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Eliza Gaffney
Eliza Gaffney (born 1 December 2000) is an Australian representative sweep-oar rower. She is a national champion, has represented at senior World Championships and was a medallist at U23 World Championships. Club and state rowing Gaffney was raised in Melbourne and educated at the Ruyton Girls' School , motto_translation = Upright and Faithful , established = 1878 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Non-denominational , key_people = , chairman ... where she took up rowing. Her senior club rowing has been from the Melbourne University Boat Club. Gaffney first made Victorian state selection in the 2021 Victorian's women's senior eight which contested and won the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. In 2022 she again raced in the Victorian Queen's Cup eight to victory. In MUBC colours she has won a national title at the Australian Rowing Championships in 2021 - gold in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races ( regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruyton Girls' School
, motto_translation = Upright and Faithful , established = 1878 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Non-denominational , key_people = , chairman = Kathryn Watt , city = Kew , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Girls , enrolment = ~850 , grades = P-12 , grades_label = Years , num_employ = ~120 , colours = Navy blue, white and gold , affiliation = Girls Sport Victoria , website ruyton.vic.edu.au , logo = Ruyton Girls' School logo.svg , principal = Linda Douglas Ruyton Girls' School, commonly referred to simply as Ruyton, is a non-denominational and independent day school for girls, located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne University Boat Club
Melbourne University Boat Club is a rowing club in Melbourne, Australia. Its clubhouse or "boat shed" is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register in 2000. According its website, the club claims to be "the oldest rowing club in Australia". In 2015, a MUBC men's eight set the fastest time for a Head of the Yarra race. See also * Sydney University Boat Club Sydney University Boat Club is the rowing club in Sydney, Australia with the oldest charter having been formed in 1860 by the founders of the University of Sydney. It has had a boatshed presence in various locations on Sydney Harbour since 1886, ... References Rowing clubs in Australia Sporting clubs in Melbourne Sport at Australian universities Sport in the City of Melbourne (LGA) {{University of Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rowing Championships
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U23 World Rowing Championships
World Rowing U23 Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA" , ) is a United States federal law that establishes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and the collection of "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign pow ... (the International Rowing Federation). Rowers can compete in U23 events until December 31 of the year that they turn 22. The World Rowing U23 Championship is just under a week long and consists of a progression system to advance from heats to finals. The regatta has 22 boat classes, which includes the 8 lightweight boat classes. History From 1976 the U23 event was organised as the Nations Cup, independently from FISA. In 2002 it became the World Rowing U23 Regatta, before becoming the Championships from 2005. Venues References External links World Rowing website Rowing competitions Under-23 sports competitions World youth sports co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Swick
Jacqueline Swick (born 31 May 2002) is an Australian representative sweep-oar rower. She has represented at World Championships and won medals at World Rowing Cups, underage and senior World Championships. Club and state rowing Swick is a Western Australian and attended Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth where she took up rowing. Her senior club rowing has been from the Swan River Rowing Club in Perth. Swick first made state selection for Western Australia in youth eight selected to race at the 2020 Interstate Regatta, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 she rowed in the West Australian youth eight to a victory at the Interstate Regatta. Swick's senior state selection came in the 2022 women's senior eight which contested the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. She again raced in the West Australian Queen's Cup eight in the 2023 Interstate Regatta. Racing in Swan River colours she won the Australian championship title in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paige Barr
Paige Barr (born 31 May 2001) is an Australian representative sweep-oar rower. She has represented Australia at senior World Championships and won medals at World Rowing Cups at senior and underage World Championships. Club and state rowing Barr was raised in Bairnsdale, Victoria and attended Gippsland Grammar School where she took up rowing. Her senior club rowing has been from the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne. Barr first made state selection for Victoria in the 2021 women's U21 youth eight and followed this up with selection in the 2022 women's eight which contested and came 1st in the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. She raced in another Victorian senior women's eight to Queen's Cup victory in 2023. Racing in Mercantile colours she won the Australian championship title in the U21 coxless four at the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships and in 2022 won silver in the national women's U23 single scull title. International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgie Gleeson
Georgie Gleeson (born 8 September 1998) is an Australian representative sweep-oar rower. She is an Australian national champion and has represented and medalled at senior World Championships. Club and state rowing Gleeson's senior club rowing was from the Mercantile Rowing Club on Melbourne. After making national training squads and relocating to Sydney she rowed from the Sydney University Boat Club. Gleeson first made Victorian state selection in the 2017 women's youth eight which contested and won the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. She made a second Victorian youth eight appearance for another Bicentennial Cup victory in 2018. In 2021 Gleeson moved into the Victorian's women's senior eight which contested and won the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. In 2022 and 2023 she again raced in Victorian Queen's Cup eights to victory. International representative rowing Gleeson was selected in the Australian senior trainin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Australian Female Rowers
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