Nelly Brandsma OAM
Curtin University Rowing Club 1975-1978, ANA Rowing Club 1993-1997 and Swan River Rowing Club, 1998-2011.
A strong masters rower.
Nelly competed in 16 World Masters Rowing Championships, 1997-2008.
She has won over 50 Gold Medals and continued rowing well into her 80s, winning her last medal at age 88 before retiring.
Nelly was a teacher and real estate agent.
Andrew Guerin
January 2021
Sourced from Australia Day Honours list 2021.