April 11, 2025

In the April edition of our e-Newsletter you will find:

• Wrap-up of ARC25 | Interstate success
• It's Autumn, and the focus is on Masters rowing!
  • Masters Regatta program
  • Federal election on day 1 of Tassie Masters
• Schools Commission members appointed
• Tasmanians invited to U23 ART trials
• Women & Girls in Sports Strategy | Have your say

And that's a wrap for ARC25

Wow! Didn't LBIRC turn it on for the Australian Rowing Championships!

And to cap off a week of great rowing, Tasmania's lightweight women reclaimed the Victoria Cup in the Interstate Regatta on the final day of competition.

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 30 medals won.

Tasmanian rowers made up half the field in the SG1x A Final and two of our "mighty lightie"  women's State crew grabbed the top two spots on the athlete individual medal table!

Rowing Tasmania congratulates all our athletes, coaches and their support crew on being part of the Australian Rowing Championships.

Read our wrap-up of the event here

As always, many of our regular volunteers and BROs put in an enormous number of hours to help RA keep things running smoothly.

And some of them featured in RA's ARC25 Volunteer of the Day segment - Harold Bain and Vanessa Morris and Brook Teale. Just click on the names to read their stories.

Masters Regatta Program for April-May

Federal election - don't forget to vote

If you're heading to Lake Barrington for the Tassie Masters, don't forget you will need to vote in the Federal Election, which is Saturday, 3 May, either before the regatta or on the day of the regatta.

• Start of early voting: Tuesday, 22 April
• Close of postal vote applications: 6pm, Wednesday 30 April
• Election day (vote at a polling place on polling day): Saturday, 3 May.

See the Australian Electoral Commission website for information on ways to vote on polling day and before polling day.

Schools Commission members appointed

The Board of Rowing Tasmania has recently announced the members of the newly formed Schools Commission.

The members are:

• Emma Johnson, South SATIS co-ordinator and Head of the River organiser
• Mark Clemens, Mersey Rowing Club treasurer
• Marcel Brown, Assistant Principal Don College and Mersey Rowing Club coach
• Claire Bensemann, St Michael's Collegiate Rowing Coordinator
• Jane Brooks, Hobart City High School Rowing Coordinator
• Andrew Pinelli, St Mary's College teacher and Rowing Coordinator
• Chris Symons, Tamar Rowing Club

"On behalf of the Board, I convey our thanks and congratulate each member on their appointment," Rowing Tasmania Board Chairperson, Tina Maher, said.

Ms Maher said the Board was confident that Principals, Heads of Sport, Directors of Rowing and the Presidents of clubs supporting school rowing, along with the broader rowing community, would cooperate with the Commission and provide input to assist them in their deliberations for the future of schools rowing.

To contact the Schools Commission with issues to be raised or to offer support, email: schools.commission@rowingtasmania.com.au

Four invited to U23 ART trials

Congratulations to Tasmania's Olivia Yeates (TUBC/TIS), Ella Spaulding (SRC), Sam Mounter (TUBC) and Phoebe Teale (SUBC) who've been invited to trial for the Under 23 Australian Rowing Team.

Trials will be held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, NSW, from April 13-17 and mark the start of Australia's campaign toward the 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships to be held in Poznan, Poland, from July 23-27.

Read more from Rowing Australia here: Australia’s next generation set for Under 23 Selection Trials

Women & Girls in Sport Strategy

Consultation for a new women and girls in sport strategy is now open!

The Tasmanian Government is seeking input on how to increase the participation and involvement of women and girls in all aspects of the sport and active recreation industry.

Consultation is now open until Sunday, 11 May 2025. Make sure you have your say and help guide the long-term vision for women and girls in sport in the state.

To have your say, please visit the women and girls in sport consultation page and complete a short survey.

Our e-Newsletter editor is Roxanne Casey