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