Join us as we celebrate the outstanding achievements of WA’s rowing community at the most prestigious night of the year! An evening of recognition, inspiration, and celebration awaits.

📅 Date: Friday 24 October 2025
📍 Location: Royal Perth Yacht Club
🍸 Cocktail Reception: From 6:30pm
🎤 Official Proceedings: Begin at 7:00pm

Previous Award Winners:

2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017

Award Selection Criteria

The Selection Committee is made up of the WAIS Head Coach (except in the Coach of the Year award), the Rowing WA High Performance Director, and the Rowing WA CEO.

The Selection Criteria and/or Selection Process for each award is outlined below:

ROWING PENNANTS

Novice Sculling Award

This award sees the combination of points from all Novice grade sculling and All Schools sculling events. It rewards the Club that are actively recruiting new novice members and developing their rowing ability.

Head Race Pennant

The Head Race Pennant is calculated on the total Club points won across the three Rowing WA Head Race events contested throughout the previous regatta season.

Masters Pennant

The Masters Pennant is calculated on the total Club points won across Master’s events throughout the previous regatta season.

A - D Grade Pennant

These pennants (A, B, C and D Grade) go to the Club with the greatest number of points scored in events for that particular grade across all regattas throughout the season.

Champion Club of the Year

This award is selected by compiling extensive data on all affiliated clubs. Clubs are ranked and points awarded for:

The number of new competitive rowers each Club has in the relevant year;
The retention of competitive rowers from the previous season to the current season; and
Total overall participation at RWA regattas.

VOLUNTEER AWARDS

Club Volunteer of the Year

Eligibility

The Club Volunteer of the Year Award recognises the outstanding efforts of an individual who, in the period from the day following State Championships the year prior to the end of this year’s State Championships, has contributed significantly to the benefit of a Rowing Club in Western Australia.

Selection Criteria

Nominee must have made a noteworthy contribution to Rowing at a Club level. Criteria will be judged against:

Generosity of time, resources and energy
Making a difference to the rowing community
Making the needs of others a priority
Going ‘above and beyond’
Bringing fun and enjoyment

Nominations

Nominations will be accepted from Clubs and affiliated members within the rowing community.
Selection: Rowing WA ROTY Selection Panel (off-water awards)

Nominate here!

Rowing WA Volunteer of the Year

Eligibility

The Rowing WA Volunteer of the Year Award recognises the outstanding efforts of an individual who, in the period from the day following State Championships the year prior to the end of this year’s State Championships, has contributed above and beyond to Rowing WA.

Selection Criteria

Nominee must have made a noteworthy contribution to Rowing at Association/State level. Criteria will be judged against:

Generosity of time, resources and energy
Making a difference to the rowing community
Making the needs of others a priority
Going ‘above and beyond’
Bringing fun and enjoyment

Nominations

Put forward by Selection Committee.

COACHING AND OFFICIATING AWARDS

Club Coach of the Year

Eligibility

Any person not engaged in a full time or substantial part-time basis as a rowing coach and directly involved in coaching in Western Australia from the day following State Championships the year prior to the end of this year’s State Championships.

Selection Criteria

A coach who in the opinion of the Selection Committee has the most outstanding performance demonstrated by the success of his/her crews and his/her contribution to rowing coaching at club level.

Nominations

Nominations will be accepted from Clubs and affiliated members within the rowing community.

Nominate here!

Rowing WA Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year will be an individual who has attained a level of excellence in the field of coaching within the sport of rowing and whose performance is outstanding.

Eligibility

The nominee’s achievements for the period from the day following State Championships the year prior to the end of this year’s State Championships must have been of a standard of excellence to warrant their receipt of this award.

Selection Criteria

The following criteria shall apply for Coaches to be considered for the RWA Coach of the Year Award:

Achievements over the period in relation to International, National and State level rowing;
Demonstrate education, encouragement and support of fellow coaches of rowing;
Contribution to the sport of rowing;
Shall be a registered member of Rowing WA

Nominations

Put forward by the Selection Committee.

Rowing WA Official of the Year

The Official of the Year shall be an individual who has attained a level of excellence in the field of technical officiating and whose performance is outstanding.

Eligibility

Selection Criteria

The following criteria shall apply:

Level of officiating and/or participating at Club, Regional, State, National and International events;
Demonstrate encouragement and support of fellow technical officials;
Contribution to the sport of Rowing; and
Shall be a registered member of Rowing WA.

Nominations

Collected from the Boat Race Officials.

Bro Encouragement Award

Eligibility

The BRO Encouragement Award goes to the Boat Race Official who has this year shown tremendous commitment to bettering themselves and their skills and has demonstrated potential to take their umpiring to the highest levels.

Nominations

Collected from the Boat Race Officials.

ROWING AWARDS

Oarsman & Oarswoman of the Year

Eligibility

The WA Oarsman and Oarswoman of the Year shall be an athlete who has attained a level of excellence within the sport. The nominee’s achievements for the period from the day following State Championships the year prior to the end of this year’s State Championships must have been of a standard of excellence to warrant their receipt of this award.

Selection Criteria

An eligible athlete, who in the opinion of the Selection Committee, has the most outstanding performances as indicated by achievement in one of the following (in order of ranking) in an Olympic Event:

International
National
State

Achievement – Individual above Team

Record: World, National, State
Medal: Gold, Silver, Bronze
Final
Place in team

In separating two athletes of equal standing under the above criteria, the Selection Committee shall then have regard first, to whether the event is an Olympic event and secondly, the athletes’ contributions to the sport generally.

Nominations

Put forward by the Selection Committee

Age Oarsman & Oarswoman of the Year

Eligibility

The WA Age Oarsman and Oarswoman of the Year shall be an athlete who has attained a level of excellence within the sport at an U23 level or below. The nominee’s achievements for the period from the day following State Championships the year prior to the end of this year’s State Championships must have been of a standard of excellence to warrant their receipt of this award.

Selection Criteria

Outstanding performances at an International, National, State or Club level
Nominees must compete have competed at U23 level or below
Shall be a registered member of Rowing WA

Nominations

Put forward by the Selection Committee

Rowing WA Masters Oarsman & Oarswoman of the Year

Eligibility

-The Award will be won by the WA male and female masters rowers who have accumulated the highest number of placings based points across the Rowing WA Masters and Pennant Regatta seasons.

Selection Criteria

Points will be awarded based off placings (1-3) in each event (1st = 3, 2nd =2, 3rd =1)
The categorisation of athletes made within the regatta i.e. A-D and subsequent race placings within this categorisation will be utilised when awarding points
Events where points can be gained must be specified as Masters Races within the Regatta Program
Only Masters events held within the Rowing WA Pennant Regatta season will be counted towards the award. The Rowing WA Pennant Regattas are defined as:
- Masters Regattas;
- Head Races;
- Masters State Championships and;
- Pennant Regattas with Masters events.

Nominations

Determined by Rowing WA.