1961 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st Mercantile – Bow: A Cordell, 2: G Speed, 3: S Newcomb, 4: M Tomanovits, 5: W Arnold, 6: G McCall, 7: A Monger, Str: D Boykett, Cox: D Palfreyman, Coach: N W Cairnes

2^nd Corio Bay

3^rd Banks

4^th Yarra Yarra

Holders – Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11^th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by half a length from Corio Bay Rowing Club, second.

1^st Corio Bay – Bow: D John, 2: D Ramage, 3: D Norwood, Str: D Caithness, Cox: K Van den Belt, Coach: A B Bell

2^nd Banks

3^rd Mercantile

Holders – Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River on the 17^th December, 1960. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by four lengths from Banks Rowing Club, second.

1^st Banks – Bow: B J Vear, Str: D Stankovitch, Cox: D Hill, Coach: A N Jacobsen

2^nd Essendon

3^rd Wendouree

Other competing crews:

Albert Park

Yarrawonga

Holders – Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on 30^th January, 1961. Course, seven-eighths of a mile. Won by Banks Rowing Club by three lengths from Essendon Rowing Club, second.

1^st J Sykes, Corio Bay

2^nd P Edwards, Melbourne

3^rd J Hume, Yarra Yarra

Other competing crews:

R Dennis, Richmond

G Pratt, Essendon

D Dudgeon, Richmond

Holder – P. Edwards, Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11^th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by J. Sykes, Corio Bay Rowing Club by six lengths from P. Edwards, Melbourne Rowing Club, second.

1^st Corio Bay – Bow: P Robertson, 2: R Umhauer, 3: D Craven, 4: B Wheatland, 5: G Norton, 6: L Williamson, 7: P Miller, Str: P Brussell, Cox: D Nankervis, Coach: S G Thomas

2^nd Yarra Yarra

3^rd Mercantile

4^th Banks

Other competing crews:

Melbourne

Power House

Holders – Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 17^th December, 1960. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by one-third of a length from Yarra Yarra, second.

1^st Yarra Yarra – Bow: J Skidmore, 2: A Rice, 3: J Castles, Str: R Moore, Cox: L Royal, Coach: I Allen

2^nd Wendouree

3^rd Power House

Other competing crews:

Essendon

Ballarat City

Mercantile

Holders – Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11^th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Yarra Yarra Rowing Club by a length from Wendouree Rowing Club, second.

1^st Nagambie – Bow: N Lodding, Str: B Richardson, Cox: G Lodding, Coach: A Lodding

2^nd Mildura

3^rd Wendouree

Other competing crews:

Yarrawonga

Essendon

Mercantile

Hawthorn

Holders – Corowa Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 30^th January, 1961. Course, 7/8 mile. Won by Nagambie Rowing Club by five lengths from Mildura Rowing Club, second.

1^st Corio Bay – Bow: B Kilsby, 2: R Griffiths, 3: G Taylor, 4: L Lanyon, 5: R Sarah, 6: B Keating, 7: J Sykes, Str: S Overend, Cox: B Sarah, Coach: C G Cowie

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Barwon

Holders – Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River on the 17^th December, 1960. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by three lengths from Mercantile, second, with Barwon third. 

1^st Mercantile – Bow: J Pennell, 2: K Hume, 3: A Walker, Str: J Wylie, Cox: P Green, Coach: K Bilney

2^nd Hawthorn

3^rd South Melbourne

Other competing crews:

Dimboola

Wentworth District

Barwon

Holders – Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11^th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Hawthorn, second.

1^st Hawthorn – Bow: R Smith, Str: R Gladman, Cox: J Cosgrove, Coach: S J Neal

2^nd Yarra Yarra

3^rd Mercantile

Other competing crews:

Power House

Dimboola

Albert Park

South Melbourne

Essendon

Holders – Yarrawonga Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 30^th January, 1961. Course 7/8 mile. Won by Hawthorn Rowing Club by four lengths from Yarra Yarra, with Mercantile third.