NSWIS rowing coach Ellen Randell appointed as coach at new women’s NTC

Rowing Australia has announced the appointment of NSWIS rowing coach Ellen Randall to the Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre (NTC) in Penrith, NSW, where she will join Tom Westgarth and women’s head coach John Keogh.

Yesterday it was announced that Sydney would be the new home of the women’s NTC, which has been developed with combined investment from the NSW Office of Sport, NSWIS, Rowing NSW and Rowing Australia – CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Randall began her coaching career in the late 1980’s, originally serving her apprenticeship under former Australian Institute of Sport head rowing coach Reinhold Batschi.

Now considered one of Australia’s top female rowing coaches after specialising in women’s athletes for the past three decades, Randall said she was eager to continue her career under Keogh and at the new NTC.

“I am excited for the opportunity to be able to contribute to a strong collaborative coaching team led by John Keogh,” Randall told Rowing Australia.

“I am also tremendously excited about the opportunities this new centre provides Australia’s women rowers, my goal is to see our rowers consistently achieve at the highest level on the world stage.

“I recognise an important part of my role is as a leader, mentor and role model for other women in rowing, providing a pathway and contributing to others successes along the way.”

Randall has had success in open and lightweight women’s rowing (sweep and sculling) and has coached three women’s crews to World Rowing Championship titles, earning multiple medals along the way.

Matching Randall’s anticipation at future for women’s rowing was head coach Keogh, who was quick to praise the appointment of his coaching staff.

“I am incredibly excited to start work in Penrith, at what will be a centre that is dedicated to advancing women’s rowing,” Keogh stated.

“The centre can only be further enhanced with the addition of two fantastic coaches in Ellen and Tom.

“I look forward to working with both of them as we create a world-beating women’s program.”