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History of Australian University Championships Rowing

1991 Australian University Championships— Nepean River Penrith NSW

These Championships were conducted on the Nepean River in hot conditions with the finals on 5th October 1991.

The University of Queensland dominated the regatta again winning both the men's and women's eight, women's scull and women's lightweight four. As a result they won the Centenary Cup for the champion university followed by ANU and Melbourne.

Adelaide and ANU each took out two championships with University of NSW and Melbourne taking one championship each.

 

Men's Scull

Time: 7:36.92
Margins: 19.97 & 4.17 secs

1st Adelaide University - Alistair McLachlan
2nd Sydney University - James Lilley
3rd Australian National University


Men's Pair

Time: 7:29.11
Margins: 10.82 & 7.38 secs

1st University of New South Wales - Bow: Matthew Cordery, Str: Richard Roach
2nd Sydney University
3rd Australian National University


Men's Four

Time: 6:55.41
Margins: 6.04 & 7.26 secs

1st Adelaide University
2nd Sydney University
3rd University of Queensland


Men's Eight

Time: 6:12.36
Margins: 8.10 & 5.36 secs

1st University of Queensland - Bow: James Riches, 5: Daniel Rowe, 7: James Burton, Str: Daniel Morris
2nd Melbourne University - Bow: Unknown, 2: Tom Serong, 3: Simon Schoner, 4: Paul Joyce, 5: Phil Kelliher, 6: Cam Barber, 7: Dan O’Callaghan, Str: Simon Morrison, Cox: Matt Tehan, Cchs: Field Rickards and Charlie Bartlett
3rd Adelaide University
- Bow: Edward A H Lyon, 2: William G Natt, 3: David B Cornelius, 4: William R Thompson, 5: Michael J McLeish, 6: Angus J Ross, 7: Michael L Southcott, Cox: Anna K Howell, Cch: Roger L Moore (full crew not known)

Other crews included:
Sydney University 
- Bow: Ed Palmisano, 2: John Lyons, 3: Zac Fletcher, 4: Will Stevenson, 5: Justin Greiner, 6: Andrew Ward, 7: Robert Gordon, Str: Bill Sidwell, Cox: Tomonari Furukawa, Cch: Martyn Selman
LaTrobe Unversity - Stroke: Peter Somerville
Monash University - Str: Simon Quirk

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Men's Lightweight Four

Time: 6:59.85
Margin: 3.18

1st Melbourne University - Bow: A Stuart Peele, 2: Saxon H Nicholls, 3: W Thomas F Rickards, Str: Field A Rickards, Cox: Alistair L Campbell, Cch: John D McKenzie
2nd University of Queensland
3rd Adelaide University


Women's Scull

Time: 8:48.72
Margins: 1.85 & 3.55 secs

1st University of Queensland - Maki Takken
2nd Australian National University - Balanda Sack
3rd Sydney University


Women's Pair

Time: 8:18.49
Margins: 3.79 & 28.99 secs

1st Australian National University
2nd University of Queensland
3rd University of Tasmania


Women's Four

Time: 8:01.12
Margins: 6.88 & 0.32 secs

1st Australian National University
2nd Melbourne University
3rd University of Queensland


Women's Eight

Time: 7:19.51
Margins: 6.79 & 5.51 secs

1st University of Queensland
2nd Australian National University
3rd Sydney University


Women's Lightweight Four

Time: 8:01.68
Margins: 7.35 & 9.63 secs

1st University of Queensland
2nd Melbourne University
3rd University of New South Wales
- Bow: Jenny Barbara, 2: Caroline Sutton, 3: Sarah Kirkham, Str: Linda Jensen, Cox: Maria Bordoukas

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