Head of the Schoolgirls (Victoria)

The Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls regatta is contested between girls schools from all across the state of Victoria (Australia). Schools from the Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) and also Associated Public Schools of Victoria compete in a range of events over 1000m or 1500m.

The race is usually held mid-March on the Barwon River in Geelong. The 2009 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta will be held on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of March 2009 and the week earlier in 2010.[1]

Contents

History

The first girl to row within the A.P.S. was a lone sculler from Geelong Grammar School in 1972. There were 32 girls rowing by 1975, and in 1981, girls began competing at the Senior Regatta with Geelong Grammar School, The Geelong College, Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Morongo Girls' College and Lauriston Girls School racing in 1st and 2nd Fours over 800m. Methodist Ladies' College and Carey Baptist Grammar School joined in 1982, with Carey boating a First Four in 1983.[2]

1984 was the final year that non APS school girls participated in the APS Head of the River, with seven girls' crews rowing in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Four events. The following year saw the regatta revert to an all APS event, with only Geelong Grammar and Geelong College boating a First Four. Carey reappeared in the First Fours in 1986, the same year that Wesley College joined, and with Caulfield joining in 1987, all five co-educational schools were boating a first four over 1500m.[2] Around this time, the Principal of the Morongo Girls' College initiated a meeting that established the Head of School Girls' Regatta (HOSG).[1]

Location

The first HOSG was held in 1985 at Ballarat with seven events, and 240 competitors from 16 schools. In 1987, the event moved to Geelong. Each year a different school would host the regatta, but as it grew in size and popularity (from 9 events in 1987 to 321 crews and 2009 competitors in 2005), the Head of the Schoolgirl Regatta Committee decided to contract the event management and official duties. 2005 was the inaugural year in which Rowing Victoria both hosted the regatta and provided the officials, and has done so each year since.

Events

Racing at the Head of the Schoolgirls is in Eights, Fours, Quad Sculls and Single Sculls across multiple divisions and year levels. Fourth and fifth girls' crews were introduced in 1995, racing over 1000m in regulation fours and in 1999 Year 10 Fours competed. Girls first eights (1998), second eights (1999) and third eights (2008)have replaced the open fours in the last few years.[3]

2010

In 2010, Genazzano FCJ College dominated the regatta with 13 of their 19 crews coming first and one coming second. MLC came second with 4 wins, 1 second and 1 third. Loreto Mandeville Hall came overall third with 2 wins, 6 seconds and 4 thirds.

Results

The 1st Four

The 1st Four
Year Winner 2nd 3rd
1985 MLC
1986 Geelong Grammar
1987 Wesley College
1988 Geelong Grammar
1989 Morongo
1990 Geelong Grammar
1991 Geelong Grammar
1992 Geelong College
1993 Lauriston
1994 Lauriston
1995 Lauriston
1996 Geelong Grammar
1997 Geelong Grammar
1998 Lauriston
1999 MLC
2000 Lauriston
2001 Ballarat Grammar
2002 Ballarat Grammar Ballarat & Clarendon Ballarat High
2003 Ballarat Grammar Lauriston Ballarat & Clarendon
2004 Ballarat Grammar Lauriston Ballarat High
2005 Ballarat Grammar Ballarat & Clarendon Ballarat High
2006[4] Ballarat Grammar Korowa Lauriston
2007[5] Ballarat Grammar Korowa Toorak
2008[6] Ballarat & Clarendon Ballarat Grammar Kardinia
2009[7] Lauriston Ballarat Grammar Ballarat & Clarendon

2010 1st- Lauriston 2nd- Ballarat Clarendon

The Senior VIII

The Senior VIII is now known as Eight Div 1, the change occurring in 2000.

The Senior VIII
Year Winner 2nd 3rd
1990 Wesley College
1991 MLC
1992 Genazzano
1993 Lauriston
1994 Geelong Grammar
1995 Geelong Grammar
1996 Geelong Grammar
1997 Geelong Grammar
1998 Geelong Grammar
1999 Geelong Grammar
2000 Geelong Grammar
2001 Geelong Grammar
2002 Geelong College Geelong Grammar Melbourne Girls Grammar
2003 Geelong College Geelong Grammar MLC
2004 Geelong College St Catherine's Carey
2005 MLC Geelong Grammar Melbourne Girls Grammar
2006[4] MLC Geelong College Melbourne Girls Grammar
2007[5] MLC Geelong Grammar Geelong College
2008[6] MLC St Catherine's Geelong Grammar

Quad Scull

Quad Scull
Year Winner 2nd 3rd
1993 Genazzano
1994 Genazzano
1995 Genazzano
1996 MLC
1997 MLC
1998 MLC
1999 Genazzano
2000 Sacred Heart
2001 Sacred Heart
2002 MLC Loreto Toorak Firbank
2003 Loreto Toorak Firbank Sacred Heart
2004 Firbank Sacred Heart Ruyton
2005 Sacred Heart Firbank Loreto Toorak
2006[4] Firbank Loreto Toorak Genazzano
2007[5] Firbank Genazzano Sacred Heart
2008[6] Genazzano Sacred Heart Loreto Toorak


Year 9 Div 1 Quad Scull: Loreto Toorak

The Open Single Scull

The Open Single Scull
Year Winner 2nd 3rd
1985 Ballarat High
1986 Ballarat High
1987
1988 Lowther Hall
1989 Korowa
1990 Lauriston
1991 Loreto Toorak
1992 Lauriston
1993 Fintona
1994 Toorak
1995 Firbank
1996 Gippsland Grammar
1997 Matthew Flinders
1998 Strathmore
1999 Strathmore
2000 Geelong High
2001 Canterbury
2002 Canterbury Melbourne Girls Grammar Wesley College
2003 Lowther Hall MLC Melbourne Girls' College
2004 Brighton Secondary Firbank Kardinia
2005 MLC Geelong High St Columba's
2006[4] Melbourne Girls' College Star MLC
2007[5] Melbourne Girls' College Melbourne Girls' College Pascoe Vale
2008[6] Melbourne Girls' College Melbourne Girls' College MLC

Overall

Overall
Year Winner 2nd 3rd
2010[8] Genazzano FCJ College MLC Loreto Mandeville Hall

References

  1. ^ a b "History of the Head of the Schoolgirls". Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls. Rowing Victoria. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080801184714/http://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?art_id=1172&nav_cat_id=420&nav_top_id=92. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
  2. ^ a b Guerin, Andrew (2004). "The Introduction of the Girls Events". APS Head of the River. Guerin-Foster History of Australian Rowing. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/school-rowing/vic/aps-head-of-river/index.php. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  3. ^ Guerin, Andrew (2004). "Summary of the Girls Head of the River". APS Head of the River. Guerin-Foster History of Australian Rowing. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/school-rowing/vic/aps-head-of-river/girls-summary.php. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  4. ^ a b c d "Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta 2006 Results" (PDF). 2005-06 Jan-June Regatta Results. Rowing Victoria. 2006-03-04. pp. 47–56. http://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/files/6J91OTE42W/Results.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
  5. ^ a b c d "Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta 2007 Results" (PDF). Head of School Girls Regatta. Rowing Victoria. 2007-03-19. pp. 39–42. http://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/files/B68JV0DFNN/2007_Headofthe_results.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
  6. ^ a b c d "2008 Sykes Racing Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta Results" (PDF). Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta - Barwon River - 1-2/03/2008. Rowing Victoria. 2008-03-02. pp. 43. http://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/files/ILWU5PO9T5/results.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
  7. ^ "2009 Sykes Racing Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta Results" (PDF). Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta - Barwon River - 22-23/03/2009. Rowing Victoria. 2009-03-22. pp. 50. http://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/files/BPY9Y2AA1I/2009_SykesRacingHeadofthe_results.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  8. ^ "Sykes Racing Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta Results" (PDF). Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta - Barwon River - 13-14/03/2010. Rowing Victoria. 2010-03-14. pp. 40. http://current.rowingvictoria.asn.au/SecondLevel/documents/HOSG/2010_SykesRacingHeadofthe_results.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 

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