Interstate Championships: The John Coates Cup
This trophy was presented to Rowing Australia in 1999 by its then principal sponsor, Zurich Financial Services, for presentation to the State with the highest points scored from racing in each Interstate Championship.
The cup itself is one of only 500 in the world that were made from the sands collected by Olympians from every Olympic country in the world.
Naturally the cup is presented after the last Interstate Championship each year to the Councillor of the winning State.
In 2024, the Cup known as the Rowing Australia Cup was renamed the John Coates Cup in honour of John's superb contribution to rowing.
Past Winners
- 1999 - Victoria
- 2000 - Victoria
- 2001 - Victoria
- 2002 - Victoria
- 2003 - New South Wales
- 2004 - Queensland
- 2005 - Victoria
- 2006 - Victoria
- 2007 - Victoria
- 2008 - New South Wales
- 2009 - Victoria
- 2010 - Victoria
- 2011 - Victoria
- 2012 - Victoria
- 2013 - New South Wales
- 2014 - Queensland
- 2015 - Victoria
- 2016 - Victoria
- 2017 - New South Wales
- 2018 - New South Wales
- 2019 - New South Wales
- 2020 - Regatta cancelled due to pandemic
- 2021 - New South Wales
- 2022 - New South Wales
- 2023 - New South Wales
- 2024 - New South Wales
| State | Number of times won |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 13 |
| New South Wales | 10 |
| Queensland | 2 |
| Total | 25 |
Sources
- Other pages on this site
- Author's own records
- Image from the Guerin collection