Tristan Hegglun

Tristan rowed for the Wairau club winning red coats in the single in 1949 and the coxed four in 1954. He was President and a Life Member of the club and also of the Marlborough Rowing Association, being a delegate to the NZARA AGM for many years. Tris was President of the Women’s Rowing Association prior to affiliating with the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association and was a very active regatta official holding licence number 24, taking on the role of examiner for many years. He was regarded as the unofficial captain of the Maadi camp rowing club but was shipped to Italy before the regatta at which Youssef Baghat presented a special cup, now a significant trophy in Secondary School Rowing.  Tris regularly travelled to Ruataniwha with Charlie Saunders to assist with the new rowing course design.

Tris rowed in the single at the 1950 Auckland Empire Games at Lake Karapiro.