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Insert PDF “2019 Annual Report” cover here Our Vision Making rowing a rewarding experience available to all Western Australians Our Mission To involve more people in rowing To deliver a positive rowing experience To provide and facilitate high performance pathways Our Objectives Grow community engagement through improved integration, and increasing relevance and awareness of rowing Grow participation through attracting and retaining more rowers Improve WA high performance outcomes Our Values Excellence – to provide excellence in all that we do Integrity – to operate in a fair and transparent manner Teamwork – everyone working towards a common goal Front Cover Image: Hugs for the composite West Australian crew including B. Cox (UWABC), H Vermeersch (WARC), A. McIntyre (FRC) and L. Tinapple (SRRC), who won the Open Women’s Four @ SIRR 2019 © RA/Delly Carr II The state government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Lotterywest is a major supporter of the Rowing Association of Western Australia (Inc.) (Rowing WA). Sport and recreation builds stronger, healthier, happier and safer communities. Rowing WA acknowledges the benefits provided to rowing in Western Australia by the Western Australian government through Lotterywest and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. III Contents President’s Report ........................................... 1 Development .................................................. 48 Para Rowing .............................................................. 48 CEO’s Report .................................................... 2 Boat Race Officials .................................................... 48 Board, Staff & Committees .............................. 4 Coach Development ................................................. 49 Membership ..................................................... 7 Masters Rowing ........................................................ 50 Results ............................................................ 14 Elizabeth Quay Regattas ........................................... 50 International Events .................................................. 14 SunSmart Club Competition ..................................... 51 Sydney International Rowing Regatta ....................... 15 SunSmart All Schools Championships....................... 52 Australian Masters Rowing Championships.............. 18 Rowing Forums ......................................................... 52 2019 State Champions .............................................. 23 Making Waves ................................................ 53 2019 Masters State Champions ................................ 25 Marketing ....................................................... 54 2019 All-Schools Champions ..................................... 26 2019 Regattas ................................................. 62 Pennant Results ........................................................ 27 Australian Masters Rowing Championships ............. 64 PSA & IGSSA Results .................................................. 29 SunSmart All Schools State Championships ............. 65 All Schools Championship ......................................... 31 Masters Season & State Championships .................. 66 Awards ........................................................... 32 Pennant Season & State Championships .................. 67 2019 Champion Club of the Year .............................. 32 Competitions Committee ......................................... 68 2019 Perpetual Event Trophies ................................. 33 Program Improvements ........................................... 69 2019 SunSmart Club of the Year ............................... 34 Looking Ahead .......................................................... 69 2019 Club Volunteer of the Year............................... 35 Facilities .......................................................... 70 2019 Rowing WA Volunteer of the Year ................... 35 Champion Lakes Regatta Centre .............................. 70 2019 Club Coach of the Year ..................................... 36 Canning Bridge Rowing Centre ................................. 70 2019 Coach of the Year ............................................. 37 Bayswater Rowing Centre ........................................ 71 2019 Official of the Year ........................................... 37 Belmont Park Rowing Centre ................................... 71 2019 Female Masters Rower of the Year .................. 38 Facilities Support ...................................................... 71 2019 Male Masters Rower of the Year ..................... 38 Looking Ahead .......................................................... 71 2019 Age Oarswoman of the Year ............................ 39 Office Holders ................................................. 72 2019 Age Oarsman of the Year ................................. 39 2019 Oarswoman of the Year ................................... 40 Sponsors & Partners ....................................... 73 2019 Oarsman of the Year ........................................ 40 2018 – 2019 Financial Report ........................ 74 High Performance .......................................... 41 Summary of 2019 ...................................................... 41 Pathway Activities ..................................................... 42 State & National Representation .............................. 44 Looking Ahead .......................................................... 47 IV President’s Report In 2020 our strategic focus will remain on continuous improvement of member programs, including the pennant regattas program, the high- performance program, regional regattas, and the upgrade of facilities at Champion Lakes and Canning Bridge. In particular, it is hoped that our regatta competitions will be boosted over the next few years by emerging formal relationships with Asian rowing associations. In addition, we will continue to build on our community outreach programs - Making Waves and the Elizabeth Quay regattas. The good health of rowing in Western Australia, owes much to a deep pool of dedicated volunteers at our clubs and to an outstanding crop of Boat Race Officials, however both these volunteer pools are stretched. Innovative approaches will be required 2019 was a year of highlights. Most notable was at club level and by Rowing WA to address this issue WA’s hosting of the Australian Masters Regatta, by sharing successes and learnings with each other which received consistently positive feedback and and also drawing on successful programs in other set a new benchmark for the event. Our high- sports and from rowing clubs elsewhere. performance results, though not yet where we Finally, let me acknowledge a committed and highly aspire to be, were nonetheless excellent and saw capable team of Rowing WA staff, led by our WA winning 7 places in the high performance talented and passionate CEO, Daniel Tackenberg, centres, punching well above our weight on a per and also my fellow Board members who have capita basis, and auguring well as we head into an worked tirelessly to evolve the governance of the Olympic Year. sport in recent years. The tragic death of Rowing WA Director and rowing I wish all rowers a successful 2020 at all levels and stalwart, Neil Smith, during the year was a huge especially wish our WA representative crews great blow to the Board, Neil’s club, ANA, and the sport success in Sydney and on the sport’s greatest stage generally. Neil’s enduring legacy will be the in Tokyo. significant changes to the pennant regatta program which occurred this year following a meticulous review by the Competitions Committee which Neil chaired. The official launch of the Making Waves program, enabled by a generous sponsorship partnership with Wesfarmers, takes WA rowing on a trajectory David Rose to truly fulfill our vision that rowing should be “a President rewarding experience available to all Western Australians”. Further significant funds will be required to complete the current phase to demonstrate the benefits of program to the lives of young West Australians in the Armadale region, and to see the program embedded in targeted schools in the Armadale region and beyond. Rowing WA Annual Report 2019 | 1 CEO’s Report The event was naturally not without its event management challenges, but the local rowing community really came together to showcase Champion Lakes and Western Australia, with many visitors extending their stay beyond the event to see some of the sights. Rowing WA also invited 22 international rowing federations, predominantly from Asia, to participate in the event and this resulted in 25 international participants eventually taking part. In November 2018, Rowing WA launched the fundraising campaign for Making Waves, our philanthropic community rowing program based out at Champion Lakes. With some early fundraising success, the program kicked off in Term 1 2019. In October 2019, Rowing WA publicly announced the partnership with Wesfarmers to The year from 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019 support the program. This partnership is believed was a significant year in the evolution of the to be the largest rowing program sponsorship Association, with a number of milestones and firsts (excluding national regattas) in Australian history, reached throughout the year. which highlights the community need and support to utilise rowing in the development of youth life