The Australian National University Boat Club is the rowing club of

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

and is based in

Canberra, Australia Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The c ...

, on the lower reaches of Sullivan's Creek, two hundred metres from the

Lake Burley Griffin Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed. It is named after Walte ...

. Founded in 1964, the ANU Boat Club is Canberra's oldest rowing club. The present club boathouse has been located on the banks of Sullivan's creek since 1971.

History

The Australian National University Rowing Club was established in 1964 and is the oldest continuing rowing club in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

The Boat House

The present day boathouse was constructed in 1971 for the university's Sports Union, replacing a temporary corrugated iron shed used to house the racing shells of the ANU Boat Club. It was opened by Mr Moshe Erell, Israeli Ambassador to Australia who was also made an honorary member. The design included room for thirty boat racks, a maintenance workshop, showers and toilets, and space was made available for future expansions. More recent modifications include the installation of a roof safety system and additions of higher density racks and storage to accommodate Australian National University Mountaineering Club equipment. After the significant drop in river height following repair work to the

Scrivener Dam Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam that impounds the Molonglo River in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The dam creates Lake Burley Griffin, which was established for recreational and ornamental purposes. Named in honour of surveyor C ...

a temporary floating pontoon was installed and has remained as a launching site for boats onto the river. In 2019 it was announced that the Boat Club would be moving to a new location on the other side of Sullivan's Creek as part of the University's SA8 building program.Canberra Times: ANU plans to build intimate new neighbourhood
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Members

World champions

Caleb Antill Caleb Antill (born 8 August 1995) is an Australian representative rower. He is an Olympian, a multiple Australian national champion, was a 2016 U23 world champion and has represented at World Rowing Championships, winning medals in 2018 and 2022. ...

2016 U23 World Champion and

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silver medallist - M4X

References

External links

* http://www.anuboatclub.org/ {{Australian National University Rowing clubs in Australia 1964 establishments in Australia Organisations based in Canberra Australian National University Sports clubs and teams established in 1964