2024-25 Annual Award Finalists announced

Published Wed 04 Jun 2025

Rowing NSW is thrilled to announce the finalists for our 2024-25 Annual Awards!

Winners will be presented at the 2025 Annual Presentation Dinner on Thursday 12 June at Watergrill, Sydney Rowing Club.

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Novice of the Year

William Ryan - Barker College

Xavier Zinga - Kinross Wolaroi School

Rusty Robertson MBE Award for Services to Rowing

Tony Brown - Sydney Rowing Club

Steve Sherry - Drummoyne Rowing Club

Milan Parker - Glebe Rowing Club

Volunteer of the Year

Mike Kemp - Balmain Rowing Club

Katie Kershaw & Julia Story - Drummoyne Rowing Club

Mark McKeown - Glebe Rowing Club

Dean Melmeth

President's Award for Para Rowing

Erik Horrie - Sydney Rowing Club

Flynn Wilkinson - Sydney Rowing Club

Junior Oarsman of the Year

Tobias Elias - Mosman Rowing Club/Northern Beaches Secondary

Matias Moloney - Sydney Rowing Club/St Joseph's College

Tomas Moloney - Sydney Rowing Club/St Joseph's College

Luke Purdie - Newcastle University Boat Club/Hunter Valley Grammar School

Junior Oarswoman of the Year

Patricia Boland - Glebe Rowing Club/Sydney University Boat Club/Loreto Normanhurst

Madeleine Swain - UTS Haberfield Rowing Club/St Catherine's School

Lucy Yabsley - Glebe Rowing Club/Ascham School

Schoolboy Coach of the Year

Matthew Curtin - St Ignatius' College

Will Raven - St Joseph's College

Schoolgirl Coach of the Year

Andrew Gannon - Kinross Wolaroi School

Oliver Klotz - Glebe Rowing Club

Jarrod Watson - St Catherine's School

Masters Athlete of the Year

Colin Broos - Manning River Rowing Club

John Hardy - Mosman Rowing Club

Phil Titterton - Mosman Rowing Club

Olivia Tonge - North Shore Rowing Club

Official of the Year

Peter Bond

Chris Tucker

State Team Athlete of the Year

Tara Rigney - Sydney University Boat Club

Flynn Wilkinson - Sydney Rowing Club

Coxswain of the Year

Kendall Brodie - Sydney Rowing Club

Hannah Cowap - Sydney Rowing Club

Chloe Jureta - Sydney University Boat Club

Coach of the Year

Lachlan Carter - Sydney Rowing Club

Tom Laurich - Sydney University Boat Club

Shane Mulvaney - Sydney Rowing Club

Alfie Young - Sydney University Boat Club

Oarsman of the Year

Hamish Danks - Sydney University Boat Club

Marcus Della Marta - Sydney University Boat Club

Nik Pender - UTS Haberfield Rowing Club

Oarswoman of the Year

Laura Gourley - UTS Haberfield Rowing Club

Tara Rigney - Sydney University Boat Club

Georgie Rowe - UTS Haberfield Rowing Club