History of Mercantile Rowing Club
Table of Contents
Chapters
- The River Yarra
- Early Rowing in Victoria
- The Beginnings (1880-1890)
- Mercantile in the Nineties (1890-1900)
- Sloan, Ivens and Fluctuating Fortunes (1900-1910)
- Dark Days and New Dawn (1910-1920)
- Years of Mixed Success (1920-1930)
- Through the Thirties (1930-1939)
- The Struggle for Survival (1939-1946)
- Building for Success (1946-1950)
- Mercantile to the Melbourne Olympics (1950-1956)
- Rowing to Rome (1956-1960)
- A Pink Cloud on the Horizon (1960-1965)
- The Storm and its Passing (1965-1966)
- A Clear Light Blue Sky (1966-1968)
- High Noon (1968-1970)
- A New Challenge (1970-1973)
- Fire and the Second Building Project (1973)
- Winds of Change (1973-1976)
- The Close of the Century (1976-1980)
- The Base for Success (1980-1984)
- Success (1984-1988)
- Oarsome Foursome (1988-1992)
- A Boathouse for the Best (1992-1996)
- The Rise of the Professional Coach (1996-2000)
- Golden Girls (2000-2005)
Appendices
Appendix 5 — Mercantile's National Championships Crews (2001-2005)
2001 Wivenhoe Dam Queensland
Men's Coxless Four
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC, Robert Douglas, Bill Tait, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg (MUBC), Matthew Long, Cch: David Palfreyman)
- (3rd - Mercantile/MUBC - Travis Johnston, Warren Keeble (MUBC), Karsten Forsterling, Lachlan McPherson)
Men's Under 23 Single Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, David Crawshay Cch: Ian Dryden)
Men's Under 23 Double Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/UQBC, David Crawshay, Shaun Coulton
Women's Under 23 Four
- (2nd - Mercantile, Danielle Ackland, Laura Blunden, Rosie Bell, Anthea Pyers, Cch: Tom Courtney)
2002 Nagambie Lakes Victoria
Men's Pair
- 1st - Mercantile, Drew Ginn and James Tomkins, Cch: Noel Donaldson
Men's Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Swan River, Robert Douglas, Travis Johnstone, Luke Pougnault, David Matthews)
Women's Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC, )
Women's Under 23 Pair
- 1st - Mercantile, Danielle Ackland & Sara Richards, Cch: Tom Courtney
Women's Under 23 Four
- 1st - Mercantile/MUBC, Daniell Ackland, Robyn Selby Smith, Crystal Antica (MUBC), Sara Richards, Cch: Tom Courtney
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Double Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC, Emily Wilmonth, Ktherine Moore (MUBC), Cchs: David Colvin & John Acton (MUBC))
2003 Lake Barrington Tasmania
Men's Pair
- (2nd - Mercantile, Drew Ginn and James Tomkins, Cch: Noel Donaldson)
Men's Coxless Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Canberra/UTS, Michael McKay, Jaimie Fernandez (Canberra), Geoff Stewart (UTS), Bo Hansen (UTS))
Men's Quad Scull
- (3rd Mercantile, Henry Edgar, Andrew Stubbs, Alistair Taylor, David Crawshay, Cch: Ian Dryden))
Women's Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Chibnell, Robyn Selby Smith, Emily Martin (WB))
Women's Eight
- (2nd - Mercantile, Emily Wilmonth, Bridie O'Donnell, Sarah Forbes, Pauline Frasca, Robyn Selby Smith, Fleur Chew, Sara Richards, Sarah Chibnell, Cox: Katie Foulkes, Cch: Tom Courtney)
Women's Under 23 Scull
- 1st - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Cch: Tom Courtney
Women's Under 23 Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Fleur Chew, Emily Wilmonth, Cch: Tom Courtney)
Women's Under 23 Four
- 1st - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Fleur Chew, Taryn Langdon, Emily Wilmonth, Cch: Tom Courtney
Women's Under 23 Quad Scull
- 1st - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Fleur Chew, Taryn Langdon, Emily Wilmonth, Cch: Tom Courtney
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Scull
- 1st Mercantile, Alison Withers, Cch: David Colvin
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Double Scull
- 1st Mercantile/MUBC, Alison Withers, Sally Muir (MUBC), Cch: David Colvin
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat/Banks, Alison Withers, Nalini Blacker, Kalina Boubartovm (Banks), Andrea Dixon (WB))
2004 Nagambie Lakes Victoria
Men's Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile/Surfers Paradise, Duncan Free (SP) & )
Men's Coxless Four
- 1st - Mercantile/UTS, James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Bo Hansen (UTS), Geoff Stewart (UTS)
Men's Double Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/UQBC, David Crawshay & Shaun Coulton (UQBC)
Men's Quad Scull
- (3rd - Mercantile/Banks, Alistair Taylor, Henry Edgar, Greg O'Nians (Banks), Chris Willis (Banks), Cch: Bill Tait)
Men's Lightweight Eight
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC - Peter Kupcis)
Men's Under 19 Four
- (2nd - Mercantile/SUBC, Chris Riddell, Mitch Estens (SUBC), Edward Boyce (SUBC), Ben Dimensino (SUBC), Cchs: Bill Tait & Marty Rabjohns (SUBC))
Women's Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat, Robyn Selby Smith, Emily Martin (WB), Fleur Chew, Pauline Frasca, Cch: Tom Courtney)
Women's Eight
- (3rd - Mercantile, Robyn Selby Smith, Sara Richards, Fleur Chew, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Forbes, Emma Wawn, Mia Duncan, Sarah Chibnall, Cox: Emily Trewartha (MUBC), Cchs: Tom Courtney & David Colvin)
Women's Under 23 Double Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Sarah Forbes, Cch: Tom Courtney)
Women's Lightweight Quad
- (3rd - Mercantile/Banks/Hawthorn/Wendouree Ballarat, Lauren Zovi (Banks), Jo Barnden, Kate Durant (Hawthorn), Andrea Dixon (WB), Cchs: David Colvin & Jack Bennett (Banks))
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Single Scull
- (3rd - Mercantile, Alison Withers Cch: David Colvin)
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Double Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/AUBC, Alison Withers & Jacqui Bain (AUBC), Cch: David Colvin
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Banks/Essendon, Nalini Blacker, Kalina Barboutov (Banks), Sophie Johnson (Banks), Lauren Angley (Essendon), Cchs: David Colvin & John Bennett (Banks))
Women's Under 19 Double Scull
- (3rd - Mercantile/Essendon, Emy Huntsman, Elsie Madigan (Essendon), Cchs: Scott Riddell (Essendon) & Tom Courtney)
Women's Under 19 Eight
- (3rd - Mercantile/MUBC/Essendon, Alice McNamara (MUBC), Emy Huntsman, Freya Scully (ERC), Melissa Plummer (ERC), Elsie Madigan (ERC), Elizabeth Dwyer (ERC), Michelle Smigieleski (ERC), Sarah Griffen (ERC))
2005 Sydney International Regatta Centre NSW
Men's Coxless Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/MUBC, Jason Heard (MUBC), Drew Ginn, George Jelbart (MUBC), Kartsen Forsterling (MUBC))
Men's Scull
- 1st - David Crawshay
- (3rd - Alistair Taylor)
Men's Quad
- 1st - Mercantile/ANU/Canberra, Ben Southwell (ANU), Alister Taylor, Craig Jones (Canberra), Henry Gundry (ANU), Cch: Reinhold Batschi (AIS)
Men's Under 23 Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Nicholas Mitchell, Chris Riddell, Cch: Tom Courtney)
Men's Under 23 Eight
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC/Wendouree Ballarat, Nick Moran (WB), Lachlan McKenzie (WB), Angus Carter (MUBC), Alistair Tubb (MUBC), Chris Riddell, Nick Burchell (MUBC), Tom Larkins (MUBC), Alexander Machin, Cox: Tim Deveson (MUBC), Cchs: Julian Voller & Sam Pullen (MUBC))
Men's Under 23 Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, Nicholas Mitchell, Cory Hester, Chris Riddell, Tim Linke, Cch: Tom Courtney)
Men's Under 19 Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Corio Bay/Nestles, Tim Wright, Tom Bertrand, Andrew Pascoe, Daniel Vratcic, Cchs: neil Myers and Tom Courtney)
Women's Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Pauline Frasca, Fleur Chew, Cch: Bill Tait)
Women's Four
- 1st - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat/MUBC, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Heard (MUBC), Emily Martin (WB), Fleur Chew, Cch: Bill Tait
Women's Eight
- 1st - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat, Emma Wawn, Alison Withers, Rachel Skevington, Sarah Forbes, Emily Martin (WB), Fleur Chew, Pauline Frasca, Robyn Selby Smith, Kate Fitzgibbon, Cchs: Bill Tait & David Ochert
Women's Lightweight Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, Alison Withers, Cch: David Colvin)
Women's Lightweight Double Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Power House, Alison Withers, Regina Kennedy (PH), Cchs: David Colvin & Mark Baxter (PH))
Women's Lightweight Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Power House/Melbourne, Kate Durrant (PH), Nutter (Melbourne), Alison Withers, Regina Kennedy (PH), Cchs: David Colvin & Mark Baxter (PH))
Women's Under 23 Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Rachel Skevington, Sarah Forbes, Cch: Bill Tait)
Women's Under 23 Lightweight Quad Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/MUBC - Sarah Jane Blunt, Sally Muir (MUBC), Andrea Dixon (MUBC), Heidi Wilson (MUBC), Cchs: Tim Dolphin(MUBC) & David Colvin