Rowing - Coaches
Lyall McCarthy - Head Coach Women
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.
Rhette Ayliffe - Senior Coach Men
Rhett Ayliffe is the current men’s rowing and sculling coach at the AIS. He is married with 3 children.
Rhett coached the gold medal winning men’s double in Beijing and was the co-ordinator of the men’s sculling team.
Previously he was based in Tasmania as the head coach.
The TIS had 7 Olympians and 1 Para-Olympian at the Beijing Olympics a record for Tasmania.
He has coached under age teams until 2006.
Lydia Lassila