The Berri Rowing Club, as a longstanding club beginning in 1921, has shown great resilience to continue for over 100 years.

Our clubhouse is located on the downside of the Berri Bridge and we launch from our boatshed directly onto the river from our expansive lawns. The lawns are often hired for social events such as weddings, christenings and family celebrations.

Our boatshed has survived multiple floods over the years, narrowly missing being inundated most recently in 2023 - the second-highest flood on record.

In 2024 the rowing club won the Berri Barmera Council ‘Community Event of the Year’ award for hosting Rowing SA's 2023 Riverland Regatta and 2nd Grade State Championships.

Recently we have started to grow our membership, regularly taking out multiple boats and enjoying the social aspect of an active and friendly club.

We are proud to be associated with Olympic Rowing Champion, Alexander Hill. Alex grew up on a vineyard near Loxton and was first introduced to rowing at the Berri Rowing Club through a school come-and-try program. In Year 10, Alex went to Prince Alfred College on a boarding scholarship where he decided to take up rowing in Year 11 - the beginning of a steadily growing successful rowing career.

Joining the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) rowing program and then in 2013 progressing to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) rowing program led to Alex earning Olympic Gold at Tokyo 2020, Silver at Rio 2016, and back-to-back World Championship titles in 2017 and 2018.

In 2021 at the centenary celebrations of the Berri Rowing Club, the Sykes four, the ‘Alexander Hill Tokyo’, was christened in honour of his achievements.

We as Riverlanders, whether in rowing or in sport in general, are extremely proud to call Alex our home-grown hero. We respect and admire the amazing talent born out of sheer determination which has resulted in achieving the highest possible honour in his sport.