Sydney University Women's Rowing Club (SUWRC) was formed in the late 1960s and has produced many champion oarswomen.
Club members compete successfully in club regattas, intervarsity, state, national and international levels.  

The University recognises and celebrates our successes and in 2007 an outstanding seven oarswomen were awarded with
University Blues (The top University sporting award), with one, Liz Kell, being made Blue of the Year.

In 2008 we followed through with three Blues Awards. 

2008 has been a year of solid achievement. Bronwen Watson was in the winning Lightweight Quad scull at World championships
for the second year in a row. Liz Kell and Brooke Pratley were in the Eight that made the final at the Olympic Games. Renee Kirby
and Charlotte Walters were in the Under 23 team and newcomer to the club Ashleigh Peppernell placed 5th in the World Junior Four.  

On the domestic front we have won the NSW Championships and National Championships overall pointscores and the NSW Rowing
Association Premiership. At the 2008 King’s Cup Interstate Regatta we had 8 in the NSW team and 2 in the Tasmanian team.
In July, we successfully hosted the annual 3 race series, the Trans Tasman Universities Challenge after last year winning the right
to boat the lightweight quad and eight representing all Australian Universities.
At the Australian Universities Games Rowing in September in Sydney we again took the Centenary Cup for the overall pointscore
and won the Women’s Pair, placing in most other events. Due to our high profile and exceptional athletes we were also invited to
take an Eight to New Zealand to race in the Great Race in Waikato.

 
Currently, most women train on Sydney Harbour from the Boathouse at the end of Ferry Road, Glebe. We have eight high performance
program oarswomen training on the Lane Cove River from St Ignatius College Riverview, an interim arrangement while the high
performance centre is rebuilt following a fire in 2006.  

SUWRC seeks to attract athletic university students to join its elite and development programs. While rowing experience is not
necessary commitment is required as rowing is a year-round sport with athletes training most days at 5.30am on the water and doing
gym work, cycling and other land training.  

SUWRC also has a masters (over 27 years) program taking in graduates and staff of the University. A good number of our masters
oarswomen rowed with the Club as students and former rowers are always welcome to come back and join us. 

Coaches Phil Bourguignon, Alan Bennett (AB) and Mark Prater run the high performance and development programs and can provide
information to interested athletes about the requirements for being an elite oarswoman at Sydney University.
At Glebe AB is supported by Scott Coleman and Lizzi Chapman. For information about our program AB can be contacted on 9351 8917.