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ARC25 | Tasmania reclaims Victoria Cup
Published Tue 01 Apr 2025
The Australian Rowing Championships ended on Sunday with Tasmania's lightweight women reclaiming the Victoria Cup in the Interstate Regatta after a huge week of competition at the Lake Barrington International Rowing Course.
The LW4x crew of Imogen Stewart, Sophie Robinson, Phoebe Teale and Verayna Zilm (s), coached by Abbie Crow, finished the race two boat-lengths clear of Victoria, with WA finishing third.
The Interstate Regatta also saw Tasmania's LM4- of Sam Casey, Laurie Dean, Angus Paynter and Oscar Birtwistle (s), coached by Jacob Crow, on the podium with a silver-medal finish in the Penrith Cup, just 1.02s behind gold medal winner Victoria, with NSW third.
Our club and school rowers put in some strong performances at the ARC, with many A finals contested and a number of medals won.
Tasmanian rowers made up half the field in the SG1x A Final, with May Wain (Scotch Oakburn College) taking silver and Matilda Cocker (Fahan) bronze.
Henry Maning (Friends') finished second in the SB1x A Final.
Two of our "mighty lightie" women's State crew grabbed the top two spots on the athlete individual medal table - Phoebe (SUBC and Tasmania) bagged 5 gold and 1 bronze medal, while Verayna (BRC and Tasmania) claimed 4 gold medals.
The week-long event was the largest ever ARC and the Lake Barrington course was at its best, with Tasmania turning on great weather for almost perfect racing conditions most days.
See below for Tasmania's medal summary.
MEDAL SUMMARY
INTERSTATE
Victoria Cup - Lightweight Women's Quad Scull: Imogen Stewart, Sophie Robinson, Phoebe Teale, Verayna Zilm, Coach: Abbie Crow - Gold
Penrith Cup - Lightweight Men's Coxless Four: Sam Casey, Laurie Dean, Angus Paynter, Oscar Birtwistle, Coach: Jacob Crow - Silver
UNDER 17
Men's Single Scull - Callum Wigston (TUBC), Coach: Shaun Finlayson - Gold
Men's Double Scull - Beau Furlonge (TRC), Callum Wigston (TUBC) - Silver
Men's Coxed Quad Scull - Beau Furlonge (TRC), Samuel Dettmer (NERC), Jasper Twitchett (NERC), Callum Wigston (TUBC), cox: Alexandra Pietsch (NERC), Coaches: Shaun Finlayson, Andrew Hull, Trevor Barrett - Gold
UNDER 19
Men's Single Scull - Noah Haas (TUBC), coach: Andrew Palmer - Silver
Men's Quad Scull - R. Davey (Ess), Noah Haas (TUBC), M. Mason (WendB), L. Purdie (HVGS), Coaches: O.Mackintosh, J. McDonald, B. Nugent - Gold
Women's Coxless Four - Maddison Marshall, May Wain, Emily Knaggs, Isabella Wilson (SOC), Coach: Greta Brown - Silver
UNDER 21
Women's Quad Scull - Matilda Cocker (TUBC), Olivia Yeates (TUBC), Alannah Edwards (BRC), Poppy Kennett (BRC) - Gold
Women's Double Scull - Olivia Yeates (TUBC), Alannah Edwards (BRC) - Gold
Men's Single Scull - Cam Parker (NERC), Coaches: Deon Birtwistle, Trevor Barrett - Bronze
UNDER 23
Lightweight Men's Double Scull - J. Cassey (FRC), Oscar Birtwistle (NERC), Coaches: Alex thompson, Deon Birtwistle - Gold
Lightweight Women's Quad Scull - Jasmine Axman-Friend (NERC), R. Staerker-Ashby (BMRC), T. Wake (Toow), R. Gray (ANU), Coaches: A. Field, R. Domaschenz, Deon Birtwistle - Silver
Men's Quad Scull - Sam Mounter (TUBC), H. Danks (SUBC), B. Horsnell (SPRC), A. Holland (Adel) - Gold; M. Murphy (Toow), N. Barlow (Toow), Cam Parker (NERC), M. Bridge (Toow), Coaches: A. Field, Deon Birtwistle - Silver
Men's Double Scull - Sam Mounter (TUBC), Coach: Andrew Palmer - Bronze
Men's Single Scull - Sam Mounter (TUBC), Coach: Andrew Palmer - Bronze
OPEN
Lightweight Women's Single Scull - Verayna Zilm (BRC) - Gold
Lightweight Women's Eight - E. Brennan (Banks), N. Tierney (SRC), J. Powell (Toow), Sophie Robinson (TUBC), Phoebe Teale (SUBC), A. Moylan (ANU), A. Di Cosmo (Banks), Verayna Zilm (BRC), Cox: T. Shaw (SUBC) - Gold; A. Van Der Poll (Banks), K. Durbridge (Toow), L. Glendinning (UWABC), I. Emery (UWABC), E. Mirabelli (Essen), F. Spano (Banks), R. Werner (MUBC), Ella Marshall (Banks), Cox: Claire Gregg (NERC), Coach: R. Warren - Bronze
Lightweight Men's Single Scull - Laurie Dean (NERC), Coaches: Deon Birtwistle, Trevor Barrett - Silver
Lightweight Men's Eight - S. Parry (Toow), T. Daly (Toow), R. Williams (UQBC), H. Dixon (Comm), Angus Paynter (TUBC), Laurie Dean (NERC), Oscar Birtwistle (NERC), Sam Casey (NERC), Coaches: A. Field, Deon Birtwistle, M. Russell - Bronze
Lightweight Men's Pair - Angus Paynter (TUBC), Oscar Birtwistle (NERC), Coaches: Deon Birtwistle, Trevor Barrett - Bronze
Men's Coxless Four - Karl Breier, Matt Dikkenberg, Rohan Fenner, Jack Barrett (NERC), Coaches: Deon Birtwistle, Trevor Barrett - Bronze
PR3
Mixed Coxed 4 - B. Marshall (CRC), K. Vargoczky (CRC), Jesse Hall (NERC), Michael Taylor (TUBC), cox: J. Peile (StGeo), Coaches: L. James, Trevor Barrett, Peter Volker - Gold
SCHOOL
Schoolgirls Single Scull - May Wain (SOC), Coach: Greta Brown - Silver; Matilda Cocker (Fahan) - Bronze
Schoolboys Single Scull - Henry Maning (Friends'), Coach: Ian McMahon - Silver
CLUB
Women's Coxless Four - Courtney Blyth, Jess Stephens, Isabelle Higgins, Poppy Kennett (BRC), Coach: Abbie Crow - Silver
Women's Double Scull - Hannah Dobbie, Verayna Zilm (BRC) - Gold
SPRINTS
Open Men's Quad Scull - Deon Birtwistle, Rohan Fenner, Matt Dikkenberg, Jack Barrett (NERC), Coach: Trevor Barrett - Silver
Open Women's Quad Scull - Leila Hucker (MUBC), Madeline Hogarth (NERC), Noa Ravai (NERC), Lilly Barker (NERC), Coach: Trevor Barrett - Silver