Murphy
4th Drummoyne High School (NSW) - Bow: Joe Rossi, 2: Terry Venchiaruitti, 3: Riju Ramrakha, Str: Maurice Beinat, Cox: F Barbiere, Cch: Peter Stroud
1st Geelong College (VIC) - Bow: Andrew G Morrison, 2: Simon M Gillett, 3: I Andrew Steel, 4: W Malcolm I Robertson, 5: P
Andrew Cassidy, 6: Guy G Fairnie, 7: Neil J Myers, Str: Don G Cooper, Cox: J Scott Sloane, Cch: David Ramage
2nd Newington College (NSW) - Bow: Adrian Blessington, 2: Rodney Maher, 3: Stephen Todd, 4: Peter Hermann, 5: Chris
Oliviera, 6: David Andrews, 7: Andrew Nott, Str: Simon Wiadrowski, Cox: Stuart Carter, Cchs: Michael Morgan & Dick Hille
3rd St Ignatius College (NSW) - Bow: J Wilcox, 2: W Meagher, 3: G Hogan, 4: J Magee, 5: M Schillington, 6: A Curtin,
7: J Ryan, Str: M Chapman, Cox: M Kenny, Cch: Fr John Ramsey
Left to right: Don Cooper, Neil Myers, Guy Fairnie, Andrew Cassidy, David Ramage, Malcolm Robertson, Andrew Steel, Simon Gillett, Andrew Morrison,. In front: Scott Sloane
3.50.5
4.00.3
1st Corio Bay/YWCA (VIC) - Bow: Kath Bennett, Str: Mary Renouf, Cchs: Lou Renouf & Jack Bennett
2nd Lakeside (SA) -
Bow: Elaine Guterres, Str: Dorothy Melville, Cch: Norm Talbot
Times
4:00.8
4:05.3
4:22.9
4:35.2
1st Corio Bay (VIC)
2nd Sydney No 1 (NSW) - Bow: Libby Hollingworth, Str: Lydia Miladinovic
3rd University of WA /Perth Collegians (WA) -
Bow: Nina Boydell, Str: Penny Curry, Cch: Terry Scook
4th Sydney No 2 (NSW) - Bow: Evelyn Adams, Str:
Denise Phillips
3.32.4
3.46.8
3.48.1
1st YWCA (VIC) - Bow: Sally Harding, 2: Pam Murray, 3: Viv Rowe, Str: Wendy John, Cox: Jan Coxhead, Emerg: Kath Bennett, Cch: John Bennett
2nd University of WA (WA) - Bow: Jan Cargill, 2: Gwenda Bennetts, 3: Betty Gawthorne, Str: Glenda Brearley, Cox/Cch: Terry Scook
3rd Sydney (NSW) - Bow: Karen Law, 2: Denise Phillips, 3: Libby Hollingworth,
Str: Lydia Miladinovic, Cox/Cch: Kevin Hollingworth
4.23.6
4.42.0
1st Grafton (NSW) - Cheryl Everson, Cch: Noel Everson
2nd YWCA (VIC) - Kath Bennett, Cch: Jack Bennett
4.11.4
4.21.9
4.36.5
1st Sydney/YWCA (NSW) - Bow: Robyn Pull, Str: Karen Law, Cch: Terry O'Hanlon
2nd Mosman/YWCA (NSW) -
Bow: Janette Pendleton, Str: Tricia Hennessy, Cch: Len MacPherson
3rd Sydney No 1 (NSW) - Bow: Vicki Webb,
Str: Barbara Webb, Cch: Rita Goldie
4.15.2
4.23.5
4.31.8
4.37.2
4.39.2
1st Grafton (NSW) - Cheryl Everson, Cch: Noel Everson
2nd Sydney (NSW) - Evelyn Adams
3rd Lakeside (SA) - Elaine Guterres
4th Sydney (NSW) - Karen Law, Cch: Howard Croker
5th Sydney (NSW) - Denise Phillips, Cch: George Cook
2.22.4
2.24.5
2.26.0
2.28.4
2.30.5
1st University of WA - Bow: Kay Dixon, Str: Marie Gibson, Cox: unknown, Cch: Warren Gibson
2nd YWCA (NSW) - Bow:
Anne Eaton, Str: Vicki Spooner, Cox: Gary MacPherson, Cch: Len MacPherson
3rd Sydney No 1 (NSW) - Bow: Pamela
Martin, Str: Gwen Ryan, Cox: unknown, Cch: Rita Goldie
4th University of WA/Perth Collegians (WA) - Bow: Helen
Gardner, Str: Anne-Marie Loney, Cox: unknown, Cch: Warren Gibson
5th Metropolitan (SA) - Bow: Jill Mangelsdorf,
Str: Sue Egan, Cox: Anthony Davis, Cch: Anthony C Davis
3.59.2
4.00.4
4.08.3
4.10.5
4.32.6
1st Metropolitan (SA) - Bow: Jill Mangelsdorf, 2: Sue Egan, 3: Lesley Cummings, Str: Terri Brown, Cox/Cch: Anthony Davis
2nd University of WA/Perth & Collegians (WA) - Bow: Helen Gardner, 2: Anne-Marie Loney, 3: Kay Dixon,
Str: Marie Gibson, Cox: Veronica (Ronnie) Foley, Cch: Warren Gibson
3rd Sydney (NSW) - Bow: Vicki Webb, 2:
Gwen Ryan, 3: Pamela Martin, Str: Barbara Webb, Cox: Unknown, Cch: Rita Goldie
4th Perth & Collegians (WA) -
Bow: M Harrington, 2: Patricia Viney, 3: Beryl Watts, Str: Vanessa Grant, Cox: Simon Cox, Cch: Ken D Grant
5th Canberra (ACT) -
Bow: S Peddy, 2: D Simpson, 3: M Whitbread, Str: E Gibbs, Cox: M Peddy, Cch: N Libbis
3.51.2
4.01.6
4.20.9
4.44.0
1st Mannum (SA) - Bow: J Magnusson, 2: K Warnest, 3: S Deer, Str: V Mann, Cox: D Pfitzner, Cch: T Owen
2nd Telopea Park (ACT) -
Bow: Kyrie Byrnes, 2: Amanda Dalton, 3: Petra Kavunenko, Str: Elizabeth Miller, Cox: Michele Gasson, Cch: Brian Burton
3rd Santa Maria College (WA) - Bow: Gabrielle Azzalini, 2: Jackie Kinna, 3: Maureen Malacri, Str: Claire Harrington, Cox: Christine Galloway, Cch: Gary Gray
4th Governor Stirling (WA) - Bow: A Pearce, 2: S Wylie, 3: M Folkes, Str: M Furmage, Cox: unknown, Cch: Gwenda Bennetts