Rowing BC Annual Awards
Rowing BC gives out Annual Awards in the following categories:
- Athlete of the Year
- Club Coach of the Year
- Performance Coach of the Year
- Outstanding Volunteer(s) of the Year
- Umpire of the Year
Information about the Annual Awards, and your opportunity to submit nominations, is released each Fall in advance of the Rowing BC AGM. For more information, contact memberservices@rowingbc.ca.
This version of Rowing BC’s Annual Awards began in 2018, thanks in part to the Rowing BC Awards and Recognition Taskforce that existed at that time, following many years where there were no provincial award opportunities.
Previous Rowing BC award recipients by category:
- Novella Rusman – Brentwood Rowing
- Ciana Della Siega – Victoria City Rowing Club
2024
- Giancarlo DiPompeo – University of Victoria
2023
- Liam Smit – University of British Columbia
- Piper Battersby – University of Victoria
- McKenna Simpson – University of Victoria
- No individual award. Congratulations to all BC athletes who were able to return to the start line post-pandemic representing BC and Canada on the Junior National Team, U23 National Team, and Senior National Team.
- Not awarded in 2020 due to the pandemic.
- Caileigh Filmer – University of Victoria
- Kyle Fredrickson – University of Victoria
- Hillary Jansens – University of British Columbia
- Caileigh Filmer – University of Victoria
- Hillary Jansens – University of British Columbia
- Jordan Henderson – Victoria City Rowing Club/University of British Columbia Rowing
2024
- Nadine Mross – Fort Langley Youth Rowing Society
2023
- Kylie Whitcombe – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Dylan Annandale – False Creek Rowing Club, Fraser Valley Rowing Club, Rowing BC
- Maddi Holmes – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Derrek Pattison – Nicomekl Rowing Club
- Caitlin Greber – False Creek Rowing Club
- Alex Payandeh – Inlet Rowing Club
- Leanne Savage – Victoria City Rowing Club
- David Calder – Brentwood Rowing
2024
- Miki Chantler – Victoria City Rowing Club
2023
- Glen Stiven – Vernon Rowing and Dragonboat Club
- Mike Pearce – University of British Columbia
- Katie Steenman – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Not awarded in 2020 due to the pandemic.
- Mike Pearce – University of British Columbia
- Craig Pond – University of British Columbia
- Kristjan Joubert – Claremont Sports Institute
- Lisa Atkinson – Thunder Rowing
- Charmaine Bastian – False Creek Rowing Club
- Tobi Blue – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Carol Boelik – Maple Bay Rowing Club
- Melissa Bryden – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Gary Cline – Maple Bay Rowing Club
- Holly Crosby – UVIC Coastal Rowing
- Alex Cruickshanks – Kelowna Rowing Club
- Sandra Franke – Thunder Rowing
- Ian Graeme – OARCA Coastal Rowing
- Samantha Heron – Victoria
- York Langerfeld – UVIC Coastal Rowing
- Chelsea Martorella – Thunder Rowing
- Carol Paterson – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Amanda Pomphrey – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Kerry Smith – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Brenda Taylor – OARCA Coastal Rowing
- Ron Westfall – Deep Cove Rowing Club
- Marla Weston – OARCA Coastal Rowing
- Kathy Wilkins – Thunder Rowing
- Paxtyn Williams – Deep Cove Rowing Club
2024
- Tim Britton-Foster – Maple Bay Rowing Club
- Shelley Cleveland – Cascadia Regatta Association
- Sue Danne – Thunder Rowing
- Peter Gleadow – Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
- Helen Healey – Delta Deas Rowing Club & Nicomekl Rowing Club
- Corinne Kepper – St. George’s School Rowing
- Mike Lakin – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Jen Lamont – St. George’s School Rowing
- Andrea Lynch – Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
- Don Marshall – False Creek Rowing Club
- Mike Rascher – Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
- Audrey Sjoholm – St. George’s School Rowing
- Kim Willey – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society (Lambrick School)
2023
- David Marchioro – Fraser Valley Rowing Club
- Bas Rijniersce – at Finish Lines across the province!
- Tai Bezeau – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Carola Brunner – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Cheryl Chipps-Smith – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Nick Collier – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Maggie DuMonceaux – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Anita Ely – Shuswap Rowing and Paddling Association
- Rene Gonin – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Noa Hardcastle – University of Victoria
- Sue Inden – Inlet Rowing Club
- Simon Litherland – False Creek Rowing Club
- Algis Masys – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Veronica Peacock – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Jennifer Reed – Shuswap Rowing and Paddling Association
- Roberta Rodgers – Rockies Rowing Club
- Kate Rutherford – Nanaimo Rowing Club
- Janelle Smith – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Chris Tudan – Shuswap Rowing and Paddling Association
- Marianne Allan – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Olivia Anderson – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Alan Ball – Inlet Rowing Club
- Heidi Cowan – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Dimas Craveiro – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Misty Duifhuis – Nanaimo Rowing Club
- Maggie DuMonceaux – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Madison Garbuz – Thunder Rowing
- Laurel Glanfield – Fort Langley Community Rowing Club
- Rene Gonin – Victoria City Rowing Club/Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Carolyn Keith – Delta Deas Rowing Club
- Joanne Lewis – Vancouver Rowing Club
- Anne Linton – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Edison Luke – Thunder Rowing
- Carrina Maslovat – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Veronika Peacock – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Don Penner – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- David Rahn – Vancouver Rowing Club
- LV Richards – Delta Deas Rowing Club
- Beverly Reist – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Kirsten Rogers – Nanaimo Rowing Club
- Kate Rutherford – Nanaimo Rowing Club
- Glen Stiven – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Helen Armstrong – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Keith Battersby – University of Victoria Rowing
- Sean Carnduff – University of Victoria Rowing
- Jacob Choi – St. George’s School Rowing
- Michael Claxton – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Mimi Drabbit – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Sibeal Foyle – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Rene Gonan – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Alan Keith – Delta Tideways Scullers Association
- Kaden Kim – St. George’s School Rowing
- Dr. Eve Limbrick-Oldfield – False Creek Rowing Club
- Teson Lui – St. George’s School Rowing
- Ethan Maijer – St. George’s School Rowing, Thunder Rowing Club
- Brian Manders – Kelowna Rowing Club
- Leslie Manders – Kelowna Rowing Club
- Dr. Don Marshall – False Creek Rowing Club
- Terresa McKerrel – Shuswap Association for Rowing and Paddling
- Sheree Moffatt – Maple Bay Rowing Club
- The O’Grady Family (Jon, Erienne, Aquinna) – Rockies Rowing Club
- Teacher Sponsors and Parents – Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society
- Donald Podlubney – Shuswap Association for Rowing and Paddling
- Marco Rossi – St. George’s School Rowing, Thunder Rowing Club
- The Sartorel Family (Dwayne Clark, Emily Sartorel, Michelle Sartorel) – Rockies Rowing Club
- Dawn Sawchuck – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Helmut Somogyi – Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
- Scott Swinkels – University of Victoria Rowing
- Jill Shultz – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Judy Tower – Shuswap Association for Rowing and Paddling
- Tony Wang – St. George’s School Rowing, Thunder Rowing Club
- Bill Will – Delta Tideways Scullers Association
- Kristen Wilson – Rockies Rowing Club
- Larry Crawley – Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
- Ian Gordon – Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
- Steve Jensen – Rowing BC
- Steve Jones – Rowing BC
- Ilona Lindsay – Rowing BC
- Simon Litherland – False Creek Rowing Club
- Andrea Lynch – Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
- Veronika Peacock – Victoria City Rowing Club
- Daegan Reimer – Gorge Narrows Rowing Club
- Bas Rijniersce – Deep Cove Rowing Club
- Debbie Sage – Brentwood Rowing
- Mike Lakin – Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
- Brian Passey – Rockies Rowing Club
2025
- Veronika Pasovska Peacock
2024
- Tim Henderson
2023
- Chris Frappell
- York Langerfeld
- “All BC Umpires” for their role in return to sport post-pandemic
- Gordon Sund
- Brian Williams
- Ge-An Rijniersce
External Awards and Recognition
The Rowing BC Awards and Recognition Committee has put together a database of external awards that members of the rowing community may be eligible for. These lists are by no means exhaustive and additional awards may be available. If you know of any relevant awards that are not currently listed, please let us know by contacting memberservices@rowingbc.ca. When appropriate, Rowing BC does nominate individuals for external awards, but clubs, organizations and individuals should also be aware of which awards they could be applying for on behalf of individuals they think are deserving of recognition.
Use the tabs below to find links to external awards opportunities for Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, Volunteers, and Clubs/Organizations.
External Awards Opportunities:
Recognizes one male and one female Indigenous athlete for their outstanding contributions to sport in Canada.
The BC Sports Hall of Fame accepts nominations for athletes in three categories: Athlete, Team, Pioneer.
Recognizes Indigenous athletes under 25 who have achieved excellence in performance sport and are regarded for their leadership qualities both on and off the field of play. This award includes a $500 bursary for provincial recipients.
Rowing Canada offers annual athlete awards in five categories: Senior Athlete of the Year, U-23 Athlete of the Year, Junior Athlete of the Year, Para Rower of the Year, and the Tony Zasada Memorial Award
Sport BC offers athlete awards in ten annual award categories: Best of BC, Athlete with a Disability, High School Athlete, Junior Athlete, College Athlete, University Athlete, Senior Athlete, Masters Athlete, Team of the Year, Harry Jerome Comeback Award.
Recognizes an Indigenous coach who has made an outstanding difference in sport development, from the community level all the way to elite competition. The awards include a male and female category.
The CAC strives to recognize coaches and organizations who reflect the diverse makeup of Canada and celebrates their tremendous contributions to its sport in Canada and to the success of its participants on and off the field of play. Awards are given in eight categories: Lifetime Achievement Award, Impact Award, NCCP Coach Developer Award, Coach of the Year Award, PetroCanada Coaching Excellence Awards, National Indigenous Coaching Award, Legacy Award, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Awards are given to coaches in two categories: Coach of the Year, and Jack Nicholson Coaching Bursary.
Recognizes a one female and one male coach who has been responsible for coaching an amateur team or individual athletes at any level of athletic competition.
RCA offers two award categories that may be applicable to umpires: Umpire of the Year Award, and Long Service Award.
Recognizes an official, male or female, who has been responsible for officiating sport events at any level of athletic competition.
The BC Sports Hall of Fame has two award categories that apply to volunteers: Builder Awards, and WAC Bennett Awards.
Canada’s Volunteer Awards recognize volunteers, not-for-profit organizations, social enterprises and businesses for their contributions across the country. The Awards highlight the many ways that volunteering strengthens communities.
Recognizes a woman who has made a significant impact in sport in British Columbia throughout her career, worked to create access and opportunities for participation in sport and recreation and inspires through her own achievement, passion, and dedication.
There are four RCA award categories that many be applicable to volunteers: Volunteer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Long Service Award, President’s Award.
There are two Sport BC award categories that may be applicable to volunteers: Daryl Thompson Award, and Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award.
Recognizes not-for-profit organizations that address social challenges in an innovative way.
Presented to an RCA Club that has undertaken a new project/initiative that demonstrates outstanding leadership, innovation or success and has had a significant impact.