Ian Douglas QC
Banks Rowing Club (VIC)
1953 – Head of the River Geelong Grammar – First
1954 – Australian University Championships Men’s Eight MUBC – First
1955 – Australian University Championships Men’s Eight MUBC – First
1956 – Australian University Championships Men’s Eight MUBC – First
1957 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship stroke – First
1958 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship seven seat – First
1959 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship emergency
1962 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship bow – First
1962 – British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men’s Eight bow - Gold
1962 – World Championships – Men’s Eight bow – Fifth
1965 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship coach - Second
Finish of the 1962 Commonwealth Games final - Ian in the bow seat
Ian was a prominent barrister and QC in Melbourne. He also was the youngest Australian to have charge of the Australian Antarctic base at Davis at the age of 23. He led a team of 8 men to Antarctica. His father was a famous aviator being the pilot for Sir Douglas Mawson and the first man to fly a Gypsy Moth aircraft on floats from a sailing ship. Ian’s father made three trips to the Antarctic in the 1930’s and piloted the aircraft which found lost American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth in the Antarctic.
Ian is currently a farmer growing finger limes in South East Queensland and has been an active masters rower at Banks Rowing Club. He has also maintained a strong interest in sport through the company WCSN which provides great sport coverage via the internet.
Andrew Guerin 2011