Murray Bridge Rowing Club - Murray Bridge | Australian Rowing Clubs | Row HQ

Murray Bridge Rowing Club was founded in 1909 and rows on the River Murray from Sturt Reserve. Its own site describes membership for junior and masters rowers.

The club's early men's eight became known as the Murray Cods. They first won the King's Cup in 1913, the first South Australian victory in the interstate eights championship, and later earned selection to represent Australia at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games.

The club's history records further King's Cup wins after the First World War. It preserves the crew's story through material about the documentary Paris or the Bush: the Story of the Cods.

Murray Bridge member James McRae raced at the 2008 Olympic Games, won world bronze in 2010 and became a world champion in 2011. The club awarded him life membership in 2009.

Junior training combines ergometer work, on-water rowing, gym work, cardio and weights or circuits. A regional rowing centre beside the regatta venue includes a five-bay boat shed, bar, race-judges' balcony and pontoon.

The annual Murray Bridge Rowing Regatta remains a club, school and masters event. Reporting on the rowing centre's opening recorded almost 1,000 rowers, volunteers and officials at the following day's regatta.