Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games

At the 1930 British Empire Games, the rowing competition featured six events for men only (one of which was presumed to be a demonstration event). In the double sculls event, only Canada was represented, so the organisers simply invited a couple of crews from the United States to provide some opposition. The events were held at Burlington Bay.

Bobby Pearce won the single sculls. Pearce also won the quarter mile dash, also referred to as the canoe championships but it is not clear if this was a medal event or solely a demonstration event. A Canoe event was held between Canada and the United States on the same day.

The four and eight gold medal winning England crews were represented by the London Rowing Club, while Canada's coxed four was represented by McGill University Rowing Club and the coxless four by Halifax RC.

Medal table

Medal summary Single sculls8:33sec10 lengthsDouble sculls7:48Only one pair entered Only one pair entered Coxless four (London RC)Francis FitzwilliamsArthur HarbyHugh EdwardsHumphrey Boardman7:05 (Halifax RC)Jerry CalnanJim FlemmingAlbert BellewHenry Pelham+2 lgthsBerry JohnsonVic OlssonAlex RossCharley SaundersCoxed fourMick BroughJack MacdonaldBen WatersBert SandosArthur Eastwood8:02 (McGill RC)David Lorne GalesR. S. EvansJ. A. ButlerHugh McCuaigA. Miles+2 lgthsJoecelyn MatthewsFrancis GomesPelham BayleyEdward GonsalvesJohn JardineEights (London RC)Arthur HarbyEdgar HowittFrancis FitzwilliamsHumphrey BoardmanHugh EdwardsJustin BrownGeoffrey CrawfordRoger Close-BrooksTerence O'Brien6:37Arthur EastwoodBert SandosCharley SaundersBen WatersMick BroughRangi ThompsonJohn GilbyJack MacdonaldVic Olsson+0.75 lgthsAlbert TaylorDon BoalEarl EastwoodHarry FryJoseph ZabinskyJoseph BowkesLes MacDonaldWilliam MooreWilliam Thoburn+4 lgths

(+) Demonstration event

References

Commonwealth Games Medallists – Rowing. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 21 July 2010.