Boys Ballarat Head of the Lake - Summary of Results
The Dowling Challenge Cup
This is the traditional event of the Head of the Lake.
As you will note, the race has been very evenly spread amongst Grammar, College and St Patrick's.
The race has been conducted over 2000m for most of the time the race has been contested.
The drought of the mid 2000s has seen the race conducted at both Nagambie Lakes and the Barwon River. The Barwon River venue is 1500m.
The best time over 2000m is 6 mins 43.42 secs by Ballarat Grammar in 2002.
Year | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
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1912 | Declared no race | Ballarat Gramar School & | St Patrick's College competed | |
1913 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | ||
1914 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | |
1915 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat Colleg | |
1916 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1917 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1918 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | |
1919 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1920 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1921 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1922 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | |
1923 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1924 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | |
1925 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | |
1926 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | |
1927 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | |
1928 | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1929 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | |
1930 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1931 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1932 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1933 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1934 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1935 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | |
1936 | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1937 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | |
1938 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | |
1939 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1940 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | |
1941 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1942 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1943 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1944 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | |
1945 | No race | |||
1946 | No race | |||
1947 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1948 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1949 | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | |
1950 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | |
1951 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | |
1952 | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | |
1953 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | |
1954 | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | |
1955 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | |
1956 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1957 | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1958 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1959 | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1960 | Ballarat College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1961 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | Ballarat High School | |
1962 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat College | Ballarat High School | |
1963 | Ballarat College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1964 | Ballarat College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1965 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1966 | Equal 1st Ballarat & Clarendon College & Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | ||
1967 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | |
1968 | No race | |||
1969 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1970 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | |
1971 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | |
1972 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1973 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | |
1974 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | |
1975 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
1976 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1977 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1978 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | |
1979 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1980 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1981 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1982 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | |
1983 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1984 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1985 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
1986 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1987 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1988 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
1989 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | |
1990 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1991 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1992 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1993 | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat & Clarendon College | |
1994 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1995 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | |
1996 | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat & Clarendon College | |
1997 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
1998 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | |
1999 | Ballarat Grammar School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School | |
2000 | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar School | |
2001 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar School | |
2002 | Ballarat Grammar School | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College | |
2003 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | |
2004 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | |
2005 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
2006 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
2007 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | Ballarat College |
2008 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat College | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar |
2009 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | Ballarat & Clarendon College |
2010 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School |
2011 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | |
2012 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
2013 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
2014 | Ballarat High School | Ballarat Grammar | St Patrick's College | |
2015 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | |
2016 | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar |
2017 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat & Clarendon Grammar | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat High School |
2018 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat High School |
2019 | Ballarat Grammar | Damascus College | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College |
2020 | Ballarat Grammar | Ballarat & Clarendon College | St Patrick's College | Ballarat High School |
Source: Up to 2007, the regatta program record is used for this event. There are obviously fourth place getters in other years.