|
YEAR |
NAME |
CLUB |
|
1986 |
Ko Posthumus |
Tai Chi School |
|
1988 |
George Galloway |
Tai Chi School |
|
1999 |
Peter Smith |
Sea Dragons |
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2002 |
Julie Clinch |
Water Warriors |
|
2005 |
John Holland |
Adelaide Sea Dragons |
|
2017 |
Chris Kelley |
Water Warriors |
|
2019 |
Peter Button |
Powerblades |
|
2022 |
Julie Lister |
Powerblades |
|
2025 |
Peter Button |
Powerblades |
|
YEAR |
NAME |
POSITION |
|
2002 - 2003 |
Julie Clinch |
Development Director AusDBF |
|
2007 |
John Holland |
Technical Director AusDBF |
|
2017 -2018 |
John Holland |
Financial Director AusDBF |
|
2019 -2022 |
John Holland |
Chair of AusDBF |
|
2020 |
Julie Clinch |
Chair of AusDBF Historical Committee |
|
2025 |
John Holland |
President of Oceania DB Federation |
|
2001 - Jennifer Bould |
2001 - George Galloway (Past President) |
2003 - Pete Smith (Past President and Secretary) (Adelaide Sea Dragons) |
2003 - Mick Burridge (Past Secretary) (Subsonix) |
2012 - Tim Monson (deceased) (Past Government Funding Portfolio Manager, Powerblades) |
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| 2017 - Julie Clinch (Past President, 1st Female Vice-President, Past Secretary) (Blade Runners) |
2017 - Steve Clinch (Past High Performance Portfolio Manager) (Blade Runners) |
2017 - John Holland Past President, current High Performance & Development Portfolio Manager) (ACDC) |
2017 - Christine Wood (Past & current Secretary & Vice-President) (ACDC) |
2023 - Pat Doogue (Past Board Director, current Sweeps' Committee Chair) (SADA) |
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The Jon Taylor Award recognises outstanding achievements and is bestowed on a person who has contributed in a voluntary capacity, to the growth and development of dragon boating in Australia for a minimum of five years and across a number of levels of the sport. Previous DBSA winners are:
2009 - Jennifer Bould
2021 - Peter Smith
2023 - John Holland
Click here to read about the contribution Jon Taylor (JT) made to the sport of dragon boating and why honouring his memory each year is important
The "State v State" competition at the Australian Dragon Boat Championships (AusChamps) has been a staple of the event for many years, It serves as the premier opportunity for state teams to represent their region with historical results recorded back to at least 2001. Liisted below are those that have received this honour.
|
YEAR |
NAME |
CLUB |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
None listed before this date |
|
2011 |
Mark Williams |
Subsonix |
|
|
2012 |
Alison Burgess |
Black Dragons |
Event not run due to death |
|
2013 |
Lyn Payne |
Black Dragons |
|
|
2014 |
Helen McLeod |
SADA |
|
|
2015 |
John Holland |
Adelaide Sea Dragons |
|
|
2016 |
Steve Clinch |
Black Dragons |
|
|
2017 |
Dave Watts |
Water Warriors |
|
|
2018 |
Christine Wood |
ACDC |
|
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2019 |
Vi Duong |
Black Sea Dragons |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
Event not run due to Covid19 |
|
2021 |
|
|
Event not run due to Covid19 |
|
2022 |
Julie Lister |
Powerblades |
|
|
2023 |
Peter Button |
Powerblades |
|
|
2024 |
Cassidy Burns |
ACDC |
|
|
2025 |
Bryan Buttery |
Black Sea Dragons |
|
|
2026 |
Neil Parker |
Powerblades |
|
SA members have represented Australia at the IDBF World Nations Dragon Boat Racing Championships, Asian Dragon Boat Championships and IDBF World Cup between 2001 to 2025. Click here for a full campaign report.
|
No. of Campaigns |
SA Representative Names |
Year |
|
10 |
Bryan Buttery |
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 |
|
5 |
Alison Burgess |
2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
|
4 |
Cassidy Burns |
2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 |
|
4 |
Vi Duong |
2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 |
|
3 |
Karen Graetz |
2011, 2013, 2019 |
|
3 |
Robert Henderson |
2023, 2024, 2025 |
|
3 |
Mandy Kolus |
2022, 2024, 2025 |
|
3 |
Marcel Kucmieri |
2011, 2017, 2019 |
|
3 |
Julie Lister |
2019, 2023, 2025 |
|
2 |
Peter Alchin |
2011, 2013 |
|
2 |
Sue Bockmann |
2017, 2019 |
|
2 |
Dave Brugioni |
2011, 2013 |
|
2 |
Steve Clinch |
2011, 2013 |
|
2 |
James Economos |
2013, 2017 |
|
2 |
Robert Harding |
2023, 2025 |
|
2 |
Thomas Jaeger |
2011, 2013 |
|
2 |
George Parousis |
2023, 2024 |
|
2 |
Nguyen(Winn) Vo |
2023, 2025 |
|
2 |
Riccarda Voss |
2023, 2025 |
|
2 |
Robert Voss |
2023, 2025 |
|
2 |
Tasha Youngman |
2023, 2025 |
|
1 |
Julie Clinch |
2001 |
|
1 |
Finn Coleman |
2019 |
|
1 |
Trish Dennis |
2017 |
|
1 |
Jayana Dos Santos |
2023 |
|
1 |
Tamzyn Dos Santos |
2023 |
|
1 |
Aamen Duhoslav |
2023 |
|
1 |
Angelika Duhoslav |
2023 |
|
1 |
Sorley Facenna-Coates |
2023 |
|
1 |
Tracey Gardiner |
2025 |
|
1 |
John Holland |
2013 |
|
1 |
Emily McMullen |
2023 |
|
1 |
Kate McMullen |
2023 |
|
1 |
Gina Mills |
2023 |
|
1 |
Lyn Payne |
2013 |
|
1 |
Greg Penny |
2013 |
|
1 |
Jackson Petkovic |
2019 |
|
1 |
Sam Ramos |
2023 |
|
1 |
Anne Richardson |
2013 |
|
1 |
Gail Richardson |
2013 |
|
1 |
Jaskaran Saini |
2023 |
|
1 |
Jeremy Sanders |
2019 |
|
1 |
Andrew Spurling |
2013 |
|
1 |
Raylene Sutton |
2025 |
|
1 |
Liz Thomas |
2011 |
|
1 |
Karen Vondenwall |
2023 |
|
1 |
Manuela Voss-Kreutzer |
2025 |
|
1 |
Norman Voss |
2025 |
|
1 |
Chris Welsh |
2025 |
|
1 |
Susan Wilson |
2019 |
|
1 |
Dennis Wright |
2015 |
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