Rowing on the Barwon River

Advocacy for rowing in Geelong

 

Welcome to the Geelong Rowing Association, we are a community organisation that both acts as a representative body for rowing in Geelong and also assists in the management of rowing on the Barwon River.

What we do

 

Regatta Management

We run and administer the GRA Regattas in Geelong over our 1500m four lane course. We have a range of regattas from school only regattas through to the two-day Barwon Regatta.

Managing Rowing in Geelong

We work with the Geelong rowing clubs and schools to administer all aspects of rowing in Geelong. We control the Barwon River rowing rules to working with other river users and government bodies to ensure that rowing is considered.

Advocate for Rowing

We advocate for rowing in Geelong with a number of organisations including government, sporting bodies, and river users.

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Our Facilities

  • 5km training river length

  • 1500m 4 lane buoyed course

  • bike paths and clear vision over 1500m

  • Extensive launching facilities

Jeff Sykes Rowing Centre

 Latest News

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143rd staging of the Barwon Regatta
143rd staging of the Barwon Regatta

A big season of rowing is set to kick off on the Barwon River next weekend with Geelong hosting the 143th Barwon Regatta on Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of January 2024.

Oarsome display of rowing
Oarsome display of rowing

Perfect rowing conditions greeted rowers on the final day of the 2023 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta held on the Barwon River in Geelong.

Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta 2023
Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta 2023

It’s been a big season of schoolgirl rowing on the Barwon River and next week it culminates with Geelong hosting the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th March. The regatta will attract over 2300 schoolgirls from over 45 schools across the state competing in 40 events over the three-day regatta.

Perfect conditions for the last day of HOSG 2022
Perfect conditions for the last day of HOSG 2022

Perfect rowing conditions greeted rowers on the final day of the 2022 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta held on the Barwon River in Geelong.

Geelong to host the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta
Geelong to host the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta

It’s been a big season of schoolgirl rowing on the Barwon River and next week it culminates with Geelong hosting the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March. The regatta will attract over 2200 schoolgirls from 45 schools across the state competing in 51 events over the three-day regatta.

Oarsome display of rowing in Geelong for the 2022 Barwon Regatta.
Oarsome display of rowing in Geelong for the 2022 Barwon Regatta.

The weekend just gone saw an oarsome display of rowing in Geelong for the 2022 Barwon Regatta. In almost perfect rowing conditions, 1822 athletes competed in 320 races being run every three minutes across the two days.

141st Barwon Regatta
141st Barwon Regatta

The Barwon Regatta will be staged on Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th January 2022. This will be the 141st staging of the Barwon Regatta.

Notice of road works
Notice of road works

As part of the works to install a sewer line for the Jeff Sykes Rowing Centre, the location of the existing Barwon Water sewer main needs to be proven.