The Australian Boat Race is back after three years of COVID-related interruptions.
The Australian Boat Race is back after three years of COVID-related interruptions. Olympic rower Tara Rigney and members of the 2022 Australian Senior Rowing Team will take up oars for the University of Sydney on Sunday, October 16, marking the first Australian Boat Race after three years of COVID-related cancellations. After three years of pandemic-related cancellations, the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne are reigniting their 160-year-old rivalry in the Australian Boat Race. The men's and women's rowing eights will battle it out on the Sydney Harbour course, racing four-and-a-half kilometres from Woolwich to Darling Harbour on Sunday, October 16. Spectators will witness inspiring athleticism from two of Australia's most successful rowing clubs. In its 12-race history, Sydney currently holds nine wins and Melbourne two for the Men's Eight's Edmund Barton Trophy. In the Women's Eight's Bella Guerin Trophy, Sydney has three wins and Melbourne eight.
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