The Australian Rowing Championships is an annual rowing

Rowing (sport)

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 event

Competition

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 that determines Australia

Australia

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's rowing champions and the rowers who will make up Australia's rowing teams at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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. Along with this it is also Australia's premier amateur level and school age regatta, with many rowing clubs and schools sending their best crews to the championships annually.

Interstate Regatta

The Interstate Regatta is held at the conclusion of the Australian Rowing Championships and includes the following races for state crews:

• the King's Cup - interstate men's (coxed) eight
• the Queen's Cup - interstate women's (coxed) eight
• the Penrith Cup - interstate men's lightweight coxless four
• the Victoria Cup - interstate women's lightweight coxless quad scull
• President's cup - interstate men's scull

Location

In recent years, the Australian Rowing Championships have been held in the following locations

• 1998: Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie is a lake in Victoria, Australia. The town of Nagambie is on its shores....
  
  , Victoria
• 1999: West Lakes, South Australia
• 2000: Sydney International Regatta Centre
  Sydney International Regatta Centre
  400px|thumb|Sydney International Regatta Centre BridgeThe Sydney International Regatta Centre, located in Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a rowing and canoe sprint venue built for the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  , New South Wales
• 2001: Lake Wivenhoe, Queensland
• 2002: Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie is a lake in Victoria, Australia. The town of Nagambie is on its shores....
  
  , Victoria
• 2003: Lake Barrington
  Lake Barrington (Tasmania)
  Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, 40 km south of Devonport. It is 20 km long-Creation:It was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station...
  
  , Tasmania
• 2004: Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie is a lake in Victoria, Australia. The town of Nagambie is on its shores....
  
  , Victoria
• 2005: Sydney International Regatta Centre
  Sydney International Regatta Centre
  400px|thumb|Sydney International Regatta Centre BridgeThe Sydney International Regatta Centre, located in Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a rowing and canoe sprint venue built for the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  , New South Wales
• 2006: Lake Barrington
  Lake Barrington (Tasmania)
  Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, 40 km south of Devonport. It is 20 km long-Creation:It was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station...
  
  , Tasmania
• 2007: Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie is a lake in Victoria, Australia. The town of Nagambie is on its shores....
  
  , Victoria
• 2008: Sydney International Regatta Centre
  Sydney International Regatta Centre
  400px|thumb|Sydney International Regatta Centre BridgeThe Sydney International Regatta Centre, located in Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a rowing and canoe sprint venue built for the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  , New South Wales
• 2009: Lake Barrington
  Lake Barrington (Tasmania)
  Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, 40 km south of Devonport. It is 20 km long-Creation:It was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station...
  
  , Tasmania
• 2010: Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie
  Lake Nagambie is a lake in Victoria, Australia. The town of Nagambie is on its shores....
  
  , Victoria
• 2011: West Lakes, South Australia

Future championships are planned as follows:

• 2012: Champion Lakes Regatta Centre
  Champion Lakes Regatta Centre
  Champion Lakes Regatta Centre is a man-made aquatic sporting facility south of Perth, Western Australia in the suburb of Champion Lakes...
  
  , Western Australia
• 2013: Sydney International Regatta Centre
  Sydney International Regatta Centre
  400px|thumb|Sydney International Regatta Centre BridgeThe Sydney International Regatta Centre, located in Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a rowing and canoe sprint venue built for the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  , New South Wales