Bob Cooper (rower)

Bob Cooper is an Australian former lightweight rower. He was an Australian national champion and won a bronze medal at the 1978 World Rowing Championships.

Robert Cooper
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
ClubTorrens Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsPenrith Cup 1965-74
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
1978 Copenhagen LM8+

Club and state rowing

Raised in Adelaide, Cooper's senior rowing was from the Torrens Rowing Club.

State representation first came for Cooper in 1965 in the South Australian lightweight four contesting the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.[1] He rowed in further South Australian Penrith Cup crews in 1966,[2] 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974,[3] stroking the 1974 South Australian four.[4] His 1970 crew was victorious breaking the long stranglehold held by Victoria and New South Wales in this event.[5]

In 1966 Cooper rowed in a composite South Australian eight contesting the lightweight eight title at the Australian Championships.[6] In 1968 and again in 1974 in Torrens colours and rowing with Vaughan Bollen, Cooper won the national lightweight coxless pair title at the Australian Rowing Championships.[7]

International representative rowing

Cooper made his sole Australian representative appearance at the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Copenhagen in the Australian men's lightweight eight. That crew won a bronze medal. [8]

Current life

Robert Cooper is now a rowing coach at The Southport School, located on the Gold Coast and predominantly coaches eights. He is currently coaching the TSS Open 2nd VIII, rowing in the Islay Lee. The crew is as follows: Cameron Vele, Tom Schwekolt, Mackenzie Lawton, Zac Rossiter, Lewis Cole, Oscar Billson, Alec Turnbull, Isaac Whitsed and Max Cook. Placing 5th at the annual Head of the River, at Wyaralong Dam, the crew has been expertly coached by the prestigious Cooper.

References
  1. "1965 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "1966 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "1974 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "1974 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. "Torrens History". Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. 1966 Austn C'ships
  7. 1974 Austn C'ships
  8. Cooper at World Rowing
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