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
Daily results
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
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
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.