Welcome Back Metropolitan Melbourne

We are incredibly excited to announce that as of 11:59 pm on October 27th, Metropolitan Melbourne Rowing Clubs have Re-opened!

- Please ensure your COVIDSafe plans are in order. 

- All boat classes are permitted with crew members from multiple households allowed to be in the one boat.

- Social distancing measures inside the boathouse and between crews are to be followed.

For the complete list of guidelines please visit the following link here.

We would like to thank everyone in our Victorian Rowing Community for their efforts during these unprecedented times. we are incredibly excited to see the Yarra back in action.

RV Regatta – Geelong has been rescheduled by 1 week

With the easing of COVID restrictions and the expected ability to travel between Metro and Regional Victoria in the near future, Rowing Victoria has made the decision to postpone The RV Regatta – Geelong by one week to the 21^st of November. We believe the one week delay will greatly increase the opportunity for the wider Victorian Rowing Community to participate in the event.

Entries for the Regatta will be open from midday Monday the 9^th of November.

Nominations for the 2020/21 State Teams are now open!

Nominations for Youth (U/21), Para, and Senior Teams are now open and live on our website. Click here to nominate now!

To view the Selection requirements for each of the 2020/21 Victorian State Teams please click here.

National Time Trials Announcement

We are excited to announce that the first National Time Trial will be held on Saturday 21st November at Nagambie for Under 23 and Senior Athletes.

After having missed the first two Time Trials, we look forward to seeing our aspiring athletes back in action. For more information regarding the event please click here.

The Second National Time Trial will be held on Saturday the 12th of December at Carrum. More entries will be available for this event and further details to come. 

Return to competition announcement

Rowing Victoria is excited to announce the revised 2020-21 Competition Calendar up to the weekend of December 5th & 6th 2020.

Following the Premier’s announcement regarding the latest releasing of COVID management restrictions, we are pleased to advise that, subject to the removal of Melbourne’s “ring of steel” on Nov 8 and relevant permits being granted, rowers throughout the state will be able to compete safely in Geelong, Ballarat, Carrum and on the Yarra.

The RV team has had the sole aim to get people back on the water, participating safely in events within the Return to Competition roadmap and restrictions.

The plans we've produced are flexible and can change with the further easing of restrictions.

To view further information please click here.

To view further information regarding Competitors and supporters please click here.

Rowing Victoria's Weekly Local Legend -  Karsten Forsterling

This week's Local Legend Karsten Forstering is a dual Olympian and former World Champion Rower.  He competed in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games winning Bronze and then a Silver medal in the Men's Quadruple Scull. Over the course of his career, Karsten has represented Australia at 19 World Rowing Cups and 10 World Rowing Championships. 

Karsten has raised a young family and managed a career as a Civil Engineer while rowing on the National Team for more than 20 years. The 40-year-old attributes his longevity as a sportsperson to the resilience learned through his family and career. Since the Rio Olympic Games, Karsten has worked on major infrastructure projects including as a Delivery Manager on Melbourne's Level Crossing Removal Project and as a Structures Lead for the new Melbourne Metro Town Hall Station. 

While the Melbourne University Boat Club rower has five World Rowing Cup gold medals to his name.  Most recently, he helped Australia qualify the Men’s Eight for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at the 2019 World Rowing Championships. Karsten has since announced his retirement, “I retire knowing that I hand over to a very capable group of younger rowers. There is some incredible talent in the Australian Rowing Team who will make us all extremely proud in Tokyo." 

Do you know somebody who is a local rowing legend?

Provide us with their name and story for a chance to be featured in Rowing Victoria's weekly featured athlete via email at: 

memberservices@rowingvictoria.asn.au 

Annual Report and Victorian Annual Awards

Rowing Victoria presents the official Annual Report, including the announcement of the Victorian Annual Awards for the 2019-2020 season.

To view please click the link provided below.

Rowing Victoria Annual Report 2020

Incident Reports

Please help us to ensure that rowing in Victoria is as safe as possible. If you are involved or witness a rowing related incident please record it on the Rowing Victoria website.

Rowing Victoria COVID-19 Info Hub 

For all COVID related updates and resources please visit the Rowing Victoria  Rowing Victoria COVID-19 Hub

Please note that the Rowing Victoria Roadmaps and Guidelines will be regularly updated as restriction change and as more information becomes available. 

Community and Club Grants

To view all current community and club sports grants please click here.