Lüneburg rowing talents shine at the national competition in Munich!

Lüneburg rowing talents shine at the national competition in Munich!

Schwerin, Deutschland - The national competition in Munich has moved the rowers of the Lüneburg RC Wiking into the spotlight. Alma Leithhold, a talented 14-year-old, impressively cleared the national championships in Schwerin. She not only won the title over 1000 and 3000 meters in one (lightweight), but was also the fastest rudder of all five northern federal states. With a time of 11: 32.80 minutes over 3000 meters, she was 20 seconds faster than her pursuer. Moritz Brich, a teammate, is certain: Alma will “ride at the top” in the next competition, which will take place on the Olympic Regattabahn from Oberschleißheim, so Landeszeitung.de . .

Moritz itself has already caused a sensation at the German vintage championships in Cologne by qualifying for the A-final over 1500 meters. In the boys' U17 category, he was even classified nationwide as the sixth fastest. Henri Scholz from the Ruder Club Welle also drives to the federal competition after triumphing over 2500 meters and 1000 meters at the state championships.

trip and accommodation

In order to get to Munich to the competition, the Lüneburg RC Wiking traveled with 15 qualified rowers by train. Some fathers supported the transport of the boats by car while the rowers stayed in a gymnasium to prepare for the competitions. These logistical challenges were mastered by the good cooperation with the SV Scharnebeck, which shows that team spirit not only counts on the water, but also on the arrival, reports rc-wiking.de .

The Lüneburg Ladies also showed their skills in the competition in Munich. Lena Dreeßen and Maria Freese started in the lightweight class in double two. They took second place on the long distance and thus reached the final for the short distance. In the short-haul race, however, they had to let another boat go ahead shortly before the finish line and fell back to third place, while they were clearly in front of the pursuers from Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.

results and outlook

The Viking four, consisting of Anni and Lion Feuerbacher, Antonia Hagemann, Julius Schneider and steering woman Maibritt Grauel, was less lucky on the long distance and ended up fifth. Nevertheless, they received a start-up authorization in the 4th run to the Mix double four. In the short -haul race, the team got fourth place, respectable success in front of the boat from Hessen.

At the same time, the current competition cuts a good figure as part of the German Youth Cup ranking, where around 1930 young athletes from over 100 rowing clubs compete against each other. Hamburg, for example, cuts greatly, but also the Lüneburger RC Wiking shows that there is a lot of potential in the youth area, lrv-hamburg.de .