The Rowing Australia Inc: Australia’s victories

Rowing in Australia is dated back to the 19th century when the crews of merchant and naval vessels competed against each other on Sydney Harbour. Rowing is defined as the propulsion of a boat using oars. It refers to the use of oars either one or more to propel one’s self on a boat. It is a water sport usually held as a competition and is quite popular in Europe, Australia and Canada. In Competitive rowing, the oars are a shaft of wood with a rounded handle at one end and a shaped part at the other end. The oars have fixed leather, or adjustable metal or plastic collars called buttons, to prevent it from slipping. The oars are also called sculls.

Rowing as a sport, developed from the 1830’s to the 1860’s in Australia and later became popular in the United States and in Europe. As the races grew popular, they held the first ever Competitive race in Melbourne in the year 1841. There were three classes of competitive rowers: The manual labourers, the professionals, and the gentleman amateur. Each of these groups usually compete separately. As one of Australia’s oldest sports, it is recognized for its cultural heritage and its amazing health benefits as it is played by athletes of all sizes and ages. Rowing continues to play an important role in Australia’s sporting culture as it provides safe, fun and healthy opportunities for people of all ages. After the first ever competition was held in 1841, people began to realize how exciting the watersports was and then another was held in 1844 in Geelong. This next competition was regarded as one of the biggest regattas of all time. The unofficial regatta took place in Corio Bay and featured several race classes. By the 1850’s, Geelong city became one of the largest in Australia. Then, the town was connected to Melbourne by railroad. This made the regattas even more interesting and exciting.

In the year 1859, rowing became more popular than ever and huge rowing boats called “outriggers” we’re built. It was when this was built that the first official rowing club in Australia was formed. The Melbourne University rowing club. They organized a regatta a few months after the club was formed. The legacy of the early rowers in Melbourne and Geelong still lives on as different rowing clubs from around Australia, look forward to competing against them in future races. As the sports grew to become professional, a body was placed in charge of it to handle and oversee every official competition that was to be held. The Rowing Australia (RA) is the official body put in place to conduct the rowing competitions. Established on the 1st of May 1925, and later incorporated on the 15th of November 1982, RA is responsible for the selection of representative Australian teams for the Olympic games, World championship, World under-23 championships, Trans Tasman teams and Junior World Championships. It also conducts National regattas. Rowing Australia Inc (RA), is officially recognized by FISA (Federation Internationale des Societies d’Aviron) and therefore it is a sports, eligible for inclusion in the Olympic games.

Australia has a history of success in watersports games such as Rowing. And the continued persistence of Australia’s rowing athletes has earned the country multiple wins in various international competitions such as the Olympic games. Australia’s Olympic history in rowing started with the popular rowing athlete- Henry Bobby Pearce. As he won several gold medals consistently in the single sculls in 1928 and 1932. At the 1978 National championship, the Sydney rowing club (one of the rowing clubs in Australia), recorded for the first time in history, one of the greatest rowing performances ever.
The Dragon rowing club in Brisbane (DRC), was founded in the year 1994, and officially launched in 1997. They offer series of rowing programs to give people an opportunity to experience the physical and mental challenges involved in rowing. They have been officially active for over 27 years and have been thriving, all thanks to the hard work and dedication of their members.
The Dragon rowing club provides programs and other activities that help to promote the sports of rowing, they also help to Foster bond between their members and help them see the importance of this great sport. In 1999, they were awarded Rowing Australia’s club achievement award for developing rowing for master athletes. They were also given the same award in the year 2000, for developing rowing for students who had disabilities, right after they organized the first Adaptive event for students with disabilities at the Queensland school’s state rowing championship. Later, in 2007, they launched the adaptive rowing program in Queensland in liaison with Sporting Wheelies and Recreation for the disabled. Over the years, the DRC later went on to compete in different championship games and brought home their fair share of wins. Placing professionalism, innovation and excellence in high regard, this club proves to be one of the most active best rowing clubs in Brisbane, Australia.

Conclusion:

Despite how competitive these events are, they provide a platform on which rowing athletes can bond, as most of these sporting events are just for entertainment and display of cultural and sports heritage, and not for one team to feel inferior to the other. Although the champions remain victorious and the team revel in their glory, the other competitors look forward to taking the win in future events. Australia has formed an excellent history in Olympic rowing, particularly in sculling events, leaving a long legacy of multiple victories for years.

Australia remains the first ever country to introduce rowing as a sport and hold on until it spread throughout and became a very popular watersport.