Novice of the Year Award
The Novice of the Year Award is awarded to one or more competitors in his or her first season of competition in Novice classification with the most outstanding record of performance.
| Year | Novice of the Year |
| 2022-2023 | Kelly Clifton (Glebe Rowing Club) |
| 2021-2022 | Alexandra Bulman (Leichhardt Rowing Club) |
| 2020-2021 | Imogen Grey (Mosman Rowing Club) |
| 2019-2020 | Henry Furrer (Sydney Rowing Club) |
| 2018-2019 | Richard Ledger (Sydney University Boat Club) |
| 2017-2018 | Christopher Gray (Macquarie University Rowing Club) |
| 2016-2017 | Caleb Agostino-Morrow (Newcastle Grammar School) |
| 2015-2016 | David Bartholot (Sydney University Boat Club) |
| 2014-2015 | Jack Davey (Endeavour Rowing Club) |
| 2013-2014 | Jeremy McGrath (Balmain Rowing Club) |
| 2012-2013 | Samantha Pett (Central Tablelands) |
| 2011-2012 | Jemma O’Carroll (Newcastle Grammar) |
| 2010-2011 | Stephen Knott (Balmain Rowing Club) |
| 2009-2010 | Patrick Ireland (Hunter Valley Grammar) |
| 2008-2009 | - |
| 2007-2008 | Isaac Bolton (Lower Clarence) |
| 2006-2007 | Elise Andrews (Drummoyne Rowing Club) |
| Beatrix Sheldrick (Drummoyne Rowing Club) | |
| 2005-2006 | Bede Clarke (Manning River Rowing Club) |
| 2004-2005 | Joe Rogers (Leichhardt Rowing Club) |
| 2003-2004 | Joel Ulrich (Nepean Rowing Club) |
| Lloyd Nichol (Nepean Rowing Club) | |
| 2002-2003 | Brooke Spokes (Leichhardt/Pymble) |
| 2001-2002 | Kelly Harrington (Sydney University Boat Club) |
| 2000-2001 | Nigel Panagorka (Sydney Boys High) |
| Robin Smith (St Paul’s Grammar School | |
| 1999-2000 | Benjamin Sawley (Balmain Rowing Club) |
| 1998-1999 | Sarah Law (Sydney University Boat Club) |
| Claudia Martin (Sydney University Boat Club) | |
| 1997-1998 | Livia Laborczfalvi (Nepean Rowing Club) |
| 1996-1997 | Adrian Skye |
| Melanie Shea | |
| 1995-1996 | Edward Cutcliffe |
| Phoebe Besley | |
| 1994-1995 | Michael Young |
| Naomi Laing | |
| 1993-1994 | Aleksandra Jovanovich |
| 1992-1993 | - |
| 1991-1992 | - |
| 1990-1991 | - |
| 1989-1990 | Andrew Tompson |
| Richard Silverton | |
| 1988-1989 | Elise Stone |
| 1987-1988 | - |
| 1986-1987 | David Tow |
| Andrew Watson | |
| 1985-1986 | Fiona Lorking (Drummoyne Rowing Club) |