Life Members
The Life Members of Rowing SA are a distinguished group of individuals who have made significant, long-term contributions to the sport of rowing in South Australia. Their dedication, leadership, and unwavering support have been instrumental in shaping the future of rowing in our community. The Honour Board recognises these exceptional members for their lifelong commitment, celebrating their invaluable impact and enduring legacy in fostering the growth and success of rowing in the State.
Honorary Life Membership of Rowing South Australia is reserved for those who have demonstrated significant, sustained and high quality service that enhances the reputation and future of rowing by virtue of their considerable contribution to rowing within the state. Any registered member can nominate another for life membership, with a qualification as to why they deserve the nomination; the Board will then ratify the nomination and put it to the General Committee.
Rowing South Australia recognises the following Honorary Life Members (* denotes deceased):
South Australian Rowing Association (1929–2005)
- 1929 J.P. Marcus*
- 1929 R. Horton Wallman*
- 1929 J.J. Sharp*
- 1929 J. Kitson*
- 1929 J. H. Clouston*
- 1929 C. A Gepp*
- 1929 J. H Goss*
- 1929 A. J. Grayson*
- 1938 L.T Grummet*
- 1950 C. Amiel*
- 1950 C. Bauman*
- 1950 H. V Menz*
- 1950 C. R. Butterworth*
- 1952 T. K. Qurban*
- 1960 J. H Bollen*
- 1960 A. A. Botroff*
- 1961 K. B. Forwood*
- 1963 H. G. Pennington*
- 1965 F. N. Lodge*
- 1967 B. C. Laughton*
- 1969 R. D. Clarke*
- 1970 A. L. Southcott*
- 1971 E. Higgs*
- 1973 D. Baulderstone*
- 1974 G. D. Coldwell* OAM
- 1978 P. C. Mangelsdorf
- 1979 J. H Blank
- 1980 Mrs E. Morrison*
- 1980 Mrs F Eaton*
- 1981 A. C. Davis*
- 1984 B. S Draper OAM
- 1984 R. D Carter*
- 2001 R. S Webb*
- 2001 R. J. Russell
- 2001 R. F. Watts*
- 2005 L. Southcott
Rowing South Australia (2012–2024)
- 2012 T. J. Ward
- 2013 M. P Eastaughffe
- 2014 R. T (Bob) Pennington*
- 2017 Mrs P. Halliday
- 2019 R. (Slim) Lawrence*
- 2021 B. M. Cundell
- 2021 Ms J. K Talbot
- 2022 D. E Clayton QC
- 2022 R. D Cheesman AM
- 2022 R. F. Elleway
- 2024 P. Logan
Foundation Life Members
Foundation Life Members are members of the association who, on or before 31 December 1978, agreed to pay the sum of $200 towards the cost of erecting the West Lakes Aquatic Centre. Rowing South Australia recognises these individuals and corporations who contributed as Foundation Life Members.
(* denotes deceased)
- Amiel C W*
- Anderson J
- Baciarelli V*
- Baumann C*
- Beauchamp H J*
- Bertram K R
- Birks P J
- Black R C
- Blank J
- Blank P W
- Bodger R A
- Bollen J H*
- Bolt J W
- Bond B T*
- Booth R
- Borman N W
- Bradley R*
- Brice C
- Brooks D E*
- Brown T
- Burchell G R
- Burfield G D
- Burgess E F
- Burgoine G
- Buys K
- Calandro R
- Campbell R M
- Carroll L V
- Carter D R*
- Carter R D*
- Cheesman D T
- Cheesman R D
- Cheesman W D
- Christensen D
- Clayton D E
- Clode G D*
- Coldwell G D*
- Coldwell K L
- Coldwell R K*
- Collins N M
- Cooper C*
- Crompton D O
- Crotti L R
- Cudmore P D*
- Cudmore P M*
- Culver R
- Cummins L
- Cundell B M
- Cyclone K M
- Dalton B F
- Dankbaar R
- Dankbaar W*
- Davies D*
- Davis A*
- Davis L S
- Delbridge R M
- Diben F A
- Dickson P R
- Dorsch A W
- Douglas S J
- Draper B S
- Draper J W
- Draper M A
- Draper M G
- Dring M
- Duncan H J
- Dunn J A
- Earl D
- Earl W D*
- Eastaughffe M
- Eaton F*
- Edmonds D B
- Edmonds F R*
- Edwards J R
- Edwards M J
- Elleway R F
- Elleway S F
- Emery C P
- Evans M J
- Farrar G C
- Ferris F R
- Footer G L
- Gardiner L H
- Gebhardt P
- Giacchino P
- Gibson R J
- Gigney R P
- Gill R C
- Glazbrook D
- Goldsworthy W R
- Goodenough L S
- Gregory A J*
- Grummet L T*
- Guterres E*
- Hamilton I
- Hannaford B D*
- Harrison J C*
- Harrison S J
- Harvey D J*
- Haynes F K
- Haynes T
- Hebblewhite G K*
- Hebblewhite M
- Henderson D W
- Higgins J M
- Hislop D
- Holland R F
- Horlin-Smith B M
- Howell R E
- Hughes J L
- Humble D S*
- Hussey D J
- Ingham J C*
- Jarvis R F
- Jeffries P C
- Jeffries P W*
- Jones A G
- Keane P J
- Keene G
- Kernot G J
- Keynes G R
- Keynes R B
- Keynes R J*
- Krichauf G F*
- Kutcher D B
- Lang R
- Langlois L R*
- Langlois S
- Lansen C T*
- Lawrence R G
- Lenihan W*
- Lickie W J
- Lippis A U
- Lippis D J
- Lippis L
- Lippis M P
- Lippis N
- Lockwood J D*
- Lodge F M*
- Lohmeyer M J
- Lohmeyer R A
- Lord P A*
- Lott C W
- Lowe A
- Lowen G T
- MacDonald C G
- MacKenzie B M
- MacKenzie R W*
- Mackie H K
- Madsen C
- Madsen C T*
- Madsen K*
- Magarey M
- Maguire G
- Mangelsdorf J
- Mangelsdorf P
- Mannum RC (President)
- Mathews C S
- Mathews R M P*
- McCabe D M
- McCoy J W
- McCoy W K*
- McCullough P A
- McIlwain J F
- McLean A K
- McLoughlin M A
- McNiel G
- McQuillan A F
- Mead R
- Meathrel R R
- Melbourne G
- Menz H V*
- Menz W J*
- Menz W O*
- Michell E
- Milne F K*
- Mitchell P G*
- Mobbs B
- Moore B J
- Moore R L*
- Morelli P*
- Morphett H C*
- Morrison E M*
- Morton W L*
- Motteram J P*
- Mould R G
- Muecke T R
- Muscat A C
- Muscat J J
- Neall D
- Ninnis W K
- Nurk A*
- O’Brien F G
- Osis M
- Osman R V
- PAC (Headmaster)
- PARC (President)
- Parham A J*
- Parr A W
- Parsons B
- Pearce J L*
- Pembroke (Headmaster)
- Phillipson E
- Pike H R
- Place B
- Potter M I
- Potter R B
- Potter R W*
- Prescott C B
- Prescott R C
- Price E A
- Prior G
- Puddy A G
- Quigley F
- Quigley G C
- Quigley J D
- Quigley P A
- Ramsay A J
- Ramsay A T
- Ramsay J K
- Raymond D
- Resting Rowers Consortium
- Richards R C
- Richardson R W*
- Roberts B
- Robertson B W
- Rooksen H A
- Rose S A*
- Rowe J A*
- Runge C E*
- Russell I W
- Russell R J
- Sarah D
- Scroop I M
- Sellick J G*
- Simmons D
- Simpson R
- Skuce F C
- Smith G B
- Smith J A
- Smith R
- Southcott A L*
- Southcott B P
- Southcott L AM
- Steer P G
- Sullivan T D
- Swan D*
- Szuster F S
- Talbot N
- Thewlis P
- Thomas E G
- Thornquest C
- Tolley S W
- Trickett A*
- Trinne D J
- Trowbridge D E
- Turnbill R K
- Turnbull J M
- Union of Old Oarsmen (President)
- Unley High (Headmaster)
- Vahl Meyer E
- Wade D*
- Walker P T
- Wallman R H
South Australian McVilly-Pearce Pin
On Friday 23 October 2020, Rowing Australia launched the McVilly-Pearce pin, named after Cecil McVilly, the first rower to represent Australia at an Olympic Games, and Bobby Pearce, the first Australian rower to win an Olympic gold medal.
Every rower who has represented Australia at Senior level at either an Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, World Rowing (Senior) Championships, World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals (Open events only), Commonwealth Games, or FISA Senior Championships will now receive a specially numbered pin to commemorate the first time they were selected to be part of an elite group of men and women who have had the honour to represent Australia on a world stage.
Rowing Australia lists the rules and recipients on their website, and Rowing SA maintains the current list of South Australian recipients below.