West Australian Rowing Club

The West Australian Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Perth,Western Australia. The club has operated out of a boatshed next to Barrack Square since 1906.

West Australian Rowing Club
Full nameWest Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated)
SportRowing
Founded1868
Based inPerth, Western Australia
ColoursCardinal and yellow[1]
PresidentLou Sammut[2]
Head coachJoseph Tamigi
Websitewww.warowingclub.org

History

While the current club was incorporated in 1894, the club believes it has roots dating back to 1868.[3][4][5][6] It was the first rowing club in Western Australia, and is the last one remaining on the Perth city foreshore.[7]

The club opened a boatshed next to Barrack Square in March 1906. The boatshed received a permanent listing on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places in 2001.[8]

There was long standing rivalry with Swan River Rowing Club in the early years of the two organisations.

References
  1. "Constitution" (PDF). West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "Club Locations, Contact Information and Club Webpages". Rowing WA. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. "145 Years of Rowing". West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014. For quick overview, the club was founded in 1868 (we think).
  4. "Incorporation of the West Australian Rowing Club" (PDF). West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. Horsley, Lorraine; Wynne, Emma (3 September 2014). "The history of the first and only remaining rowing club on the Perth city foreshore". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. "Permanent Entry - West Australian Rowing Club". Register of Heritage Places. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. Emma Wynne (21 July 2018). "West Australian Rowing Club defies the odds to stay afloat and mark 150 years on Swan River". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "Rowing - West Australian Club - Opening of New Shed". The West Australian. 12 March 1906. Retrieved 24 October 2014 – via Trove.


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