1972 Rowing Victoria State Championships
Race Results
Victorian Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:20.5
Margins: 1 length
1st K Leach, Mercantile
2nd E Hale, Lindisfarne (TAS)
3rd J R Sykes, Corio Bay
4th P Rowe, Haberfield
5th R Garrard, Mercantile
Other competing crews:
P Holzer, Mercantile
J J Bennett, Banks
R Reddel, Haberfield
L Koekoek, Power House
G Petelin, Commercial
P F Edwards, Melbourne
R Fitch, Barwon
Holder - K. Leach, Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th January, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by K. Leach (Mercantile) by one length from E. Hale (Lindisfarne, Tas.), second.
Victorian Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:21.3
Margins: 3 lengths
1st Barwon - Bow: R Garrard, Str: R Fitch, Cox: Gardner
2nd Corio Bay No 1
3rd Corio Bay No 2
4th South Melbourne
Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by three lengths from Corio Bay No. 1.
Victorian Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:22.0
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Monash University/Yarra Yarra Composite - Bow: D M Michelmore, 2: J G L McKeand, 3: D B Bishop, Str: W J Baillieu, Cox: R W England, Coach: R L Moore
2nd Mercantile
3rd Melbourne University/Yarra Yarra Composite
4th Wendouree
Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Monash University/Yarra Yarra Composite crew by three-quarters of a length from Mercantile Rowing Club.
Victorian Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres, Norwich Shield)
Time: 5:53.8
Margins: 1 length
1st Sydney Composite - Bow: M Shaw, 2: G Pearce, 3: J Clark, 4: R Paver, 5: R Curtin, 6: I McWhirter, 7: M Morgan, Str: B Curtin, Cox: A Grover, Coach: A R Callaway
2nd Mercantile
3rd Monash University
4th Lindisfarne (TAS)
5th Yarra Yarra/Mercantile Composite
Other competing crews:
Melbourne University
Banks
Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th January, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Sydney Composite crew by one length from Mercantile Rowing Club.
Victorian Lightweight Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1/2 length
1st J R Sykes, Corio Bay
2nd J Ward, Rutherglen Lake
Holder - J. Sykes, Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 11th December, 1971. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by J. Sykes, Corio Bay, by half a length from J. Ward, Rutherglen Lake.
Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 8 lengths
1st Footscray City - Bow: A Chalmers, Str: R Hall, Cox: M Kwaitkowski, Coach: K Bourke
2nd Melbourne
3rd Melbourne University
4th Corio Bay
Other competing crews:
Wendouree No 1
Bendigo
Corio Bay No 2
Wendouree No 2
Richmond
Power House
Holders - Footscray City. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, on the 11th December, 1971. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Footscray City Rowing Club by eight lengths from Melbourne Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:51.5
Margins: 2 feet
1st Barwon - Bow: K M Chandley, 2: P J Morgan, 3: P A Armitage, Str: A L Hart, Cox: G Hunter, Coach: S L Gladman
2nd Melbourne University
3rd Corio Bay
4th Torrens
5th Buckingham
Other competing crews:
Haberfield
Footscray City
Melbourne
Murray Bridge
Mercantile
Wendouree
Power House
South Melbourne
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th January, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by two feet from Melbourne University Boat Club, with Corio Bay third.
Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:56.2
Margins: 2 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: D E Yates, 2: I D Harbeck, 3: R J Stewart, 4: M A Fedderson, 5: C D Low, 6: A G Michelmore, 7: A G McKinley, Str: T C Johnston, Cox: D B England, Coach: R Zahara
2nd Barwon
3rd Mercantile
4th Power House
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by two lengths from Barwon Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:35.0
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Barwon - Bow: J F Bateman, Str: L Ljubanovic, Cox: R Gardner
2nd Footscray City
3rd Mercantile
4th Dimboola
Other competing crews:
Melbourne University
Banks
Bendigo
Hawthorn
Essendon
Ballarat
Wendouree
Holders - Essendon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Footscray City, second.
Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 6 lengths
1st Mercantile - Bow: H Sorg, 2: P Holzer, 3: B Parmenter, Str: R Dawson, Cox: C Jones, Coach: K McConville
2nd Essendon
3rd Wendouree
4th South Melbourne
Other competing crews:
Monash University
Melbourne University
Bendigo
Torrens
Banks
Power House
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, on the 11th December, 1971. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by six lengths from Essendon, with Wendouree third.
Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:47.3
Margins: 1 length
1st Mercantile - Bow: J Briggs, 2: H Sorg, 3: C Williams, 4: P McNamara, 5: P Benjamin, 6: R Dawson, 7: B Parmenter, Str: R Hochstrasser, Cox: C Jones, Coach: K McConville
2nd Melbourne University
3rd Barwon
4th Banks
5th Bendigo
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 19th February, 1972. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by one length from Melbourne University Rowing Club.
Victorian Country Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: K M Chandley, 2: P J Morgan, 3: P A Armitage, Str: A L Hart, Cox: G Hunter
2nd Corio Bay
3rd St Joseph’s
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th March, 1972. Won by Barwon Rowing Club from Corio Bay Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Counrty Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: J F Bateman, 2: P J Morgan, 3: P McHugh, 4: L Ljubanovic, 5: J Murray, 6: K M Chandley, 7: A L Hart, Str: P A Armitage, Cox: G Hunter
2nd Corio Bay
3rd Bell Park
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th March, 1972. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay were second, with Bell Park third.
Victorian Country Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: K M Chandley, 2: P J Morgan, 3: A L Hart, Str: P A Armitage, Cox: G Hunter
2nd Corio Bay
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th March, 1972. Won by Barwon Rowing Club from Corio Bay, second.
Victorian Country Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J R Sykes, Str: J R Watt, Cox: B Horney
2nd Barwon
3rd Dimboola
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 18th March, 1972. Won by Corio Bay from Barwon, second, with Dimboola third.
Sources
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1942 - 1975.