Banks Rowing Club

Well done to .chard at the U22 Oceania Teams Rowing Championships!

Women’s 8+ 3rd place 🥉

❄️ JUNIOR WINTER PROGRAM ❄️

Banks Rowing Club is running a Junior Winter Program for current year 10, 11 & 12 students looking to sharpen up their skills over the winter months!

An excellent opportunity to train out of one of Victoria’s premier rowing clubs during the off season! Whether it’s to maintain fitness or learn how to sweep, Banks is the place to be!

Scan the QR Code or click the link in our bio to register your interest! Only limited spots available!

- ARC 2026 -
Another year of competing at the Australian National Championships down at Lake Barrington! With a smaller squad than last year, our athletes battled some very tough conditions out on the course 🌊🌊 Their hard work throughout the season was on show as all our rowers put up a great fight against very challenging competition. Well done to all our Banks athletes on an amazing season! 🩷💙

A huge thanks to our HP coaches Glenn and Joe, as well as Ainsley, for their incredible support and expertise! And also thank you to all the volunteers who help make the regatta possible 🙏

Podium results:
🥇OLM2x Nick Szigeter & Oscar Birtwistle
🥇OLM4x Nick Szigeter
🥇OLM8+ Nick Szigeter

🥈OLW4x Ellie Brennan & Ant Di Cosmo
🥈OLW8+ Ellie & Ant
🥈CM2x Lachlan Szigeter & Lachlan Rose
🥈OM4x Sprint James Meads, Lachlan S, Lachlan R, & Nick S

🥉PR3W1x Ella Marshall

Our two Tassie Banks members, Ella Marshall and Oscar Birtwistle, also represented their home state in the Interstate Regatta. Ella secured silver in the ISPR3W1x 🥈🙌

Happy International Women’s Day to the women of Banks Rowing Club and the wider rowing community. Today we honour the women who have come before us and paved the way for future generations of female rowing.🩷💙

A State Championship to remember 🏆🩷

Day 3 of the Victorian State Championships saw Banks Rowing Club finish on top of the medal tally after a huge day of racing in tough conditions at Lake Wendouree.

Taking it up to some of the largest clubs in Victoria and coming out on top shows exactly how much the program has grown across Club and High Performance. The depth across every grade, the composure under pressure and the ability to convert finals into medals says a lot about where Banks is at right now.

Massive thank you to for running a fantastic championship.
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Men’s Club Pair
Men’s Lightweight Single Scull
Men’s Club Coxless Quad
Female Open Coxless Quad
Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four
Men’s Club Coxless Four
Men’s Lightweight Double Scull
Men’s A Grade Eight
Men’s B Grade Pair
Men’s A Grade Single Scull
Men’s B Grade Coxed Four
Men’s A Grade Coxed Four
Female B Grade Pair
Men’s B Grade Eight

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Men’s Club Pair
Men’s Lightweight Single Scull
Female Open Coxless Quad
Female Lightweight Double Scull
Female Under 19 Double Scull
Female A Grade Pair
Female B Grade Coxed Four
Female B Grade Eight
Men’s A Grade Coxed Quad
Men’s A Grade Pair
Female B Grade Pair
Men’s A Grade Double Scull
Men’s Club Double Scull

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Men’s Lightweight Pair
Men’s Open Double Scull
Men’s Club Double Scull
Men’s B Grade Coxed Four

🏆 Banks Rowing Club – State Championships Day One 🏆

A strong first day at State Champs with 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals across club, lightweight and open events. We also had a number of athletes put down quality time trial performances to move into finals and semifinals, setting up a big day two.

GOLD

Men’s Club Pair
L. Szigeter, L. Rose
Coach J. O’Neill

Men’s Lightweight Single Scull
N. Szigeter
Coach J. O’Neill

Men’s Club Coxless Quad
B. Huang, N. Johnston, D. Parish, T. Radda
Coach J. O’Neill

Female Open Coxless Quad with Corio Bay
E. Brennan, M. Foley, A. Di Cosmo, H. Every Hall
Coach G. Fischmann

Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four Barwon composite
J. Roberts, N. Szigeter, C. Tomczak, T. Hastings

Men’s Club Coxless Four
J. Tosto, N. Johnston, M. Sweetnam, T. Radda
Coach J. O’Neill

Men’s Lightweight Double Scull
N. Szigeter, O. Birtwistle
Coach J. O’Neill

SILVER

Men’s Lightweight Single Scull
O. Birtwistle

Female Open Coxless Quad with Carrum
B. Naughton, L. Roach, M. Sawyer, A. Van Der Poll
Coaches G. Fischmann, D. Holman

Men’s Club Double Scull
L. Szigeter, L. Rose
Coach J. O’Neill

Female Lightweight Double Scull
A. Di Cosmo, E. Brennan
Coach G. Fischmann

BRONZE

Men’s Lightweight Pair Mercantile composite
N. Szigeter, J. Roberts
Coach J. O’Neill

Men’s Club Double Scull
T. Radda, D. Parish
Coach J. O’Neill

A great opening day with strong depth across the squad.

Australian Henley Regatta 2026

Great results from the weekend as Banks Rowing Club recorded victories in the following events:

• Female B Grade Eight
• Men’s Open Double Scull
• Men’s Open Coxed Four

Congratulations to all crews on a successful weekend.

2026 Nagambie Regatta

A huge weekend for Banks Rowing Club at the 2026 Nagambie Regatta, with strong performances across the program and consistent podium finishes in both open and graded events. The depth across crews was on show all weekend, helping Banks secure 🥉 3rd overall in the club standings.

Podium results below:

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🥇🥈🥉 Podium Finishes

Men’s Open Pair (MO2-)
🥈 2nd — L. Szigeter, L. Rose

Men’s Open Single Scull (MO1X)
🥇 1st — J. Meads

Women’s Club Single Scull (FClub1X)
🥈 2nd — E. Rouse

Men’s Open Double Scull (MO2X)
🥇 1st — J. Meads, N. Szigeter

Women’s Open Double Scull (FO2X) — Corio Bay / Banks
🥈 2nd — A. Di Cosmo (Banks), M. Foley (Corio Bay)

Men’s Open Coxless Four (MO4-)
🥈 2nd — L. Rose, L. Szigeter, J. Meads, N. Szigeter

Women’s Open Coxless Quad (FO4X-) — Banks / Carrum
🥉 3rd — B. Naughton, L. Roach, M. Sawyer (Carrum), A. Van Der Poll

Women’s Club Coxless Quad (FClub4X-)
🥈 2nd — J. Kelderman, E. Rouse, M. Chard, A. Di Cosmo

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Female B Grade Coxed Four (FB4+)
🥉 3rd — A. Faulls, M. Tulloch, E. Rouse, C. Watts (Cox: E. Gray)

Men’s B Grade Pair (MB2-)
🥈 2nd — M. Sweetnam, A. Coleman

Male C Grade Coxed Four (MC4+)
🥈 2nd — A. Mackie, J. Shaddock, T. Crooks, P. Welham (Cox: E. Gray)

Men’s B Grade Coxed Quad Scull (MB4X+)
🥇 1st — J. Tosto, N. Johnston, D. Parish, T. Radda (Cox: E. Gray)

Men’s B Grade Coxed Four (MB4+)
🥇 1st — J. Tosto, N. Johnston, M. Sweetnam, T. Radda (Cox: E. Gray)

Men’s A Grade Pair (MA2-)
🥉 3rd — T. Marshall, A. Mackie
🥈 2nd — B. Huang, A. Coleman

Mixed Eight (X8+)
🥇 1st — T. Crooks, E. Mitsch, M. Tulloch, A. Faulls, J. Shaddock, P. Welham, W. Lumby, C. Watts (Cox: E. Gray)

Men’s B Grade Double Scull (MB2X)
🥇 1st — T. Radda, D. Parish
🥈 2nd — N. Johnston, J. Tosto

Women’s B Grade Coxed Quad Scull (FB4X+)
🥇 1st — A. Faulls, M. Tulloch, E. Rouse, C. Watts (Cox: E. Gray)

Mixed Coxed Quad Scull (X4X+)
🥈 2nd — A. Coleman, T. Marshall, H. Johnson, E. Mitsch (Cox: E. Gray)

Men’s A Grade Double Scull (MA2X)
🥇 1st — B. Huang, M. Sweetnam

Men’s B Grade Single Scull (MB1X)
🥇 1st — D. Parish
🥉 3rd — A. Mackie

🏁 2026 JG King Homes Wendouree Ballarat Regatta 🏁

Strong weekend for Banks with solid results across all boat classes.

🥇 Wins
• Men’s Club Pair
• Men’s Open Single Scull
• Men’s Club Double Scull
• Female Lightweight Single Scull
• Female Club Quad Scull

🥈 Seconds
• Men’s Club Pair
• Men’s Open Single Scull
• Female Open Pair
• Female Open Double Scull
• Female U21 Single Scull
• Female School Double Scull (Open Div 1)
• Men’s Club Four

🥉 Thirds
• Men’s Club Single Scull
• Men’s Club Double Scull
• Men’s Open Coxless Four
• Female Open Coxless Quad Scull

Strong racing at Ballarat Regatta from our Banks athletes 💪

Results:
🥇 MA4X+ – 1st
🥇 MB4+ – 1st
🥇 FA4X+ – 1st
🥇 MB4X+ – 1st

🥈 FO2- – 2nd
🥈 MO4- – 2nd
🥈 FA4+ – 2nd

🥉 MLW2- – 3rd
🥉 MO1X – 3rd
🥉 FO4X- – 3rd

Solid performances across singles, pairs, fours and quads, with athletes stepping up in both club and composite crews. This is great momentum heading into the next block of racing.