University Rowing Champs (previously known as University Games) 2010 was held on the beautiful Lake Waihola, a freshwater lake just north of Milton in Otago.
The lake itself is part of a wetland system, and as such is remarkably shallow. In fact the name “Waihola” comes from the Maori word “waihora”, meaning “spreading waters. This enthralling [...]

With the new University Rowing season fast approaching, the Victoria Rowing Club are looking forward with great anticipation to the 2010 University Rowing Championships, held this year on Lake Waihola, near Dunedin.
The University Rowing Champs, previously known simply as Uni Games, is the highlight for many university rowing clubs up and downt the country, and [...]

Friday 7 August saw the Victoria Rowing Club travel up to the cosmopolitan Mecca of Hamilton, to take part in the much-anticipated Tertiary Rowing Games.
The races consisted of a brisk 700m sprint across the picturesque Hamilton Lake. To the obvious dismay of many competitors, the rumoured “buoy-turn” did not eventuate, as crews had to settle [...]

I’m happy to announce that this year’s University Rowing Championships in Twizel was a roaring success. A Vic squad of 38 strong was the only north island team to make the games in Twizel, and travelled by bus and ferry to to valiantly compete over two days with respectable results. A special mention goes to this year’s novice girls squad who [...]

The VicRowing executive would firstly like to give a big thanks to VUWSA for agreeing to provide a $4500 grant to help get us down to Twizel for the University Rowing Championships in April. Cheers guys.
VicRowing has been at the Kelburn Campus today (Friday 6th March) signing up new members to the club and giving  people [...]