143rd staging of the Barwon Regatta
A big season of rowing is set to kick off on the Barwon River next weekend with Geelong hosting the 143th Barwon Regatta on Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of January 2024.
The regatta is first on the Barwon River, Geelong after the summer break and an important lead up regatta for schools working towards the Head of the Schoolgirls and Head of the River as well as club & masters rowers in their preparation for the upcoming respective State and National Championships. Last year the regatta attracted over 1750 athletes from across Victoria as well as some from New South Wales, competing in 100 events over the two-day regatta.
Rowing Geelong President Sam Elliott said he was looking forward to build on the entry numbers from last year with the addition this year of a full range of masters rowing events scheduled for the Sunday.
"All of our regatta’s last season on the Barwon River attracted more competitors than the previous year. Rowing Geelong and Rowing Victoria have looked at where we can grow participation further and that seems to be with school and masters’ rowing. We’re very happy this year to be able to offer a full range of school events for both boys and girls on Saturday and a full range of club and masters events on Sunday”.
The regatta has been held on the Barwon River, Geelong since 1876 and is an integral part of the Geelong events calendar.
“We couldn’t host the regatta without our partners the City of Greater Geelong, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and Rowing Victoria”, Mr Elliott went on to say.
Racing will commence at approximately 8am on Saturday and conclude at around 5pm on Sunday.
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Note:
The Barwon River is jointly managed by the City of Greater Geelong and Corangamite Catchment Management Authority. It is the only venue for rowing in the region.
As our home of rowing, the Barwon River provides an excellent rowing resource with a 7.5km wind protected stretch of water and boutique 1500m four lane regatta course.
Rowing Geelong is run 100% by volunteers.
For further information contact Rowing Geelong President Sam Elliott at president@rowinggeelong.asn.au.