Paul McGann - Director of Coaching

Paul provides leadership and guidance to the coaching group and has been with MUBC since the 2022/23 season. Paul is an acclaimed rowing professional, a Rowing Australia Level 3 qualified coach, has International and Australian representative coaching experience at Senior A and Under 23 level having coached gold and silver medal winning crews at World Rowing Championships.

Matt Ryan - High Performance & Head Coach 

2008 Olympic Silver Medallist Matt Ryan leads MUBC as High Performance Coach. Matt's unmatched enthusiasm for our sport powers our performance programs across all age and skill levels. He brings a wealth of experience and technical knowledge gained at the highest level of competitive rowing and coaching to MUBC and leads our talented group of coaches to deliver outstanding performances at every regatta.  

Matt was awarded the Rowing Australia Pathways Coach of the Year 2021, congratulations Matt.

Beth Ross - Women's High Performance Coach 

Tokyo 2021 Olympic Silver Medallist, representing New Zealand in the Women's Eight, Beth began coaching at MUBC at the beggining of the 2023/24 season. Beth has brought an immense amount of fresh knowledge and technical skill into the women's program. 

Dick Bartlett - Head Coach Development

Dick Bartlett leads the Youth Development program at MUBC providing guidance to our Development Coaches in partnership with Matt and Paul. As a Rowing Australia Level 3 qualified coach, Dick has extensive experience in rowing as both a coach and administrator with expertise in talent pathway programs.

Emma Dyke - Women's Development Coach

Emma is an Olympian and a World Champion, having rowed on the New Zealand National Team for many years. She joined MUBC for the 2024/25 season to help lead our youth women’s program and is able to combine excellent technical knowledge with an understanding of competing at the highest level to help the squad of young rowers develop into the best rowers they can be.

James Rook - Men's Development Coach

James is an Australian Olympic Coxswain, coxing the Australian Women’s Eight at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. A part of MUBC since the 2022/23 season, James has brought technical knowledge and high energy to the men's squad. This coupled with his experience as a world class coxswain has provided invaluable insights to the athletes at MUBC.