Robin Poke AM is a Canberra-based sports historian and journalist. He previously published the widely acclaimed biography, Peter Antonie: Out Of His Shell, in 2007. He has had a long-time involvement in Australian rowing as oarsman and administrator. He founded the national magazine, Australian Rowing, and was media liaison officer with the Australian team at the Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2013 ‘For significant service to the sport of rowing and the Olympic movement as an administrator, journalist and author’

Robin is publishing  a book on the history of Australian Rowing and Volume 1 will cover the period from Early Settlement to pre-War Success 1770-1939.

"Given there has been no previous definitive history of Australian rowing, the publication of these volumes is especially welcome. The project has been undertaken by long-term oarsman and acclaimed sports historian Robin Poke, for whom undertaking this work has been very much a legacy project. I commend Robin’s achievement to all who have an interest in the fascinating history of rowing in this country ."

John Coates AC Past President Rowing Australia 

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