The Head of the River rowing regatta in Western Australia is an annual rowing event held at the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Champion Lakes. There are two separate events. The boys regatta held in autumn, and the girls regatta held in winter.
Originally, the race for Head of the River was held between coxed fours from each school and the winning crew was awarded the Challenge Cup. When the PSA formed in 1905 rowing was one of the five inaugural sports of the competition and the Challenge Cup was awarded as a PSA trophy. In 1938 the Challenge Cup changed to the current race format between the first coxed eights from each school. Over the years the number of rowing events increased. In 1982 the Hamer Cup was introduced and awarded annually to the school which scored the most points for placings in each event at the regatta.
The course has changed many times. The regatta was originally held on the swan river. When Perth won the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the regatta moved to the 6 lane Canning River course. In 1969 the event returned to the wider course on the Swan River at the base of Kings Park near the Narrows Bridge. Since 2009 the event has been held at the purpose built rowing course at Champion Lakes, Kelmscott.[1] Records have tumbled since the venue change with records set in 2009 and 2010. The current record time for the 2000m event is 5 minutes 48.2 seconds, set by Trinity College.[1]
Challenge Cupedit
1st IV winners 1899-1937 & 1st VIII winners 1938–present
^ ab. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
^. www.psa.wa.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21.
^Quartermain, Glen (2018-03-17). "Hale snares Head of the River title". PerthNow. from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
^ abLacy, Bridget (2017-06-24). "PLC completes Head of the River hat-trick". The West Australian. from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
^ ab"PLC snares Head of the River triumph". PerthNow. 2018-06-23. from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Head of the River Western Australia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Head of the River rowing regatta in Western Australia is an annual rowing event held at the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Champion Lakes There are two separate events The boys regatta held in autumn and the girls regatta held in winter Contents 1 Boys Regatta 1 1 Challenge Cup 1 2 Challenge Cup tally 1 3 Hamer Cup 1 4 Hamer Cup tally 2 Girls regatta 2 1 1st VIII winners 2 2 Overall points score 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBoys Regatta editThe Head of the River regatta is the last rowing event of the Public Schools Association PSA calendar The boys regatta held in early autumn is contested between the seven PSA boys schools Aquinas College Christ Church Grammar School Guildford Grammar School Hale School Scotch College Trinity College and Wesley College The boys regatta for Head of the River was first held in 1899 between CBC Perth The Church of England Grammar School renamed Guildford Grammar School in 1906 The Alexander Scotch College name shortened to Scotch College in 1908 and The High School renamed Hale School in 1929 Originally the race for Head of the River was held between coxed fours from each school and the winning crew was awarded the Challenge Cup When the PSA formed in 1905 rowing was one of the five inaugural sports of the competition and the Challenge Cup was awarded as a PSA trophy In 1938 the Challenge Cup changed to the current race format between the first coxed eights from each school Over the years the number of rowing events increased In 1982 the Hamer Cup was introduced and awarded annually to the school which scored the most points for placings in each event at the regatta The course has changed many times The regatta was originally held on the swan river When Perth won the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games the regatta moved to the 6 lane Canning River course In 1969 the event returned to the wider course on the Swan River at the base of Kings Park near the Narrows Bridge Since 2009 the event has been held at the purpose built rowing course at Champion Lakes Kelmscott 1 Records have tumbled since the venue change with records set in 2009 and 2010 The current record time for the 2000m event is 5 minutes 48 2 seconds set by Trinity College 1 Challenge Cup edit 1st IV winners 1899 1937 amp 1st VIII winners 1938 present Year Winner1899 CBC Perth1900 CBC Perth1901 The Alexander Scotch College1902 The Church of England Grammar School1903 The Alexander Scotch College1904 The Alexander Scotch College1905 The High School1906 The Alexander Scotch College1907 The Alexander Scotch College1908 Scotch1909 CBC Perth1910 CBC Perth1911 CBC Perth1912 CBC Perth1913 Scotch1914 The High School1915 CBC Perth1916 CBC Perth1917 CBC Perth1918 The High School1919 The High School1920 Scotch1921 CBC Perth1922 The High School1923 CBC Perth1924 Guildford1925 The High School1926 CBC Perth1927 CBC Perth1928 CBC Perth1929 CBC Perth1930 CBC Perth1931 CBC Perth1932 Scotch1933 Hale1934 Scotch1935 Scotch1936 Scotch1937 Scotch1938 Scotch1939 Hale1940 Scotch1941 Scotch1942 Aquinas unofficial 1943 Aquinas1944 Hale1945 Hale1946 Aquinas1947 Hale1948 Aquinas1949 Aquinas1950 Hale1951 Hale1952 Hale1953 Hale1954 Hale1955 Hale1956 Hale1957 Scotch1958 Christ Church1959 Christ Church1960 Scotch1961 Christ Church1962 Guildford1963 Christ Church1964 Christ Church1965 Aquinas1966 Aquinas1967 Christ Church 2 Scotch1968 Scotch1969 Aquinas1970 Aquinas1971 Hale1972 Aquinas1973 Aquinas1974 Aquinas1975 Aquinas1976 Aquinas1977 Aquinas1978 Scotch1979 Christ Church1980 Aquinas1981 Christ Church1982 Aquinas1983 Hale1984 Scotch1985 Scotch1986 Christ Church1987 Aquinas1988 Guildford1989 Aquinas1990 Scotch1991 Hale1992 Christ Church1993 Guildford1994 Aquinas1995 Aquinas1996 Trinity1997 Aquinas1998 Aquinas1999 Trinity2000 Hale2001 Wesley2002 Christ Church2003 Christ Church2004 Trinity2005 Christ Church2006 Christ Church2007 Trinity2008 Christ Church2009 Trinity2010 Trinity2011 Christ Church2012 Christ Church2013 Trinity2014 Christ Church2015 Scotch2016 Trinity2017 Guildford2018 Hale2019 Christ Church2020 N A2021 Scotch2022 Christ Church2023 TrinityNB Denotes no race Challenge Cup tally edit Wins School21 Aquinas26 Scotch24 Hale20 Christ Church9 Trinity6 Guildford1 WesleyGuildford includes one win by The Church of England Grammar School during 1899 1905 Hale includes seven wins by The High School during 1899 1928 Scotch includes five wins by The Alexander Scotch College during 1899 1907 Hamer Cup edit Overall points Year Winner1982 Scotch1983 Aquinas1984 Scotch1985 Aquinas1986 Aquinas1987 Aquinas1988 Aquinas1989 Aquinas1990 Aquinas1991 Aquinas1992 Guildford1993 Aquinas1994 Aquinas1995 Aquinas1996 Aquinas1997 Aquinas1998 Aquinas1999 Aquinas2000 Hale2001 Guildford Hale2002 Trinity2003 Trinity2004 Trinity2005 Christ Church2006 Scotch2007 Trinity2008 Trinity2009 Scotch2010 Trinity2011 Trinity2012 Trinity2013 Guildford2014 Scotch2015 Trinity2016 Trinity2017 Trinity2018 Christ Church 3 2019 Trinity2020 N A2021 Trinity2022 Trinity2023 TrinityNB Denotes no racing Hamer Cup tally edit Wins School15 Trinity15 Aquinas5 Scotch3 Guildford2 Christ Church1 Hale0 WesleyGirls regatta editIn the winter season several private Perth girls schools in the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association IGSSA race for the title 1st VIII winners edit Year Winner 2nd 3rd Refs 1999 St Hilda s PLC MLC2000 St Hilda s Penrhos PLC2001 MLC Perth College PLC2002 MLC Penrhos PLC2003 MLC2004 MLC St Hilda s MLC2005 Penrhos MLC Perth College2006 MLC Perth College Penrhos2007 Perth College PLC MLC2008 Perth College St Hilda s MLC2009 MLC Penrhos Perth College2010 MLC Penrhos Perth College2011 MLC Perth College St Hilda s2012 PLC MLC2013 PLC MLC2014 MLC PLC St Hilda s2015 PLC MLC Perth College2016 PLC MLC St Hilda s2017 PLC MLC St Hilda s 4 2018 PLC MLC St Hilda s 5 Overall points score edit Year Winner 2nd 3rd Refs 2005 Penrhos Perth College St Hilda s2006 Perth College Penrhos St Hilda s20072008200920102011201220132014 PLC Perth College St Hilda s2015 PLC MLC Perth College2016 PLC Perth College MLC2017 PLC Perth College MLC 4 2018 PLC MLC Perth College 5 See also editHead of the River Australia Public Schools Association Independent Girls Schools Sports Association Perth References edit a b Armadale Redevelopment Authority Champion Lakes 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 06 Retrieved 2010 09 12 Rowing PSA www psa wa edu au Archived from the original on 2011 10 21 Quartermain Glen 2018 03 17 Hale snares Head of the River title PerthNow Archived from the original on 2018 03 18 Retrieved 2018 03 18 a b Lacy Bridget 2017 06 24 PLC completes Head of the River hat trick The West Australian Archived from the original on 2017 06 24 Retrieved 2018 06 27 a b PLC snares Head of the River triumph PerthNow 2018 06 23 Archived from the original on 2018 06 27 Retrieved 2018 06 27 External links editRowing Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Head of the River Western Australia amp oldid 1184747977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
