Canberra Rowing Club

We’re sad to see you leave, Sarah. Thank you for all your hard work and for helping keep rowing in the ACT going strong. We appreciate everything you’ve done, not just for our club but for all Canberra clubs.

Wishing you all the best in this exciting next chapter.

Rowing ACT is sad to announce our Executive Officer, Sarah Davoren has made the decision to resign from her role to pursue a position with the ACT Brumbies as Events and Operations Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for Sarah, and one we are confident she will do well in, after nearly 5 years with Rowing ACT and 3 years since she stepped into the Acting Executive Officer role. Sarah will finish up with Rowing ACT on May 15th 2026.

For the full announcement, head to the link below

https://www.rowingact.org.au/rowing-act-staffing-update/

Huge congratulations to Cormac Hayes on being selected for the Rowing Australia team in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four (4+).

After an outstanding Nationals campaign, this selection is a well-earned reward for the hard work, grit and determination shown all season. Everyone at Canberra Rowing Club is incredibly proud and excited to see you represent on the world stage.

A special mention as well to Darcy James, who narrowly missed out on U23 selection after a strong campaign. A fantastic effort and something to build on moving forward.

Do you like breakfast?!

Join us for breakfast at the club this Saturday.
Saturday 18 April
7:30 – 9:30am
$5 cash / $6 by card

Bacon & egg rolls, fruit, muesli, juice, tea & coffee, plus a surprise special on the day! Gluten free and dietary options available (please advise in advance).

All members and friends welcome. See you on the water and at the table!

Australian Rowing Championships 2026.

What a week for CRC!

What an incredible Championships from our Canberra crew! From medals to finals appearances, our athletes left everything on the water and we couldn’t be prouder. Here’s how it went:

🥇 Cormac Hayes took gold in the PR3 Men’s Single Scull, an outstanding performance from start to finish! (Also silver in the interstate PR3 Men’s Single)

🥈 Harry Braithwaite alongside Elias, Schomann & Humphreys from Mosman claimed silver in the U19 Men’s Quad.

🥈 Dylan Outram, Jesse Rosin & Darcy James (alongside James Robson from ANU) took silver in the University Men’s Quad Sprint.

🥉 Darcy James (alongside James Robson from ANU) brought home bronze in the U23 Men’s Double Scull!

🥉 Darcy James (alongside Hamish Harding & James Robson from ANU) grabbed bronze in the Open Men’s Quad!

🥉 Garvan Hayes had a phenomenal week, 3rd in the U21 Lightweight Single, plus finals appearances across the U21 Single, Double and Quad.

Darcy James with a tough 6th in the U23 Men’s Single A-final, Angus Scott with a close 5th in the U21 Men’s Single A-final.

Big shoutout to Angus Scott, Ben Haywood, Campbell Milne, and Cam Schmidt for their efforts racing throughout the week.

Can’t wait for next year!!

Huge congratulations to all CRC athletes who competed at the interstate regatta yesterday. A special mention to Cormac Hayes for a nail-biting second place finish in the PR3 Interstate Scull, our very own Kings Cup and Wilkinson Cup coach, life member Mark Kwiatkowski, and all CRC members who stepped up in the Kings Cup Eight and Wilkinson Eight:

Kings Cup Eight: Darcy James, Cam Schmidt, Cormac Hayes, Jesse Rosin, Garvan Hayes.

Wilkinson Cup Eight: Dylan Outram, Garvan Hayes, Cam Schmidt, Ben Haywood, Campbell Milne, Harrison Braithwaite, Angus Scott, Will Fraser (Radford), Theo Campton (Marist)

What a day for the Hayes brothers 🥇🥉

Cormac took gold in the PR3 single scull, a result that means so much more when you know the journey he’s been on to get back to that start line. An incredible achievement and a reminder of what pure determination looks like.

And just two races later, Garvan was on the podium collecting bronze in the lightweight U21 single.

We are so proud of both of you.

Congratulations to the CRC athletes competing at Australian Rowing Championships - 🥇Cormac PR3M1x🥈Harrison U19M4x 🥉Garvan U21LM1x & Darcy U23M2x.

🙌 to the coaches of Tom, Mark and Geoff that have put in hours of effort to all athletes representing CRC

Get down and learn 2 row! Successful session, yummy breakfast

Two weeks later and we’re still thinking about our fantastic trip rowing on the beautiful alpine lake with Jindabyne Rowing Club

JRC were incredibly organised, supportive and welcoming. Providing boats, coxes, strokes and even a rescue tinny to keep everything running smoothly. CRC was glad to return the hospitality with four pairs of well-loved sculling oars, breakfast from the JRC cabana, and a small contribution toward repairing some of their oars.

A great example of clubs supporting each other, we’re already looking forward to the next visit!

Thanks Jindabyne Rowing Club!

Learn to row in full swing 🚣, including last weeks club breakfast 🥞 🥛

What a great way to wrap up the year! Thanks to everyone who came along to our Christmas Rowing Party on the weekend. ‘Twas some awesome company, great vibes, and the perfect end to the year.
📷 Ruth Lee Martin