Richard Garrard
Mercantile Rowing Club (VIC)
1963 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship emergency
1964 – National Championship Men’s Coxless Four two seat - First
1964 – Olympic Games – Men’s Coxless Four two seat – eliminated in repechage
1966 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship bow – First
1966 – National Championships Men’s Coxless Four two seat - First
1966 – World Championships – Men’s Coxless Four three seat – Eliminated in repechage
1967 – Trans Tasman Series - Australian Men’s Eight stroke NZL
1972 – National Championships Men’s Coxed Pair stroke – First
1974 – National Championships Men’s Coxless Pair stroke – Fifth
1975 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight stroke - First
1976 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight six seat - First
1977 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight seven seat - First
1977 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Eight seven seat – Bronze
1978 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight seven seat – Second
1979 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Pair bow - Second
1990 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Pair - First
1990 - World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Double Scull coach – Seventh
1993 - World Junior Championships – Men’s Scull coach – Fourth
1994-95 – Coached the US Women’s Coxless Pair
1996 – Olympic Games – USA Women’s Coxless Pair coach – Silver
2000 – Olympic Games – USA Men’s Scull coach - Seventh
Richard is middle back row - 1977 Australian lightweight eight
Dick commenced his rowing at Xavier rowing in 1958 and joined Mercantile in 1959 whilst still at school and won a novice pair in that year. His first State Championship win was with Bob Lachal in the senior coxed pair in 1962. His first National Championship was in the Men’s Four in 1964. He is a great and tough competitor who hates losing. He is a legend in the sport as few people survive 10 years as an active rower, and Dick raced competitively for well over 20 years. He still rates 17 straight wins from 1977 at the Anglesea Regatta as a rowing highlight!
Andrew Guerin
October 2011