Motto | Mens Sana in Corpore Sano |
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Location | Abbotsford, Sydney, Australia |
Home water | Parramatta River, Sydney Harbour |
Founded | 6 March 1870 |
Affiliations | NSW Rowing Association |
Website | www.sydneyrowingclub.com.au |
Sydney Rowing Club is the oldest rowing club in New South Wales, Australia formed in 1870. It has occupied its current site on Port Jackson's Parramatta River at Abbotsford Point since 1874. The club has a focus on its high performance and elite rowing programs and as of the 2021 Olympic Games, sixty-eight rowers from the club had competed at the Olympic Games rowing in one hundred and two of the seats raced by Australian Olympic crews. Over one hundred club members have achieved national selection.[1]