5th May 2023

WA King's Cup crew celebrates 50th Anniversary of their win over Victorian rivals - to the day! Your's truly was barely 1 year old when a young WA King's Cup crew snatched victory away from their Victorian rivals.

Today, we congratulate these gentlemen of the sport, highlighting a spectacular win as inspiration for our young, up & coming rowers.

Congratulations also to our Pathway VIII team, now home from a successful tour over East.

All this & more below.  Pull up a comfortable chair, grab a warm cuppa & happy reading!

Flashback Friday! WA's Brilliant Return to King's Cup Greatness!

"πΆπ‘œπ‘₯π‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘› π‘‡π‘œπ‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€π‘  β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘  π‘—π‘’π‘π‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ΄ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘€ β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“π‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘”π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‰π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔'𝑠 𝐢𝑒𝑝 π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘¦ π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘”π‘’, π‘†π‘œπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž π΄π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘Ž."

So was the news on the 5th May 1973 when a young WA crew stole the King's Cup from Victoria in a breathtaking race with a winning race time of 6:40.0.

50 years later - to the day - we congratulate the gentlemen of the crew as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of their win!

1𝑠𝑑 π‘Šπ΄ – π΅π‘œπ‘€: 𝐽𝑒𝑓𝑓 π»π‘œπ‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘, 2: π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘¦π‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘π΄π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘¦, 3: πΊπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘, 4: πΊπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘› π½π‘’π‘›π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ, 5: πΊπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π·π‘’β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”, 6: π‘ƒπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†β„Žπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’π‘ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’, 7: πΊπ‘’π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘’ π‘‹π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ , π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿ: πΏπ‘Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π΄π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘œπ‘›, πΆπ‘œπ‘₯: π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘› π‘‡π‘œπ‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘›, πΆπ‘β„Ž: π½π‘œπ‘’ π‘†π‘Žπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ , π‘€π‘”π‘Ÿ: π΅π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π·π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›, πΈπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘ : π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘’π‘™ π·π‘’π‘π‘˜π‘’π‘‘π‘‘ & π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ πΈπ‘™π‘™π‘–π‘œπ‘‘π‘‘

Check out the dapper George Xouris above, accepting the King's Cup on behalf of the crew!

Congratulations WA Pathway VIII Crews!

Rowing WA are thrilled to celebrate the success of the recent Pathways tour to Sydney. Congratulations to each & every one of our athletes for their dedication & commitment to rowing, which has clearly paid off with outstanding performances.

A sincere thank you to the coaches that spent the weeks in the lead-up & who travelled with the team to Sydney to take care of our rowers & make sure they were ready to compete at this level.

Read more HERE

On This Weekend! Saturday, 06.05.2023

Head on out to Champion Lakes this Saturday morning for the kick off to the 2023 IGSSA WA rowing season!

Hosted by Penrhos College, there will be plenty of warm & yummy treats on hand while you watch the crews battle it out on the water.

Come along & cheer for your crews - team support is everything!

Regatta draw & program are available for viewing HERE.

On This Weekend! Sunday, 07.05.2023

Come on down to the beautiful Canning River foreshore this Sunday morning for the Canning Bridge Classic!

Enjoy the view from the balcony of The Rowing Pavilion while cheering on the crews as they sprint for the finish line!

Racing is due to commence at approx. 8am.

Click HERE for the Race Schedule & all regatta information!

FREE to the Rowing WA Community!

We are excited to announce an upcoming workshop, organised by the Western Australian Disability Sports Association (WADSA), which is aimed at promoting diversity & equity within our community by identifying & breaking down barriers to inclusion.

We really encourage you to take up this opportunity if you're available - these workshops give us the skills to make a huge difference to the lives of more vulnerable people in our community.

The workshop, which is usually a paid service, is free to the Rowing WA community on this occasion. You do not need to be a club or Rowing WA member to attend!

Click HERE to register now!

Celebrate Our Amazing Volunteers!

2023 Volunteers "The Change Makers"

We know all too well, in the sport of rowing, just how important our volunteers are to us. Without them we would not be able to conduct regattas and events for the WA rowing community as efficiently and safely as we do.

National Volunteer Week 2023 is a celebration of the power to drive change and ensure volunteering is inclusive of all members of the Australian community.

Rowing WA encourages all clubs and schools to get behind your volunteers in May and celebrate them.

Click HERE to Read More!

Welcome to Mindful May!

What is mindfulness?

Being mindful is a way to act spiritually by living in the present moment, reflecting, and noticing the small things. Spending regular time in nature, reflecting, being grateful & living in the moment are some ways mindfulness can be practiced.

Practice the 4 ways to mindfulness:

  1. Beat boredom when waiting in a queue.
  2. Yoga for the mind & body.
  3. Spending time in nature.
  4. During the workday.

Click HERE to read more from Act Belong Commit.

Sign Up! It's FREE!

Rowing WA is offering First Aid for Mental Health training to 1 member from each of our clubs. Courses are run by St John WA at a time & day that suits your member.

The First Aid for Mental Health course contains detailed information about stress, depression, anxiety & suicidality including examples, scenarios & skills practice. This content may be distressing or upsetting for people with lived experience, people with a severe & persistent mental illness or people who are currently experiencing symptoms associated with a mental health issue.

Please take this into consideration when enrolling to attend this training.

If you are interested please contact your Club President for the details.

Photo competition now closed! Winner to be announced Thursday, 1st June!

Rowing WA has been proud to support & promote Swan River Rowing Club's wonderful state-wide photo competition. It has been a fantastic collaborative opportunity where the sport we love has been captured by rowing enthusiasts far & wide through the lens of their cameras!

This amazing competition is now closed with winners to be announced on Thursday, 1st June 2023.

Stay Tuned!

Click HERE for more information

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2023 Corporate Rowing Season!

Rowing WA are proud to offer the 2023 corporate rowing season.

Develop growth mindset, physical wellbeing & strong relationships amongst employees.

Get competitive & race against other corporate crews!

Click HERE to read more.
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Calling all WA Rowing Clubs!

Do you have some old oars you no longer use & would like to donate?

Know that they're going to a good place!

Contact Mike Honer from the East Fremantle Skiff Association.

M: 0409 330 811
E: mphoner@bigpond.net.au
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Perth Man Attempts Solo Row Across Indian Ocean

Perth man Rob Barton has been farewelled by family and friends in Carnarvon as he begins his attempt to become the first person to row across the Indian Ocean solo and non-stop.

Click HERE to read more.
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Flinders University Athlete Survey Outcomes

In 2021/2022 Rowing WA promoted an online survey surrounding sleep & mental health issues in current & retired athletes for Flinders University.

Thanks to this promotion, the university received almost 1000 responses.

The university has since sent us the summary of the findings from the survey.

Click HERE to read more.
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