At the 1930 British Empire Games, the rowing competition featured five events for men only. In the double sculls event, only Canada was represented, so the organisers simply invited a couple of crews from the United States to provide some opposition.
Single sculls | 8:04 | |||||||
Double sculls | 7:48 | Only one pair entered | Only one pair entered | |||||
Coxless four | Francis Fitzwilliams Arthur Harby Hugh Edwards Humphrey Boardman | 7:05 | Canada J. Gayner James Flemming Albert Bellew Henry Pelham | +2 lgths | New Zealand Berry Johnson Vic Olsson Alex Ross Charley Saunders | |||
Coxed four | New Zealand Mick Brough Jack Macdonald Ben Waters Bert Sandos Arthur Eastwood | 8:02 | Canada B. L. Gales R. S. Evans J. A. Butler Hugh McCuaig A. Miles | +2 lgths | Joecelyn Matthews Francis Gomes Pelham Bayley Edward Gonsalves John Jardine | |||
Eights | Arthur Harby Edgar Howitt Francis Fitzwilliams Humphrey Boardman Hugh Edwards Justin Brown Geoffrey Crawford Roger Close-Brooks Terence O'Brien | 6:37 | New Zealand Arthur Eastwood Bert Sandos Charley Saunders Ben Waters Mick Brough Rangi Thompson John Gilby Jack Macdonald Vic Olsson | +0.75 lgths | Canada Albert Taylor Don Boal Earl Eastwood Harry Fry Joseph Zabinsky Joseph Bowkes Les MacDonald William Moore William Thoburn | +4 lgths |