SENIOR SCHOOL
A life in Navy – Celebrating 30 Years of Rowing with
Tony Lovrich
Tony in 1994 with Headmaster John Moody .
In 2019 we recognise and celebrate Mr Tony Lovrich , Guildford ’ s “ Man of rowing ” and the 30 years that he has served the School . In the words of 1993 Captain of Boats Simon Dennis :
“ We probably didn ’ t realise at the time how lucky we were to have someone of Tony ’ s experience as a coach . It became more apparent when Tony would invite current Olympic and International rowers to our training , and we would see how much respect they themselves had for Tony – or Rowdy as his rowing mates would call him . Tony was clearly a legend within hard-core rowing circles .”
25 years on from Simon ’ s experience the students involved in the Guildford Grammar School rowing program continue to rub
As head coach of this program Tony is developing the skills of both coaches and the next generation of young athletes .
shoulders with world-class athletes and coaches in arguably the best school rowing facility in Western Australia . Much of the continual renewal of the program and strength of the culture at the Guildford Rowing Shed comes from Tony ’ s ability to constantly evolve , learning from coaches and athletes , seeking new information and knowledge and maintaining a broad network of contacts in the Australian and international rowing community .
Tony ’ s early rowing career began at school , rowing for Scotch College as part of the winning PSA VIII in 1978 . From 1979 until 1997 Tony was part of the Western Australian Rowing team , as both an athlete and a coach . He represented Australia on numerous occasions during this period , perhaps most notably as a member of the 1984 Olympic team , where he won silver in the Men ’ s Quadruple scull . He returned to
Hamer Cup win in 1997 .
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