The first day of the national championships got under way at Lake Barrington on Monday, with Scotch Oakburn rowers claiming success in multiple races.
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Scotch's Cameron Parker was the fastest in his heat for the under-17 single sculls with a time of 8.00.76 minutes.
Scotch sniffed success once again in the under-19s coxless pair, with the duo of Lindsay Calvert and Heidi Schouten taking the race.
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They will progress straight through to the A-Final along with two University of Queensland crews.
Joining them will be Mersey Rowing Club's family combination of sisters Lydia and Prudence Tippett, coached by their father David Tippett, who snapped up the last straight progression position in the A-Final.
Launceston Grammar rowers fought hard in under-17 men's double sculls, however all three teams finished in latter position in their respective heats.
The Grammar duo of Angus Farquhar and Hugo Hirst managed to finish with the third-best time in heat one of the men's under-19 double scull.
St Patrick's College's Thomas Birtwistle and Neil Douglas placed fourth in their under-19 coxless pair heat.
Tamar Rowing's Henry Youl battled against interstate rowers in the open men's sculls.
The Launceston-based national rower finished third behind ANU's Caleb Antill and Sydney University's David Bartholot with a time of 7.22.72.
Fellow Tamar rower William Birchmore had a less favourable opening row, placing last in his under-21 singles heat.
Rowing Australia chief executive Ian Robson said it was great to get races underway after months of planning and coordination between stakeholders.
"I think the really exciting thing first and foremost is that it's happening and we're all racing," he said.
"This is the first time we've been able to get everyone together - all the schools, clubs and at the end of the week there'll be the big state races."
"There'll be fervent cheering, fervent racing and a lot of state pride on the line."
Day two racing will be dominated by repechages in the morning, followed by open sweep small boat events, while the PR3 men's and open lightweight women's single scull heats in the middle of the day will see some of Australia's top athletes take to the course.
Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
