Australian King's Cup | |
Location | Penrith Lakes, Australia |
Organiser | Rowing Australia |
Years Active | 1878 - current |
Course | Venue of the Australian Rowing Championships |
Course length | 2,000m |
Events | Final event of the Annual Interstate Regatta |
Trophy | King's Cup since 1921 |
Course image | |
The bridge at the SIRC |
The King's Cup is Australia's blue riband annual rowing race for men. Since 1878 it has been contested by state representative senior heavyweight men's eights at the annual Australian Interstate Regatta. Since 1973 the Australian Interstate Regatta has been conducted on the final day of the week-long annual Australian Rowing Championships. The King's Cup is the final event of the Australian Championships and the Interstate Regatta.