Rowing - Coaches
The coaching team
Lyall McCarthy
The Women's Sweep and Scull Coach is Lyall McCarthy. As a lightweight oarsman, Lyall competed at his first World Championships in 1978 and retired after the 1992 World Championships.
He began coaching in 1994 at the Barwon Rowing Club and joined the AIS coaching staff in 1997. In the same year, he coached the men's lightweight eight to the World Championships in France. Lyall coached Australia's women's eight to its first World Championship gold medal in 2001 and also won gold in the women's four.
In 2002, he coached the crews that won gold in the women's four, and silver in the women's eight at the World Championships.
In 2003, Lyall coached an all AIS crew to gold in the Women's Quad at the World Championships. This is the first time Australia has won a World Championship in this event. At the Athens Olympics the Women's Quad finished 3rd, again under Lyall's coaching.
At the 2005 World Championships in Japan, Lyall coached crews to Gold, Silver and Bronze medals across the women's sweep and sculling disciplines.
Lyall is the current Australia Senior Womens Coach for Rowing Australia.
Brian Richardson
Brian Richardson commenced in the role of AIS Men's Senior Rowing Coach in April 2005. A former Australian and Canadian National Team Coach, Brian comes into the new role to replace Bob Bleakley who has happily settled into retirement.
In his last year in Australia before heading to Canada, Brian coached the Men's Eight to silver at the Sydney Olympics. In his first year back coaching in Australia, Brian coached the Men's Coxed Pair to Gold at the World Championships in Gifu, Japan.
Brian is the current Australia Senior Mens Coach for Rowing Australia.
Marty Rabjohns
Marty was appointed to the position of National Scholarship Coach in October 2006. He is undertaking the role in a part-time capacity over two years to facilitate his coxing.
Previously, Marty had been the Director of Rowing at Sydney University Boat Club where he had coached National junior crews in 2003 and 2004.
In 2006 Marty coxed the Australian Men’s VIII to fourth place at the World Championships in Eton. In his role as the Scholarship coach, he works closely with the heavyweight men’s program under the mentorship of Brian Richardson.
Angie Bainbridge