History
The Perth race held in late summer/early autumn is contested between the seven Public Schools Association boys schools: Aquinas College, Christ Church Grammar School, Guildford Grammar School, Hale School, Scotch College, Trinity College, and Wesley College. In the winter several private Perth girls schools race for the title.
The regatta consists of many races with points contributing to the Hamer Cup, and in the final race of the day, the 1st VIII crews from each school compete for the Head of the River trophy. The race was run on the Canning River, near Western Australian Institute of Sport's rowing shed at Canning Bridge, but before that, was held for many years on the Narrows course, at the base of Kings Park but since 2009 it has been held at Champion Lakes in Kelmscott.
Rowing was one of the five original PSA Sports. Schools involved in the PSA Rowing compete for three trophies; The Challenge Cup, C.A. Hamer Cup and the Syme Cup.
On the final day of the rowing season, all PSA Schools attend the head of the river rowing regatta, the first VIII crew's from all of the schools compete for the Head Of The River title. The Challenge Cup pre-dates the formation of the PSA, having been presented 6 times by 1905. Until 1937 the Head of the River Race had been rowed in Fours, from 1938 it has been rowed in Eights. The sporting records of CBC (CBC Terrace, on the site occupied by the Perth Concert Hall and the Tax Department, now Duxton Hotel)were transferred to, and incorporated with those of Aquinas College in the move of the college to Mt Henry in 1938.
Records have tumbled since the venue change with a new record being set in 2009 then again in 2010. The current record time for the 2000m event is 5 minutes 48.2 seconds.
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