Rowing Australia Rower of the Year Awards | NSW Nominations

Rowing NSW would like to congratulate all the following NSW athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and clubs nominated for the 2019 Rowing Australia Rower of the Year Awards. 

Winners for all the awards will be announced at the Rowing Australia Rower of the Year Awards on Saturday 23 November at the Waterview in Bicentennial Park in Sydney – EVENT SOLD OUT

Official of the Year

• Greg Smith

Coles Volunteer of the Year

• Chris Noel (Sydney University Boat Club)
• Neil Holmes

Aon Club of the Year

• Mosman Rowing Club

Pathways Coach of the Year

• Lachlan Carter (Sydney Rowing Club)

Para Coach of the Year

• Lizzi Chapman (NSW Institute of Sport)
• Jason Baker (Sydney Rowing Club)

776BC Rower’s Rower of the Year

• James Medway (UTS Rowing Club)

Pathways Athlete/Crew of the Year

• U23 Women’s Double Scull - Harriet Hudson (Sydney Rowing Club)

Para Athlete/Crew of the Year

• Erik Horrie (Sydney Rowing Club)

Male Athlete/Crew of the Year

• Men’s Pair - Joshua Hicks (Sydney Rowing Club) and Sam Hardy (Sydney Rowing Club).
• Men’s Eight - Alexander Purnell (Sydney University Boat Club), Angus Moore (Sydney Rowing Club), Timothy Masters (UTS Rowing Club), Spencer Turrin (Sydney Rowing Club), and Coxswain: Kendall Brodie (Sydney Rowing Club).
• Men’s Quad - David Watts (Sydney Rowing Club), Cameron Girdlestone (Sydney University Boat Club), Hamish Playfair (UTS Rowing Club) and Campbell Watts (Sydney University Boat Club).

Female Athlete/Crew of the Year

• Women’s Eight - Leah Saunders (Sydney Rowing Club) and Georgina Rowe (UTS Rowing Club)