Robyn Selby Smith
Mercantile Rowing Club (Vic)
2001 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships three seat– Gold
2002 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship six seat - Silver
2003 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship six seat - Silver
2004 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship five seat – Bronze
2004 – World Championships Women’s Four stroke seat - Eighth
2005 – Interstate Women’s Sculling Championships– Sixth
2005 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships four seat – Gold
2005 – World Cup I Women's Pair stroke seat - Bronze
2005 – World Cup II Women’s Eight two seat - Gold
2005 – World Cup II Women’s Pair stroke seat - Silver
2005 – World Championships Women’s Eight two seat - Gold
2005 – World Championships Women’s Four bow seat - Gold
2006 – Interstate Women’s Sculling Championships– Sixth
2006 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships six seat – Gold
2006 – World Cup I Women’s Eight bow seat - Bronze
2006 – World Championships Women’s Eight bow seat - Bronze
2006 – World Championships Women’s Four bow seat - Gold
2007 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships two seat – Gold
2007 – World Cup II Women’s Four bow seat - Gold
2007 – World Championships Women’s Eight three seat - Fourth
2008 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships two seat– Gold
2008 – World Cup I Women’s Eight bow seat - Gold
2010 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships six seat – Gold
2011 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships two seat – Gold
2012 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championships six seat – Gold
2012 – Olympic Games – Women’s Eight three seat– Sixth
2013 - Current – Captain Mercantile Rowing Club
2013-4 – Australian Junior Selector
2005 World Championship eight - Robyn in two seat
The highlights of Robyn's international rowing career were the 2005 World Championships where Robyn was in the winning 4- and 8+ and becoming an Olympian in 2012 in the W8. The lowlight was missing out on the Beijing Olympic eight after being in the eight which won the first World Cup in 2008 by six seconds. After being a reserve for the Beijing Olympic eight Robyn took a break from rowing. Leading into 2012, Robyn returned to rowing and played a vital role in the battle to allow a women's eight to represent Australia for the first time since Beijing. Robyn was selected in the Australian women's eight in 2012 which qualified for the Olympics at the final qualification regatta and finished 6th in London. Domestically, Robyn rowed in many successful Mercantile eights as well as Victorian eights. Retiring after London, Robyn returned to her career as a lawyer and has kept up her strong interest in the sport.
Andrew Guerin 2015