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Torrens Rowing Club

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8223 4428

Address: Victoria Dr 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: https://torrensrowingclub.com.au/cms

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25.01.2022 Well done to the sea of red & white out there at yesterdays Rowing South Australia / SASI 4.8km Time Trial - you did us proud! Heres results

24.01.2022 8 v quad..... playing for sheep stations, Sat Squad session #yeahtorrens

24.01.2022 THANK YOU EVERYONE!! As a community based rowing club, Covid has certainly posed SO many challenges since it hit us all some months ago. Full quarantine, part quarantine, no boats, only little boats, no clubhouse facilities - no gym/ergos & weve been especially hit hard with the closure of our upstairs Function Centre that we rely on as an income stream to keep the wheels turning). Sometimes our rules/updates were actually changing on a daily basis, which made planning p...retty challenging! Not a whinge - it was all needed to ensure our community was safe. We wanted to take the opportunity to say how genuinely PROUD we are of our amazing members whove been so accommodating & upbeat & just making the most of the hand weve all been played. Thanks also to our past members & supporters who whilst not current members, tune in here in Facebook Land from near & far, its great to read all your comments & thumbs up along the way. It doesnt go unnoticed Restrictions are easing & this week we received the ok to resume all sized boats (go the mighty 8s!). We can use our facilities again, whilst respecting all Covid requirements still in place. Whilst our function centre is still closed at this time, we look forward to getting back on our feet there soon also (make sure you think of TRC as an awesome venue if youre planning anything - enquiries to [email protected]) We encourage everyone to keep talking, share ideas (& solutions, solutions!!) & lets get this show on the road! Thanks everyone, great work xx TRC Committee

23.01.2022 To all in the Torrens Rowing Community It is with great sadness that we advise the passing of Llew Spargo on 20 December after a short battle with cancer. It has come as a shock to us all, and our hearts go out to Julie and his extended family in this time of cruel loss. Llew began rowing in high school at Scotch College, rowing in the first 8+ at the Heard of the River in his senior year. Then while at university he joined Torrens Rowing Club, rowing for a number of years ...before life became busy and he took a break from rowing. He returned to rowing and Torrens Rowing Club in about 2008 joining the other masters rowers in the club. He has had a long association with the club and will be remembered for his tremendous enthusiasm for the club, for his rowing and for everyone to whom he talked about rowing. He contributed to the sport through his committee membership at the club and by his active contribution as a Masters rower. He loved and enjoyed his rowing especially the comradery of the club and all those who rowed with him. He lived the belief that obstacles could and should be overcome. It’s hard to think he last rowed in the club only weeks ago- it’s a testament to his courage that he did, and a fondest of memories for all of us who knew him. Llew, you will be missed. You will be remembered. President and Committee on behalf of all members of Torrens Rowing Club

23.01.2022 Be one of the first 400 entrants into the #AIRC20 to get yourself a FREE event t-shirt. Click the link below to enter now! https://rowingaustralia.com.au/abou...t-ev/airc-entry-details/ Rowing ACT Rowing NSW Rowing Victoria Rowing Tasmania Rowing South Australia Rowing WA Rowing Queensland Coles Aon Australia Concept2 Australia 776BC Sport Australia Cancer Council Australia #virtual #virtualcompetition #virtualrowing

22.01.2022 EDIT - DUE TO HIGH WINDS, TT on Sat 24/10 has been cancelled/postponed. Anu, Simon, TJ & Sam did super well this am. -------------------------- Big shout out to our TRC athletes participating in the Invitation only 4.8km Time Trial on Friday & Saturday mornings. Friday sees the big guns vying for National Team Selection: ... Anu Francis, Simon Albury & Thomas Johnson (Jed Altschwager is injured). Saturday is our Youth athletes seeking State Team Youth & Pathway selection: Josh F, Callum, Hamish, Angus, Hugo, Clare, Milla, Sophie & Brad R At this stage the winds are looking a little dodgy on Saturday, but hopefully they'll settle down overnight on Sat morning and the event will run as planned. Remember, this is what you've trained for! Well done to all our athletes who put in put in so much great work to get to this position. We wish you all the very best!!

22.01.2022 We've got your back. TJ & Coach Izzie support one of our Youth TRC athletes at the Aust'n Indoor Rowing Championships on the weekend. She smashed it! Nice work Mariah

22.01.2022 Berri Regatta, Dec 2020

22.01.2022 The 2020/21 Rowing SA Awards breakfast is on again! After being cancelled in 2020 due to Covid we are excited to once again come together and celebrate the ac...hievements of our outstanding community from the past racing season. Tickets can be purchased here until the 20th June: https://www.trybooking.com/BSALR See you there! #YeahSA Adelaide Rowing Club Adelaide University Boat Club Goolwa Rowing Club Mannum Rowing Club Murray Bridge Rowing Club Renmark Rowing Club Inc. Berri Rowing Club Tailem Bend Rowing Club Established 1913 Port Adelaide Rowing Club Torrens Rowing Club Riverside Rowing Club Phoenix Rowing Club Adelaide

21.01.2022 Dawn sky over still waters on show this am

20.01.2022 TRC girls, off water training for a few weeks #stayfocussed #yeahtorrens

20.01.2022 Parker & his boys fired up the new boat today #goesfast #allredandwhite #dontbreakit #wintertraining @prince_alfred_college_sa @torrensrowingclub @rowingsa

19.01.2022 Consistency is Key.

19.01.2022 Please use this video to understand how to complete the West Lakes 4.8km Time Trial. Maps and draw for 31/10/20 are found here: https://sa.rowingmanager.com/regattas/5115

19.01.2022 I’d rarely heard words so welcome. And out of the mouth of my 14 year-old son, no less. Dad, I’m not sure I want to row next year. I did my best to appear ...rueful, or at the very least quizzical, but under the table, my right arm spasmed involuntarily. It may or may not have been a private little air punch. Unwitnessed by adolescent eyes, of course. That’s OK mate, I reassured him. Rowing’s not for everybody. It’s good that you’ve had a crack. My elation of course was driven entirely by selfishness. No more waking up at 3.45am, to be at the shed by 4.15, ready to go. Tick. No more more weekend trips down to Wyaralong (where?) to see the last 150m of the race, having spent the initial 1350m cheering for the wrong crew. Or crews, depending on the quality of your binoculars. At rowing regattas, you get to appreciate the dash to the finish line, but that’s about all. Mate, if you don’t want to row, tthat's fine. It’s your call. Whatever you decide. His two elder siblings had also rowed at school - perhaps initially more out of curiosity than anything else. But they’d enjoyed it - at least talking about the race after the race. The ergos? Not so much. To better understand what the kids were experiencing, I decided I’d get better do some rowing myself. I joined the Old Boys rowing association, or whatever it was called, and set my alarm. That social experiment lasted eight weeks. I found it a little unfulfilling to be honest. Nobody in the pitch-potch crew - not even the cox, could stay in sync with me. Granted, they were mostly newcomers to the sport, but hardly dripping in natural talent. In retrospect, I blame the coach. I know he was getting up at 4am every Thursday out at the goodness of his heart, but boy, talk about anger management issues. Seat 4 - not like that - use your legs then your arms, head up, straighten your back, keep your elbows in, twist the blade with your outside hand. Not that one, the other one. You’re too tense - for God’s sake. JUST RELAX. I nodded knowingly. What chance did we have as a crew with a gibberer like that in the boat? Completely uncoordinated. And in capable of following simple instructions. Then I realised I was Seat 4. As I said, that coach - serious anger management issues. Over early morning coffee after our third session on the river, I asked politely how long he’d been in the army. What do you mean? I work in advertising, he retorted indignantly.. Whoops. I wasn’t encouraged to stay on after the completion of the two month trial. Sergeant Major Order-Barker had clearly white-anted me. Never mind - as we know, rowing’s not for everybody. For a few weeks after the family’s Grade 9 rowing retirement, I was enjoying the sleep-ins, and the leisurely 6.30 cups of coffee in bed. But then I saw an email from the school, updating the rowing community on details of the first regatta of the season. I was hit by a pang of guilt, followed seconds later by a twinge of sadness. No more rowing. really? I was just starting to enjoy it Is there any sport on the planet that even comes close to teaching us the same volume of valuable lessons, as the ancient and regal pursuit of rowing? Accountability, cohesion, timing, teamwork, discipline, precision, endurance, courage - the list is never ending. There’s also no sport that sits closer to the precipice of disaster. The slightest of schoolboy errors, an oar two centimetres too low on the water, the twist of a blade a split second too early or too late, and it can all turn to hell in a hand basket. The boat stalls abruptly, and the rest of regatta glides by. A winning lead, traded for last place, on the back of one infinitesimally small mistake. Sometimes the best crews don’t win. Another harsh but salient life lesson. Get it right when it matters most. Curiously, of all our elite (Olympic) athletes, our rowers are probably among those afforded least public acclaim. Without a catchy name and the marketing might of tinned peaches behind them, they remain largely anonymous, even a little un-relatable. Perhaps that’s because rowing is seen as the exclusive domain of elite private schools and hoity toity universities. Did I hear someone say Yale and Harvard, slogging it out on the Thames in New Connecticut? Or Pimms and boaters on the bank of the Henley, watching crews from Oxford and Cambridge and elsewhere stretch out in their zooties? Jolly good show, old chap. Yes, there is that. But maybe it’s because we never really get to know our rowers. It’s not like too many of them are getting arrested outside night clubs at 4am. How could they be? They’re already in the boat, on the water by then. No, rowers are typically intense, disciplined, focused, high achievers, who don’t have a spare second in their day. A few years ago, at a conference in Sydney, I got chatting to Mike McKay, a member of the Awesome Foursome. You’d to search long and hard to find a more engaging, impressive, down to earth individual, Over a beer, I asked McKay about his why - the reason he rose before light six mornings a week, trained like a maniac, worked full time, studied, and very occasionally, lived. He didn’t hesitate. I just loved the visibility, the four time Olympian and dual gold medalist said. When you’re in a boat with a bunch of blokes, there’s nowhere to hide. You know how hard you’re working, and so do they. But no matter how much pain you’re in, how close your are to a lung popping out of your mouth, you’re never going to ease up, because you’ve got a responsibility to your crew mates. Coming first, winning gold, that’s great but what makes it so special is doing it together. And that was that. He grabbed another couple of beers from a passing waiter and we started talking about tinned peaches. Very solid citizen, Mike McKay. The son any father would be proud of. At the right moment, I might encourage boy wonder to have just one more season down at the shed. I’m not quite finished with rowing yet. www.inqld.com.au

19.01.2022 SA Health Covid-19 update from 29/6 FYI

19.01.2022 Do you have what it takes to be Australias next best rower? Rowing SA and South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) present Come and Try Day! Targeted at aspi...rational rowers aged 15+, come along to try your hand at one of Australias most successful Olympic sports! Talent Identification provides pathway into the elite program with successful athletes such as Olympia Aldersey, Nathan Bowden, Ella Bramwell, and Simon Albury coming through the program. Physiological testing and an introduction to ergo/on-water rowing will take place at these times: Come and Try Saturday 26, 10am-12pm Sunday 27 September, 9am-11am Come and Try Para rowing Sunday 27 September, 10.30am-12.30pm Get involved! Register here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScn04Xa-Yd-O5Eo7M/viewform Rowing AustraliaOlympicParalympic Games #olympics#rowing#comeandtry#Paralympics

19.01.2022 We are delighted to introduce you to our 2020/21 TRC Committee: PRESIDENT - Christopher Roper SECRETARY - Peter Shea TREASURER - Paul Greer... CAPTAIN - Will Smart VICE CAPTAIN - Gina Bell - Stacey Walker - Thomas Johnson (TJ) - Natasha Tunney (Tash) The committee represents a great balance of age & experience right across our membership. We look forward to getting straight into things & a fantastic year ahead! #YeahTRC!

18.01.2022 SQUADS WEEKLY TRAINING SCHEDULE, from 22/6/20 (West Lakes & Torrens Clubhouse)

18.01.2022 Members, friends and family are invited to join us this Sunday 20th Dec!

17.01.2022 TRC Action from the weekends short course racing

16.01.2022 A good read and insight into the mighty Oarsome Foursome - who really brought the sport of rowing into the the limelight and became household names in the process.

16.01.2022 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CH6mOvxHxBC/

15.01.2022 Congratulations to our TRC athletes whove been invited to the SASI performance camp next week, super proud of you all - seize every opportunity that comes your way!

14.01.2022 Our RUGBY JUMPERS will look so good when they come thru - DONT MISS OUT!! Remember - they have to be preordered, so jump into the link & enter your order before our booking window closes!!! https://shop.reformclothing.com/join/nh7100 We only have this week. Design courtesy of Clare, Grace & Will, nice work.

14.01.2022 https://rowingsa.asn.au/club-rowing/ - please Vote #1 for us!!

13.01.2022 Last spots - get in quick!!!

13.01.2022 Sun 16th August - 11am ** Register to attend TRC AWARDS PRESENTATION & AGM ** Members, as we had to cancel our TRC Annual Dinner in May, we will be holding an Awards presentation (11am) just prior to our AGM (11.30am) on Sunday August 16. ... To ensure we meet our covid requirements of 1 person per 2sqm, we have created a Registration attendance site. - Register to attend either or both events: website: https://torrensrowingclub.com.au/cms/membership/ or Trybooking site https://www.trybooking.com/BKQEQ Any difficulties with registering please contact [email protected] 0433 514 688 Members nominated for awards are: Gina Bell; Stacey Walker; William Carey; Kevin Keough; Suzie Maguire; Peter Shea; Janet Barelli; Breda Quinn; Lyn Kirkwood; Clare Romaniuk; Cate Harley; Paul Greer; Donatella Musolino; Angie Francou; Sam Button; Maddison Newland; Denise Abood; and Hamish Bell. WE THANK OUR AWARD SPONSORS: Lui and Anne Lippis; Vaughn Bollen; the TOMS; Leanne Sandow; Bryan Draper; Wilf Otten; Bob and Kathy Russell; Neil Smart and Rae and Paul Baxter We hope a good number of members, including nominees and sponsors can attend. Please register your intentions to attend as soon as possible.

12.01.2022 LOTTERY!! Hey everyone, we’re thrilled to advise that Torrens Rowing Club has been included in the People’s Choice Lottery. Please support local and grab a ticket or two - all the money goes to the club. Being a volunteer community club, we are open to all, from 13yrs - right up to our grandest members who are still very active into their 80’s and 90’s ... Opportunities like this help us provide much needed equipment and resources for the club & our members. Thank you so much for your support https://communitylottery.peopleschoice.com.au//torrens-row

12.01.2022 Good afternoon SA Rowing Clubs, Schools and supporters, Racing tomorrow (Saturday 12 June) is scheduled for the following approximate times: 9.30am-11am... and 2.30pm-4pm Also, the Coach Q&A session with the Senior Australian Coaches will be held at 5.30pm-6.30pm tomorrow (1 hour later than previously advertised). Please find attached flyer and details below: Q&A with National Team Coaches Saturday 12 June 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Lakeside Function Room at the Lakes Hotel (time updated) Open to athletes, coaches & any interested members of the rowing community Tickets free but spaces are limited! Pleased book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BRXDB We hope you and your members can join in amongst the world’s best this week. Regards, Andrew Swift Chief Executive Officer Rowing South Australia Inc

10.01.2022 Huge well done to Rowing SA, Events SA & all the volunteers involved for bringing the National events to West Lakes. Super effort & organised in such a short timeframe

09.01.2022 #yeahtorrens @rowingsa

08.01.2022 Back on the water!

07.01.2022 Get around it TRC!

07.01.2022 Magnificent rowing conditions this morning #allredandwhite #yeahtorrens #wintertraining #torrensrowingclub

06.01.2022 Friday morning regular - TRC coaches meeting where we discuss all things relating to our squads: programming, workloads, events, crews, goals, injuries etc ... and we drink cawfee.. mmm cawfee!

05.01.2022 Congratulations to all TRC club members including Ollie Smart who will be attending the SASI Rowing Camp next!

05.01.2022 6 degrees, irrelevant #yeahtorrens

05.01.2022 In case you missed it, reports emerged overnight about three community transmitted COVID-19 cases being confirmed in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. As a rowing community, we’ve been extremely lucky to see so many of our rowers get back out on the water in 2020 and as a club we have worked incredibly hard behind the scenes to ensure our members are safe, compliant & have seen minimal disruption to training opportunities over the winter. Please remain vigilant!! Don’t forget to p...ractice good hygiene, maintain social distancing and monitor any symptoms that could be linked to COVID-19. If you are unwell or develop symptoms (even if mild), get tested immediately and go straight home to self-isolate. If you feel unwell: Do not go to public places (e.g. work, school, rowing training or competition, childcare, university, shopping centres, public parks, social or religious gatherings). Do not visit hospitals or aged care facilities. For the latest updates on cases in SA, click here: https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/.../latest+updates+on.... As always, if you need support or advice, please reach out. Stay safe and look out for each other. See more

04.01.2022 The Rowing SA AGM will be held on the 31st August 2020, where there will be 3 Director positions up for election. Desired skill sets for canditates are Marketi...ng, Media, Business, Commercial and Legal/law. Interest in rowing desired but not essential. Women are encouraged to apply! Call for nominations will open Friday 10th July and close Sunday 26th July. Details for how to nominate will be posted on www.rowingsa.asn.au Adelaide Rowing Club Adelaide University Boat Club Torrens Rowing Club Port Adelaide Rowing Club Port Pirie Rowing Club Goolwa Rowing Club Murray Bridge Rowing Club Mannum Rowing Club Renmark Rowing Club Inc. Berri Rowing Club Tailem Bend Rowing Club Established 1914 @Riverside Rowing Club

04.01.2022 Riverland Regatta & 2nd Grade Champs ‘20. #yeahtorrens

04.01.2022 Congratulations to our fantastic young athletes on their selection, super proud of them all.

03.01.2022 More from the Austn Indoor Rowing Champs - TRC sprint relay teams

03.01.2022 Senior Learn to Row We are pleased that we can now resume our Senior (18+) LTR. The next program commences on 20 September. If you have friends or family who would like to participate, please refer them to the website to enrol:... https://torrensrowingclub.com.au/cms/learn/ Enquiries: Marg Campbell [email protected] 0429 150 393

02.01.2022 WORLD CUP 3 REPLICA REGATTA Good morning SA Rowing Clubs, Schools and supporters, I would like to provide an update to you regarding the upcoming World Cup 3 replica regatta which will commence tomorrow. At this point in time the scheduled racing blocks will remain unchanged (subject to change).... Thursday 10 June, 9.30am-12pm Friday 11 June, 9.30am-11am Friday 11 June, 2.30pm-4pm Saturday 12 June, 9.30am-12pm Sunday 13 June, 8.30am-10am (underage teams only) Important notes: The course will be closed to all activity 1 hour before and 1 hour after the racing blocks. Spectator viewing points can be from around the lake. No access will be allowed on the Northern side of the Rowing SA driveway, finish area or Northern Reserve this area is exclusively for Rowing Australia athletes, staff and officials. Oar Café is still open for normal trade and access to/from the Café is obviously allowed. I appreciate your understanding and assistance with this major event. I will provide further updates as they come to hand. Regards, Andrew Swift Chief Executive Officer Rowing South Australia Inc 100 Military Road, West Lakes Shore SA 5020 M: 0499 898 373 | Ph: 08 8242 3288 | F: 08 8242 3162 | Email: [email protected] Web: www.rowingsa.asn.au | www.facebook.com/RowingSA