Filippi Spirit Award
The winner of the 2019 Filippi Spirit Award is Jean Maillard from France. This award was not offered in 2020 or 2021 due to the Global Pandemic.
What is the Filippi Spirit Award?
Filippi has joined World Rowing in supporting all young rowing scholars around the world by becoming the title sponsor of the Filippi Spirit Award.
The Filippi Spirit Award will be presented to a university rower who has demonstrated the core values of rowing in his/her social, academic and sporting life, and, through these values, also enabled or inspired exceptional success in other people’s lives – for example in education, business, sports or charity. The core values of rowing which would need to be demonstrated are the follow; fairness, teamwork, inclusive, timeless and natural.
Eligibility Criteria
The Filippi Spirit Award is open to current university students worldwide who study full time and row regularly for a university rowing club. The winner of the Award will be presented with either a custom-made new Filippi racing eight boat or a racing four and a racing pair boat for their rowing club. Filippi boats are made in Italy and used by medal-winning crews throughout the world. For rowers in some countries (such as the United States where NCAA regulations apply), the awards will be adjusted to conform with national eligibility regulations.
Each nomination must be made by two of the nominated rower’s teammates, supported by the rowing club and endorsed by the university. Only one member may be nominated by each club.
How do you make a nomination?
The nomination will be made through an online form.
Each nomination must be supported by two of the nominated rower’s teammates, supported by the rowing club and endorsed by the university. Only one member may be nominated by each club. The Filippi Spirit Award Panel will select the finalists and recommend a winner, where thereafter the Executive Committee will make the final decision.
The Prize Boat
The Prize Boat (either a racing eight boat or a racing four and a racing pair boat) is sponsored by one of the world’s top rowing boat manufacturers – Filippi – and will be delivered to the club of the Filippi Spirit Award winner.
2019 WINNER – Jean Maillard
2019 Finalists
Ria Thompson (Australia)2019 Finalists
Ronan Byrne (Ireland)
Nicholas Perovich (United States)
2018 WINNER – Amidu Silva
2018 Finalists
James Francis (United States)
Wilson Mure,(Australia)
Nikola Potparevic (Serbia)
Amidu Silva (Sri Lanka)
2017 WINNER – Micheen Thornycroft
2017 Finalists
Rain de Jager (South Africa)
Vladimir Gluhovic (Serbia)
Seun Olusanya (Great Britain)
Mzwandile Sotsaka (South Africa)
Micheen Tornycroft (Zimbabwe)
2016 WINNER – Nils Jakob Hoff
2016 Finalists
Renaud Berger (FRA)
Iulia Bodnariuc (CAN)
Gordon Dodge (RSA)
Jose Gomez-Feria (ESP)
Nils Jakob Hoff (NOR)
Robyn Horan (RSA)
2015 WINNER – Kirsten Van Fossen
2015 Finalists
Lawrence Brittain (South Africa)
Tsz Wai Chan (Hong Kong)
Maciej Sciesiek (Poland)
Tijana Stefanovic (Serbia)
Kirsten Van Fossen (Great Britain/United States)
Tristan Wentworth (South Africa)
2014 WINNER – Franz Gravenhorst (GER)
2014 Finalists
Malibongwe Cebekulu (RSA) – full profile
Franz Gravenhorst (GER) – full profile
Matthew O’Donoghue (USA) – full profile
Lily van den Broecke (GBR) – full profile
2013 WINNER – James Cook (GBR)
2013 Finalists