History of Ballarat Head of the Lake rowing regatta

1944 Ballarat Head of the Lake

The 32nd race was conducted on Lake Wendouree on 29th April 1944.

Ballarat High School joined the Association on 20 July 1943. Without a shed or equipment, Ballarat Rowing Club assisted the High School in participating in the regatta.

Organising Committee and Officials

Organising Committee: Ballarat Public Schools' Association

Head of the Lake

Time: 5:38 (record)
Margin: Not known

1st Grammar School

2nd St Patrick’s College

3rd Ballarat High School - Bow: G MacDonald, 2: V Allen, 3: J Vawdrey, Str: G Cooper, Cox: G Cunningham, Coach: Mr F Luke

Collage of Ballarat High School crews from 1944 - from Row Up, High School

Second Fours

Time: Not known
Margin: Not known

Results not known

Ballarat High School - Bow: I Hall, 2: N Edwards, 3: R Walsh, Str: N Frenchman, Cox: E Tippett, Coach: Mr F Luke

Third Fours

Time: Not known
Margin: Not known

Results not known

Ballarat High School - Bow: T Atkinson, 2: R Wheeler, 3: W White, S: J Tippett, Coach: Mr F Luke

Sources:

Ballarat Courier 100 years Head of the Lake Supplement

Row Up, High School, Celebrating Ballarat High School Rowing 1910-2019 by Barry Ryan and Robert Simmonds, Published by Ballarat High School 2020

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The idea for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 & 1993 for the Australian team handbooks. Andrew Guerin developed and extended these histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and then expanded the site.

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