Rowing Victoria (RV) is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...
for the
sport of rowing in
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
,
Australia
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.
History
Rowing Victoria, formerly Victorian Rowing Association, formed on 7 October 1876. The Victorian Ladies' Rowing Association was formed on 31 January 1924. In 1979 the men's and women's associations merged.
Life Members
Current Life Members
Peter Antonie,
Kath Bennett,
Peter Fraser,
Andrew Guerin,
Caroline Judd,
James Lowe,
Mike McKay,
David Pincus,
James Tomkins,
Eric Waller,
Roger Wilson.
Past Life Members
Robert Aitken,
David Boykett,
Bill Bradshaw,
Norman Cairnes,
Jim Hardie,
Harvey Nicholson,
Brian Vear,
Noel Wilkinson,
Hubert Frederico,
David Deeble,
Bill Waterfield,
Ray Todd,
Jess Stockman,
May Laird,
Jess Pinkerton,
Bob Morell,
Ted Woolcock.
References
External links
Official site
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Sports governing bodies in Victoria (state)
Rowing in Australia
1925 establishments in Australia
Sports organizations established in 1925