Rowing at Korowa 

Rowing is a sport that requires high levels of dedication and commitment. In addition to improving overall fitness and strength, students develop close bonds with team mates and forge many new friendships. As a team sport, the girls learn to support each other while striving for their own personal best results. From the early stages of learning how to row in time, right through to senior crews striving to gain National Rankings, our rowers must work together.

 

The team nature of rowing extends to the Korowa Rowing community of parents, family members, friends, former students, coaches and current staff. This close knit community are always right behind our rowers supporting them to fulfil their rowing commitment.

 

As girls progress through the rowing squads, the training increases accordingly. Students are given every bit of support to balance their commitment to rowing with their studies and other activities. Time management skill development is essential. Many Korowa students over the past 40 years have achieved excellence in both rowing and academic results. Recognition is given to the girls who compete in three Head of School Girls regattas by earning the coveted Morongo Medal.

 

Our crews compete in a series of Rowing Victoria Regattas culminating in the pinnacle event in Victorian School Girl Rowing, the Head of the Schoolgirls' Regatta (HOSG). Held on the Barwon River, Geelong in mid-March, HOSG is the largest single gender regatta in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 2,100 competitors and 6,000+ spectators attending this exciting three-day event. Selected crews also compete in the Australian National Rowing Championships.

The Korowa Rowing Program will be celebrated its 40th Year in 2019, recognising the valuable contribution of our Rowing Alumni in enabling the program to be the success story it is today.

For more details about the Korowa Rowing Programme, click here.

Our coaching team is led by Director of Rowing, Jane Robinson. Jane is a triple World Rowing Champion and three time Rowing Olympian. Jane joined Korowa in 2019 and is committed to continuing to develop rowing success at Korowa.

 

Contact Jane on: jrobinson@korowa.vic.edu.au

 

Jane Robinson at the Atlanta Olympic Games, 2004

Korowa Friends of Rowing

Korowa rowers are supported by the Korowa Friends of Rowing (KFOR) parent group. In addition to cheering and supporting girls at Regattas, the Korowa Friends of Rowing meet monthly, host BBQs for the squad and assist at friend/fundraising events. Joining the Korowa Friends of Rowing is a great way to get involved in the community and support your daughter’s experience of rowing at Korowa.