Expert Coaches

Our coaches grew up around rowing, and many still row and compete themselves — this isn't a sport they learned to coach, it's one they've lived. They train constantly and pursue ongoing professional development, because a coach who's stopped learning has no business teaching someone else to improve.
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Meet Our Coaches

Every MRRC coach holds real, current Rowing Australia accreditation — not a badge earned once and forgotten, but qualifications we invest in renewing every year. Behind every squad, from Learn to Row through to Pathways, is a coach who knows the technical side of the sport and knows your name.

Every coach 18 and over holds a current Working With Children Check — whether through their own Blue Card or an applicable exemption. Coaches under 18 operate under Queensland's volunteer exemption and are always working alongside a fully accredited, Blue Card–holding coach.

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Lachlan Allen
Head Coach & Pathways Coach
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Bec Biddle
Development Squad Coach
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Amanda Rukuwai Stoneman
Uni Squad Coach
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Gabriella Lazarus
Novice Squad Coach
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Paul Davidson
Development Squad Assist
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Hamish Parry
Pathways & Uni Squad Assist
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Max Partington
Novice & Uni Squad Assist
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Uwe Lassen
German National Coach

Want to join our amazing coaching team?

You'll need a few things

We're is always on the lookout for volunteer coaches — people ready to give back to a sport that's given them so much, or take on something new. Every coach earns their place on the riverbank, and here's what you'll need to get there:

What you'll need:

  • Current Rowing Australia Level 1 Coaching Accreditation (minimum)
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Working With Children Check (Queensland Blue Card)
  • Queensland Marine License