Stuart Rowlands
| Stuart Rowlands | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Stuart Michael Rowlands |
| Country |  England AUS |
| Born | 26 August 1991 Yeovil, England |
| Residence | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Handedness | Right |
Stuart Rowlands is a retired English/Australian badminton player, born on the 26 of August 1991 in Yeovil, England.
He was a part of the England National Junior Team from 2004 to 2010 before traveling to Australia in 2011.[1]
Rowlands represented England in multiple international events across Europe whilst in the UK. He trained at the Badminton England High Performance Centre at the University of Bath under Badminton England coach Pete Bush.[2]
Rowlands has lived in Australia since 2011 and in 2015 became the Australian National Champion in Mixed Doubles. In 2016, he was the number 1 ranked male player in singles, doubles and mixed doubles on the Australian National Badminton Rankings. Rowlands was granted a Distinguished Talent Visa (now called Global Talent Visa) to permanently reside in Australia in September 2016 due his high level reputation within the sport and benefit to the Australian badminton community. [3]
After working in a casual coaching capacity for Badminton Australia in 2017 and 2018, Rowlands was appointed as the National Junior Coach and Performance Manager in 2019. During his time with Badminton Australia he coached at two World Junior Championships (Canada 2018 and Russia 2019) as well as the Youth Olympic Games (Buenos Aires 2018).
In 2020, Rowlands established his own coaching brand and academy 'SR Badminton' based in Adelaide, South Australia. He also works part-time at St Peter's College, a prestigious all boys school in the heart of Adelaide as their Director of Badminton.
References
- ^ "Both boys and girls excel in county championships". Western Daily Press. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Stuart Rowlands:TeamBath". University of Bath. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Badminton SA: Team News". Badminton SA. Retrieved 25 September 2015.