Invercargill Rowing Club

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Invercargill Rowing Club
Formation 26 August 1875 (1875-08-26)
Location The Oreti River, New Zealand

The Invercargill Rowing Club in New Zealand is a New Zealand rowing club.

History

The club was established on 26 August 1875, with clubrooms on the New River Estuary.[1][2][3] In 1904, Mr. G.O. Joyce was its Captain.[4]

The club relocated to the Oreti River in 1958.[1][2] It is located adjacent to Southland's second large rowing club Waihopai.[2] It expanded its facilities in 1983 when the first women members joined the club.[1] An additional boat storage shed was built in 2005 given an increase in competition and training skiffs.[1] It won the Rowing New Zealand Club of the Year award in 2007.[2]

Notable members

Nathan Cohen
  • Nathan Cohen, rower, Olympic champion and two-time world champion[5][6]
  • Ian Hamilton, life member, rower, coach, administrator, and fundraiser[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Invercargill Rowing Club". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Savory, Logan (23 October 2009). "$660,000 upgrade planned for rowing complex". The Southland Times. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ Tamati, Leeana. "Rowing club upgrades facilities". Southland Express. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Invercargill Rowing Club". Southland Times. 18 August 1904. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Cohen wins bronze in US". Southland Times. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Invercargill Rowing Club – Club Profile". OnlySport.co.nz. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ Logan Savory (15 October 2013). "Hamilton humbled by honour". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 

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