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Revision as of 07:21, 11 March 2012

The Head of the River rowing regatta refers to two New South Wales school rowing competitions, one for boys and one for girls.

NSW Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta

Newington's eight-oar crew, 1932

The schoolboys NSW Head of the River regatta is run by the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales, and takes place in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia every March at the Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC).


From 1936-1995 the races were held on the Nepean River and before that on the Parramatta River. It is the culmination of the GPS (Great Public Schools) rowing season for senior crews, and has been held since 1893. Eight of the nine GPS schools, Sydney Grammar School, The King's School, Newington College, Sydney Boys High School, The Scots College, St. Joseph's College, St. Ignatius' College and The Shore School, send their crews to the Head of the River.

1934 victorious 1st VIII crew from Sydney Grammar

The race is held over 2000m. It is the last race of the official GPS rowing season, following on from the Riverview Gold Cup held on the Lane Cove River. The Head of The River is one week after other summer sports premierships (such as Cricket and Basketball) have finished. This enables over ten thousand school students and other supporters to attend. Despite this, in 2008, Head of the River was held on Wednesday, with all GPS schools giving Thursday off as a holiday to students due to a booking by NSW Kayak Association.

The current (SIRC) record time (and former Junior World Record / World Best time until 2001) for the First VIII is 5:42.6 set by the Shore School on 23 March 1996.[citation needed]

During the 2007 Head of the River the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority attempted to test some rowers of the Shore and Kings first eight crews.[1]

Regatta winners

The regatta consists of eleven races.

In 2001, the following four races were added to the regatta. These are held before the IVs and the 2nd and 1st VIII race.

Due to an unprecedented depth in the number of junior rowers, the 4th Year 10 VIII race was added to the regatta in 2009.

NSW Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta

The NSW Schoolgirl Head of the River was first raced in 1991.[16] The inaugural Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta took place on Middle Harbour Creek at Davidson Park, Roseville.[16] In following years the event was held at Iron Cove.[17]

The NSW Schoolgirl's Head of the River is now typically held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC), in Penrith[18] on the Sunday following the Schoolboys Head of the River. It is organised by the NSW Combined Independent Schools Sports Council (NSWCISSC)[18] and is the culmination of the Schoolgirl's rowing season.

1st VIII medal presentation, 2007

Unlike the boys race, all affiliated schools of the NSWCISSC, NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association (NSWCHSSA), and the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Sports association (NSWCCCSA), are eligible to nominate their students to compete in the girls regatta.[19] As at 2008, ten of the thirty AHIGS schools, those being Ascham School, Canberra Girls' Grammar School, Loreto Kirribilli, Loreto Normanhurst, MLC School, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney, Pymble Ladies' College, Queenwood School for Girls, Roseville College, and Tara Anglican School for Girls, send their crews to the Head of the River, making up the bulk of entries. The regatta is becoming increasingly popular amongst girls crews from public and private non-AHIGS schools, most notably, St Paul's Grammar School, Kinross Wolaroi School, Sydney Girls High School, SCECGS Redlands, North Sydney Girls High School, Riverside Girls High School and Radford College.[20]

The New South Wales Rowing Association (NSWRA) holds seven perpetual trophies in trust for competition at the Schoolgirls regatta:

  1. the NSW Union of Ex-Oarswomen Rose Evans trophy for competition between schoolgirl first eights.
  2. the University of Sydney Women's Sports Association trophy for competition between schoolgirl first coxed fours.
  3. the Union of Boat Race Officials shield for competition between schoolgirl Senior coxed quadruple sculls.
  4. the University of NSW Trophy for competition between schoolgirl open fours (not awarded in 2007 due to a change in program format).
  5. the NSW Union of Oarswomen Golden Scull Trophy for competition between single scullers.
  6. the Margaret Varady Trophy for competition between schoolgirl year 10 coxed quads.
  7. the Betty Deer Rosebowl for the highest aggregate point score between competing schools.[19]

Regatta winners

References

  1. ^ McIlveen, Luke (2007-04-04). "School students stripped naked for drug tests". News. Sydney, NSW: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-03-10. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 1999 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2000 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2000-03-25. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2001 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2001-03-31. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2002 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2003 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2003-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2004 Results" (PDF). AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2004-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2005 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2005-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2006 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2007 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River - 2008 Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "AAGPS Head of the River, 28 Mar 09 - Results Results". AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  13. ^ a b "AAGPS Head of the River, 27 Mar 10 - Results Results" (PDF). AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference SBHOTR11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference SBHOTR12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ a b Williams, Daniel (20 December 1991). "Girls steer smooth course from humble start". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 34. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |pmd= and |trans_title= (help)
  17. ^ FitzSimons, Peter (Saturday 19 March 1994). "Jolly boating weather, without the hay-harvest breeze". Sydney Morning Herald. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |pmd= and |trans_title= (help)
  18. ^ a b "Basic Information Schoolgirls Head of the River & Schoolboys Head of the River" (doc). Schoolgirls Head of the River Information. NSW Combined Independent Schools Sports Council. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  19. ^ a b "NSW Schoolgirls Head of The River - Saturday 29th March 2008" (doc). Schoolgirls Head of the River Information. NSW Combined Independent Schools Sports Council. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  20. ^ "Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta: Entries". NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Green, Alan (2008-03-29). "Head of the River". Head of the River Program. Sydney: New South Wales Combined Independent Schools Sports Council. pp. pp.5–9. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help)
  22. ^ Crawford, Penny (2008-04-01). "100 schoolgirl rowers, 20 crews, 22 races and 11 podium finishes" (PDF). Rowing. Canberra Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  23. ^ a b c d e "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 1999" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 1999. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  24. ^ a b c d e "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2000" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2000. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  25. ^ a b c d e "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2001" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2001. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  26. ^ a b c d e f "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2002" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2002. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  27. ^ a b c d e f "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2003" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2003. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2004" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  29. ^ a b c d e "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2005" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2006" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2007" (PDF). NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g "Schoolgirl Head of the River Results 2008". NSW Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta. NSW Rowing Association Inc. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-30.

See also

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