History of Rowing Victoria Inc

1: Rowing in a young Victoria 1838-1859
2: Formation of the Association 1860-1875
3: Growth of the Sport 1876-1889
4: Years of great success 1890-1899
5: The rise of Henley on the Yarra 1900-1909
6: The War Years 1910-1919
7: Women's rowing and the modern era 1920-1929
8: The Depression years 1930-1939
9: War and rebuilding 1940-1949
10: Expansion years 1950-1959
11: The search for international success 1960-1969
12: Combining the Associations and lightweight success 1970-1979
13: The new national program 1980-1989
14: Golden years 1990-1999
15: Professionalism 2000-2009
16: Yet More Growth 2010-2019
17: Challenging Times 2020-2026
Appendices
1: Life Membership and other important awards
2: Patrons and Presidents
3: Office Bearers
4: Clubs and their histories
5: The Oarsmen's Centotaph and WWI Roll of Honour
6: WWII Roll of Honour
7: Premierships
8: State Championships
9: Hall of Fame Inductees
10: Victorian Olympians
11: International representation
12: Intercolonial and Interstate Racing
13: School rowing
14: University rowing
15: Histories of Victorian Rowing
16: Annual Reports

Appendix 9. Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame

The Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame was initiated in 2010 to recognise rowers, coaches, administrators and others who by their actions and conduct have brought great fame to the sport. Four inductions have taken placenwith the last in vNovember 2015. Inductees into the Hall of Fame will come from throughout the history of Victorian rowing.

See below for:

Inductees
Criteria for induction
Judges
Nominations welcome

Inductees

(in alphabetical order - name, club and year of induction)

Criteria

To gain entry to the Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame, nominees must not only have brought fame to the sport, but must also have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the sport and be regarded as the great people of the sport. The following guidelines have been issued:

Nominees will be assessed to the extent possible on the standards of their day and not against contemporary standards. For example, inter-colonial or interstate champions successful prior to organised international competition will be highly regarded in the same way as the world champions of today. The key criteria for rowers will be good success.
Innovators in the sport will be highly regarded, as will those who have taken the sport to a significantly higher level. This will enable coaches, selectors, administrators and organisations to be nominated.
Nominees who are the first to achieve certain goals will also be highly regarded.
Long and dedicated service to the sport will be highly regarded but that service alone will be insufficient to gain entry to the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.
Nomination of persons whose contribution has been made in the preceding 10 years will be considered. However the judges consider that at least that amount of time must have elapsed in order to assess whether the nominees have produced the outstanding contribution required.
Not only individuals but also crews may be nominated. The individuals in the crew will enter the RV Hall of Fame.
Nominees will need to demonstrate sufficient connection with Victoria for consideration.
Nominees must be of good repute, fame and character.

Judges

Nominations are assessed by the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame Committee and recommendations made to the Rowing Victoria Board for approval.

Nominations

Nominations can be sent to the CEO of Rowing Victoria.

Last updated 1st June 2020

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