Tim Wise

Ballarat City Rowing Club (VIC)

Tim commenced his rowing in the 1984-85 season with his first recorded win a novice four at Banks Regatta in Melbourne. In the following season he was winning many intermediate races and regularly throughout the season.

After finishing his competitive rowing career in 1994, Tim began a highly successful masters rowing career.

He interrupted his masters rowing when he returned to elite rowing in 2000. He was again successful. He returned to his masters rowing in 2003 with immediate success.

1992 National Champion Men's Lightweight Double Scull
Left to right: Anthony Edwards, Tim Wise, Danny Elliott

1987 - Victorian Men's Senior C Pair Championship - First

1987 - Victorian Open Sprint Pair Championship - First

1988 - National Men's Double Scull Championship - Unplaced

1988 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Sixth

1989 - Victorian Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - First

1989 - Victorian Men's Under 23 Sculling Championship - First

1989 - Victorian Men's Senior C Sculling Championship - First

1989 - Victorian Men's Senior C Coxed Pair Championship - First

1989 - National Men's Double Scull Championship -race not conducted due to a cyclone

1989 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Fifth

1990 - Victorian Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - First

1990 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Unplaced

1990 - National Men's Lightweight Double Sculling Championship -Fifth

1990 - National Men's Lightweight Quad Sculling Championship -Fifth

1990 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Single Scull – Eleventh

1991 - Victorian Men's Lightweight Double Scull Championship - First

1991 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Fifth

1991 - National Men's Lightweight Double Sculling Championship -Third

1991 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Double Scull – Seventh

1992 - Victorian Men's Lightweight Double Scull Championship - First

1992 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Fourth

1992 - National Men's Lightweight Double Scull Championship - First

1992 - National Men's Lightweight Quad Scull Championship - First

1993 - Victorian Men's Double Scull Championship - First

1994 - Victorian Men's Scull Championship - First

1994 - Victorian Men's Double Scull Championship - First

2000 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Third

2000 - National Men's Lightweight Double Scull Championship - Second

2001 - Victorian Men's Sculling Championship - First

2001 - National Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - Second

2001 - National Men's Lightweight Double Sculling Championship - Second

2001 – Interstate Men’s Lightweight Four Championship bow - Third

2002 - Victorian Men's Lightweight Sculling Championship - First

Andrew Guerin
June 2021

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