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1983 Rowing Victoria State Championships

The 1983 Victorian Championships were conducted on Lake Wendouree from Saturday 19th January to Monday 31st January. The Championships were conducted in conjunction with the National Selection Trials so the interstate entry was good.

Regatta Draws

Day 1 Saturday 29th January

Day 2 Sunday 30th January

Day 3 Monday 31st January

Daily results

Saturday 29th January

Sunday 30th January

Day 3 results sheet not yet located

Images from this regatta

The Hebfotos images from this regatta can be found on the Australian Rowing Images website.

1983 Champion Men's Eight from Mercantile
Left to right - Stuart Moreton, Tasso Paxinos, Mark Doyle, Glenn Deag, Ian Blot, Neil Myers, Sam Patten, David Doyle, Graeme Barns, David Palfreyman, Hon Hubert Frederico

 

Men's Race Results

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Men's Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 7:27.5
Margins: 4.1 seconds

1st G Gullock, Wendouree-Ballarat

2nd T McLaren, St George

3rd J Battersby, Mosman

4th H McGlashen, Melbourne University

5th A Norman, Melbourne

6th B Terrell, Port Adelaide

Holder: A. Cassidy, Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by G. Gullock, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club, by 4.1 seconds from T. McLaren, St. George, second.

Men's Coxless Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 6:50.5
Margins: 8.0 seconds

1st Adelaide University No 1 - Bow: J Bentley, Str: T Willoughby

2nd Queensland University

3rd Adelaide No 1

4th A N R/A U B C Composite

5th Adelaide No 2

6th Sydney/S U B C Composite

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Adelaide University No. 1 crew by eight seconds from Queensland University, second.

Men's Coxed Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 8:11.0
Margins: 19.2 seconds

1st Rutherglen Lake - Bow: P Reeckman, Str: A Miller, Cox: C Bourke, Coach: J Ward

2nd Power House No 1

3rd Banks

4th Power House No 2

Holders - Franklin-Geeveston Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Rutherglen Lake Rowing Club by 19.2 seconds from Power House No. 1 crew, second.

Men's Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 6:50.0
Margins: 0.7 seconds

1st Mercantile/Banks Composite - Bow: I Belot, 2: J Lowe, 3: N Myers, Str: S Patten, Cox: G Barnes, Coach: D Palfreyman

2nd N S W Composite No 2

3rd Banks No 1

4th Adelaide

5th Franklin/Lindisfarne Composite

6th Adelaide University

Holders - Melbourne University/Mercantile Composite crew. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Mercantile/Banks Composite crew by 0.7 seconds from N.S.W. Composite No. 2, second. 

Men's Eight

(Distance - Not recorded, Norwich Shield)

Time: 6:50.2
Margins: 2 1/2 lengths

1st Mercantile - Bow: S Morton, 2: T Paxinos, 3: M Doyle, 4: G Deag, 5: I Belot, 6: N Meyers, 7: S Patten, Str: D Doyle, Cox: G Barnes, Coach: D Palfreyman

2nd Banks No 1

3rd Corio Bay/Barwon Composite

4th Melbourne University No 1

5th Melbourne University No 2

6th Banks No 2

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18th December, 1982. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by two and a half lengths from Banks No. 1 crew, second.

Men's Lightweight Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded, Keith Bilney Shield)

Time: 7:16.0
Margins: 3.3 seconds

1st A Pollock, St George

2nd P Antonie, Melbourne University

3rd J McKenzie, Melbourne University

4th S Callaghan, St George

5th S Golding, Corio Bay

6th B Allen, Sydney

Holder - J. D. McKenzie, Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by A. Pollock, St. George Rowing Club, by 3.3 seconds from P. Antonie, M. U. B. C., second.

Men's Lightweight Coxless Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 7:20.8
Margins: 5.2 seconds

1st Melbourne University/Barwon Composite - Bow: S Spurling, Str: B Digby, Coach: G Hunter

2nd Buckingham No 1

3rd Barwon

4th Balmain

5th Buckingham No 3

6th Buckingham No 2

Holders - Buckingham Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Melbourne University/Barwon Composite crew by 5.2 seconds from Buckingham No. 1 crew, second. 

Men's Lightweight Coxless Four

(Distance - Not recorded, D. S. Stirling Trophy)

Time: 6:17.0
Margins: 0.9 seconds

1st Barwon/Melbourne University Composite - Bow: W Digby, 2: R Gardner, 3: S Spurling, Str: B Digby, Coach: G Hunter

2nd Buckingham No 1

3rd M U B C/Mercantile/Corio Bay Composite

4th Adelaide University

5th Mercantile

6th Buckingham No 2

Holders - Buckingham Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Barwon/Melbourne University Composite crew by 0.9 seconds from Buckingham No. 1 crew, second.

Men's Lightweight Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 5 lengths

1st Mercantile - Bow: A McDonald, 2: I Rycroft, 3: M Pearson, Str: A Douglas, Cox: M Thomas, Coach: M Owen

2nd Power House

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, 12th March, 1983. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by five lengths from Power House Rowing Club, second.

Men's Lightweight Eight

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 6:39.7
Margins: 1/2 length

1st Melbourne University - Bow: P VanVeenendaal, 2: A Marshall, 3: M Galvin, 4: S Spurling, 5: A Inglis, 6: P Gardiner, 7: A McLean, Str: P Antonie, Cox: R England, Coach: D England

2nd Mercantile

3rd Barwon

4th Power House

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18th December, 1982. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by half a length from Mercantile Rowing Club, second.

Men's Junior Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 7:38.0
Margins: 11.5 seconds

1st S Allsop, Banks

2nd T Juzefowicz, Footscray City

3rd A Norman, Melbourne

4th J Knox, Power House

5th R Finlayson, Canberra Grammar

6th R Decru, Banks

Holder - P. Gardiner, Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by S. Allsop, Banks Rowing Club, by 11.5 seconds from T. Juzefowicz (Footscray City), second.

Men's Junior Coxed Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 7:55.2
Margins: 7.4 seconds

1st Torrens - Bow: M Emery, Str: M McInerney, Cox: M Reardon

2nd Yarrawonga

3rd Ballarat City

4th Banks

5th Wendouree-Ballarat

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Torrens Rowing Club by 7.4 seconds from Yarrawonga Rowing Club, second.

Men's Junior Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 6:54.5
Margins: 6.0 seconds

1st Port Adelaide/Adelaide University Composite - Bow: J Nicholson, 2: S McKay, 3: J Belcher, Str: T Webb, Cox: G Threadgold

2nd Power House

3rd Torrens

4th Corio Bay

5th Mercantile

6th Swan River/W A University Composite

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Port Adelaide/Adelaide University Composite crew by six seconds from Power House Rowing Club, second. 

Men's Junior Eight

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3/4 length

1st Mercantile - Bow: A McDonald, 2: I Rycroft, 3: M Pearson, 4: A Douglas, 5: G Pechan, 6: J Joyce, 7: D Mollison, Str: D Scown, Cox: M Thomas, Coach: M Owen

2nd Mercantile No 2

3rd Power House

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 14th March, 1983. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Mercantile No. 2 crew, with Power House third.

Men's FISA Junior Coxless Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 7 lengths

1st Mercantile - Bow: D Scally, Str: A James, Coach: N Donaldson

2nd Carey Grammar

Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 14th March, 1983. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by seven lengths from Carey Grammar, second.

Men's FISA Junior Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 length

1st Mercantile - Bow: S Gutta, 2: D Scally, 3: T Johnston, Str: A James, Cox: R Forsyth, Coach: N Donaldson

2nd Corio Bay

Holders - Carey Grammar School. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, 12th March, 1983. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by one length from Corio Bay Rowing Club, second.

Men's Youth Eight

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 6:28.5
Margins: 9.0 seconds

1st Melbourne University - Bow: R West, 2: D Winter, 3: P Frith, 4: T Griffith, 5: F O’Collins, 6: J Somerville, 7: G Atkins, Str: M Luszukiewicz, Cox: P Bateson, Coaches: J Harry and B Fenner

2nd Swan River/ W A University Composite

3rd Mercantile No 1

4th Mercantile No 2

5th Corio Bay

Holders - Torrens Composite. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by nine seconds from Swan River/W A University Composite crew, second.

Schoolboy Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3/4 length

1st Ballarat & Queens Grammar - Bow: S Pepin, 2: D Hay, 3: R Ivetic, Str: R Reid, Cox: W Stacey, Coach: T Jeffrey

2nd Ballarat & Queens Grammar No 2

3rd Carey Grammar

4th Melbourne High

Holders - Ballarat High School. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 14th March, 1983. Won by Ballarat & Queens Grammar School by three-quarters of a length from Ballarat & Queens Grammar No. 2 crew, second.

Schoolboy Eight

(Distance - Not recorded, M. S. Williams Medallions)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3/4 length

1st Wesley College - Bow: C Williams, 2: A Ryan, 3: M Suddans, 4: M Stranks, 5: M Read, 6: S Hair, 7: S Wade, Str: R McMahon, Cox: P Newton, Coach: D Palfreyman

2nd Geelong College

Holders - Melbourne Grammar School Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, 12th March, 1983. Won by Wesley College by three-quarters of a length from Geelong College, second.

Men's Country Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 2 1/2 lengths

1st D Elliott, Ballarat City

2nd C Angow, Ballarat City

Holder - G. Gullock, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 13th March, 1983. Won by D. Elliott, Ballarat City Rowing Club by two and a half lengths from C. Angow, also of Ballarat City Rowing Club.

Men's Country Coxed Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 5 lengths

1st Wendouree-Ballarat - Bow: G Falla, Str: B Sarah, Cox: B Norton, Coach: C Purvis

2nd Ballarat City

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 13th March, 1983. Won by Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club by five lengths from Ballarat City Rowing Club second. 

Men's Country Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 6 lengths

1st Corio Bay - Bow: J Killeen, 2: C Klupacs, 3: A Campbell, Str: D Hope, Cox: L Kannellos, Coach: J Virgona

2nd Corowa

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 13th March, 1983. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by six lengths from Corowa Rowing Club. 

Men's Country Eight

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 3/4 lengths

1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: D Howes, 2: A Mackey, 3: M Vincent, 4: T James, 5: H Patterson, 6: M Bright, 7: S Splatt, Str: A Seaman, Cox: R Lee, Coach: F Covill

2nd Corowa

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 13th March, 1983. Won by Geelong Grammar School by one and three-quarter lengths from Corowa Rowing Club, second. 

Women's Race Results

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Women's Elite Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 4 seconds

1st M Renouf, Corio Bay

2nd E Burness, Tweed Heads

3rd U Kay, Tasmania University

4th K Lantay, Drummoyne

5th M Kidd, Nepean

6th A Piper, Mosman

Holder - M. Renouf, Artemis Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by M. Renouf, Corio Bay Rowing Club, by four seconds from E. Burness, Tweed Heads, second.

Women's Elite Double Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 3:31.0
Margins: 4.6 seconds

1st Melbourne University/Corio Bay Composite - Bow: L Paton, Str: M Renouf

2nd Tweed Heads/Nepean Composite

3rd Mosman/Drummoyne Composite

4th Canberra/Sydney University Composite

5th Glebe

6th Tasmania University/Reeconian Composite

Holders - Artemis/Melbourne University Composite crew. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Melbourne University/Corio Bay Composite crew by 4.6 seconds from Tweed Heads/Nepean Composite crew, second.

Women's Elite Coxless Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 3:25.0
Margins: 5.9 seconds

1st Melbourne University/Dimboola Composite - Bow: J Marshall, Str: P Westendorf, Coach: D Palfreyman

2nd Narrabundah College

3rd Melbourne University

4th Sydney University/St George Composite

5th Adelaide University

Holders - Melbourne University/Dimboola Composite crew. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by Melbourne University/Dimboola Composite crew by 5.9 seconds from Narrabundah College, second.

Women's Elite Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 3:57.2
Margins: 6 lengths

1st Melbourne University/Dimboola Composite - Bow: M Foster, 2: S Chapman, 3: J Marshall, Str: P Westendorf, Cox: K Fry, Coach: D Palfreyman

2nd Y W C A

3rd Corio Bay

4th Barwon

5th Nestles

6th Monash University

Holders - Melbourne University/Dimboola Composite crew. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18th December, 1982. Won by Melbourne University/Dimboola Composite crew by six lengths from Y. W. C. A., second.

Women's Lightweight Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 4:07.07
Margins: 4.5 seconds

1st S Donoghoe, Canberra

2nd L Hodgson, Sydney University

3rd K Elliott, Ballarat City

4th J Cussen, Hawthorn

Holder - S. Evans, Tasmania University. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by S. Donoghoe, Canberra Rowing Club, by 4.5 seconds from L. Hodgson, Sydney University, second.

Women's Lightweight Coxless Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 3:56.2
Margins: 1 second

1st A C T - Bow: D Rennex, Str: J Ellett, Coach: D Bagnall

2nd A C T No 2

3rd Melbourne University

4th Nestles

5th Melbourne University/Corio Bay Composite

Holders - Mosman Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 31st January, 1983. Won by A. C. T. Rowing Club by one second from A. C. T. No. 2 crew, with Melbourne University third.

Women's Lightweight Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 4:20.7
Margins: 3 lengths

1st Melbourne University Ladies - Bow: F Brake, 2: M Williams, 3: G Skinner, 4: G Toogood, Cox: A Davidson, Coach: B Dalton

2nd Melbourne University No 2

3rd Y W C A

4th Nestles

Holders - Melbourne University Ladies Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18th December, 1982. Won by Melbourne University Ladies Rowing Club by three lengths from Melbourne University No. 2 crew, second. 

Women's Senior A Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 2 lengths

1st A Chinn, Footscray City

2nd K Elliott, Ballarat City

Holder - R. Hoffmann, Y. W. C. A. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, 12th March, 1983. Won by A. Chinn, Footscray City Rowing Club, by two lengths from K. Elliott, Ballarat City Rowing Club, second.

Women's Senior A Coxless Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3 lengths

1st Nestles - Bow: K Morris, Str: T Fortune, Coach: V Bertrand

2nd Banks No 1

3rd Banks No 2

Holders - Monash University/Essendon Composite. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 14th March, 1983. Won by Nestles Rowing Club by three lengths from Banks No. 1 crew, second. Banks No. 2 was third.

Wonen's Senior A Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 canvas

1st Nestles - Bow: D Stapleton, 2: M Tonkin, 3: K Morris, Str: T Fortune, Cox and Coach: V Bertrand

2nd Melbourne University

Holders - Nestles Rowing Club. Rowed on Yarra River, Melbourne, 20th March, 1983. Won by Nestles Rowing Club by a canvas from Melbourne University Boat Club, second.

Women's Senior B Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded

1st H McNaughton, Barwon

Holder - T. Fortune, Nestles Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geeong, 30th October, 1982. Won by H. McNaughton, Barwon Rowing Club.

Women's Senior B Coxed Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 metre

1st Banks - Bow: S Vear, Str: J Cowles, Cox: V Winter, Coach: B Vear

2nd Richmond

Holders - Nestles Rowing Club. Rowed on Yarra River, Melbourne, 17th April, 1983. Won by Banks Rowing Club by one metre from Richmond Rowing Club, second. 

Women's Senior B Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time: 4:29.5
Margins: 3 lengths

1st Banks - Bow: S Vear, 2: V Cowles, 3: S Bartless, Str: J Cowles, Cox: A Lelleton, Coach: B Vear

2nd Banks No 2

3rd Essendon

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 18th December, 1982. Won by Banks Rowing Club by three lengths from Banks No. 2, second.

Womne's Youth Single Scull

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 6 lengths

1st C Burge, Richmond

2nd S Lee, Richmond

3rd M Grant, Banks

Holder - M. Kidd, Nepean Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, 12th March, 1983. Won by C. Burge, Richmond Rowing Club, by six lengths from S. Lee, also of Richmond Rowing Club.

Women's Youth Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3/4 length

1st Methodist Ladies College - Bow: S McKeller, 2: R McInnes, 3: K Smyth, Str: D Bassett, Cox: K Fry, Coach: P Westendorf

2nd Corio Bay

Holders - Barwon/Corio Bay Composite crew. Rowed on Yarra River, Melbourne, 20th March, 1983. Won by Methodist Ladies College by three-quarters of a length from Corio Bay Rowing Club, second.

Schoolgirl Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1/2 length

1st Ballarat & Clarendon College - Bow: S Stewart, 2: M Brooks, 3: J Brown, Str: C Robinson, Cox: S Webb, Coach: P Coburn

2nd Geelong College

3rd Geelong Grammar

Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, 12th March, 1983. Won by Ballarat & Clarendon College by half a length from Geelong College, second. 

Women's Country Coxed Pair

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded

1st City of Warrnambool - Bow: P Gee, Str: K Owen, Cox: J O’Brien, Coach: D McDougall

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 13th March, 1983. Won by City of Warrnambool Rowing Club. 

Women's Country Coxed Four

(Distance - Not recorded)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths

1st Geelong College - Bow: D Blair, 2: R Pugh, 3: J Stewart, Str: J Hynes, Cox: C Thom, Coach: R Read

2nd Ballarat City

3rd City of Warrnambool

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 13th March, 1983. Won by Geelong College by one and one-quarter lengths from Ballarat City Rowing Club, second.

Sources

Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1976 - 1987.

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