V Pearson

Barwon Rowing Club (VIC)

Not a great deal is known about Pearson but the surname Pearson is prominent within Barwon Rowing Club. Slightly after the time of our Pearson, an A Pearson won races for Barwon and a Barwon Rowing Club member C A Pearson chaired a meeting to form Corio Bay Rowing Club.

1879 - Geelong and Barwon Regatta, Junior Eight, stroke - First

1879 - Geelong and Barwon Regatta, Junior Four, stroke - First

1879 - Intercolonial Championships Eight, bow - Second

Andrew Guerin
January 2023

Sources:

The Victorian Oarsman by John Lang, published by Messina & Co 1919
Fair Play and Hard Rowing, a history of Barwon Rowing Club 1870-1990 by Karen Threlfall

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