Rowing ACT is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tom Westgarth as Lead Coach for the ACT Performance Pathways Program. This appointment follows Dave Fraumano’s move to join the Rowing Australia coaching staff under the GEN32 program.
Tom brings a wealth of experience, having been named Rowing Australia’s Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019, and having coached across all levels from TID to Olympic rowers. Returning […]
Are you passionate about shaping the future athletes for Brisbane 2032 and beyond? Rowing ACT is seeking an exceptional coach to fill the role of ACT Performance Pathway Lead Coach, a pivotal position in identifying talent and developing elite athletes within the National Performance Pathways Program (NPPP). This exciting, 4-year contract role based in Canberra will provide you with an opportunity to identify, develop and coach talented athletes, and collaborate with local and national partners to foster a high-performance rowing environment within the ACT.
For more information head to https://www.sportspeople.com.au/jobs/83213-performance-pathway-lead-coach-rowing-act
Rowing ACT is both saddened and excited to inform the community that our Head Coach, Dave Fraumano, has made the decision to resign from his role at Rowing ACT to pursue an exciting opportunity in the GEN32 coaching program with Rowing Australia. To read the AIS Announcement on the GEN32 program, click on this link
This is a tremendous achievement and recognition of Dave’s talent, dedication, and […]
Dear Rowing ACT Community;
It seems hard to believe but we are approaching the end of another year. It has been a year of change, a year both of hard work and success but also of challenge. Our ACT community has continued to show great strength, and I would like to take a moment to thank you all for your continuing support of Rowing ACT. We as an organisation are only able to operate with the backing of the ACT rowing community.
I would also like to thank the many individuals within our community who continue to give so generously of their own time to give back to the ACT Rowing Community. To highlight […]
The Nominations for the 2025 Interstate and Pathways Teams are now open. The policy for Senior and Youth Team Members can be found here. This policy is the same as 2024.
The 2025 Senior and Youth Team Interstate Processes can be found here. The nominations for Senior Team Members close Friday 20th December 2024, whilst nominations for Youth Team Members close Wednesday 15th January 2025. Nominations for both teams may be made here
School Pathway Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 School Pathways Squad are also open. The policy […]
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 6:30pm, Tuesday 29th October 2024, at the Canberra Grammar School Rowing Centre. Please see the agenda and biographies of the nominees for the two elected director positions.
Rowing ACT is searching for an enthusiastic person to join our small team as an events and participation officer. The successful candidate would support the Executive Officer in the delivery of major events and stakeholder engagements, as well as the administration of the ACT Interstate Teams and other events.
For more information, interested individuals should head to the Job Description or email eo@rowingact.org.au
The Annual General Meeting for Rowing ACT Association Inc. will be held on Tuesday 29th October at the Canberra Grammar School Rowing Centre, commencing at 6:30pm.
All members of the community are welcome to attend, although only one member per club or school may act as a voting proxy.
During this meeting, there will be two director positions for election. If you are interested in, or know of someone who would be a suitable nominee for an elected director position, please fill out the following form and email it to Sarah at […]
We at Rowing ACT are so incredibly proud of our home grown legend, Nikki Ayers PLY who last night claimed Australian first ever Paralympic Gold Medal with double partner Jed Altschwager.
Nikki started from small beginnings here on Lake Burley Griffin with Capital Lakes Rowing Club Canberra and the ACT Academy of Sport not that many years ago, and we are so incredibly proud to have seen her grow to a Paralympic champion. From LBG to Nikki’s adopted training ground over with Rowing South Australia she and Jed […]
With the Australian University Championships coming up from the 9th – 13th September, Rowing ACT are developing plans to help ensure that all members of our community and our visiting universities are safe and supported when training and racing. With the universities predominantly being based out of Weston Park, we have determined that a reverse traffic flow on the regatta course will be the safest option for the week of competition. Therefore:
From 12:01am Monday 9th September, through till 11:59pm Friday 13th September, the following traffic pattern will be in place on the Regatta Course on Yarramundi Reach outside of competition hours: