Lydia Miladinovic (born 1951), is an Australian pioneer representative rower. With Evelyn Adams she rowed in Australia's first international representative women's crew. A five-time Australian national champion, accomplished as both a sculler and sweep-oarswoman, Miladinovic made her sole international representative appearance for Australia at the 1974 World Rowing Championships.
Club and state rowing Miladinovic's senior club rowing was from the Sydney Women's Rowing Club at a time when there was nil integration and little co-operation with the nearby men's Sydney Rowing Club boatshed and clubhouse. When she took up Master's Rowing in the late 1980s she rowed in Glebe Rowing Club colours.
She began contesting national titles at Australian Rowing Championships from 1968 1968 Austn C'ships and took the silver medal in the Women's Senior Pair at the 1969 Australian Championships.1969 Austn C'ships She won the gold and a national championship title in a coxless pair with Tricia Hennesy in 1973,1973 Austn C'ships and then in the pair with Evelyn Adams in 1974.1974 Austn C'ships In 1975 she raced the coxless pair with Libby Hollingworth and then in 1977 in a SWRC coxed quad scull. They won a national title in 1977 1977 Austn C'ships and took the silver in a coxless quad in 1978.1978 Austn C'ships
Miladinovic was first honoured with New South Wales state selection in 1969 when she was picked to contest the Victoria Cup for lightweight women's fours at the annual Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. That crew was victorious.1969 Interstate Regatta In 1974 she stroked to victory the NSW openweight women's four contesting the ULVA Trophy.1974 Interstate Regatta She made another ULVA Trophy appearance for New South Wales in 1976 for a second placing.1976 Interstate Regatta
International representative rowing In 1974 the NSW state championships were regarded as the unofficial selection trial for the 1974 World Rowing Championships. Miladonivic had won the national title in the pair in 1973 and then joined up with Adams to go back to back in 1974. They were selected to race at the 1974 World Championships in Lucerne which included the first ever world title events for women. They finished fourth in their heat, lest in their repechage but raced the B final for an overall eleventh-place finish.1974 World C'ships
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