Schwerin's rudder youth triumphs at the Federal Regatta in Munich!

Schwerin's rudder youth triumphs at the Federal Regatta in Munich!

In the past few days, rowing in Germany has been shaped by the Schwerin rowing youth, which has stood out strongly at the national level. At the competitions in Munich, a total of 1033 young ruders from all over Germany competed in the long -distance disciplines, general sports competition and the highly competitive federal regatta. A complete success for the delegation from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which also included a motivated team from Schwerin, such as [nordkurier.de] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/schweriner-ruderjugend-uezüben-in-duellen- against-nationalen-kurkurrenz-3760505) reported in detail.

A very special highlight was the mix of the age group 13/14 with the talented rowers Elisabeth Krüger, Lion Große, Paula Schöpp, Fynn Raben and helmsman Daniil Velychko, who won the federal victory. Kamil Bekirov and Matti Hodea, who were able to defend their title in the double two (AK 13/14), also impressed on the long -haul with the fastest time and were also rewarded with an invitation to an course in Ratzeburg. Here they were able to demonstrate their skills again and win the race.

success in the double two and general sports competition

Not only the first places are noteworthy. Ben Leipold and Henry Schmidt achieved second place in Doppelzweier (AK 12/13) and ended up in third place in the course of the rowing youth in Munich. Ylvi Hochleutner and Ole Janke with Lian Peppler also caused a sensation: Ylvi fought third place on the long-haul in one (AK 14) and also made it to 15th place, while Ole and Lian took third place in the second department of the Federal Regatta.

Brida Möller and Fiona Motullo rowed in the double-two (AK 13/14) in their department in sixth place. The Schwerin rowers also showed a lot of skill, strength and knowledge in various exercises as well as a knowledge test on rowing rules, security and materials science in general sports competition, an important platform for the youngest. Teamwork and continuous training, according to trainer Thomas Schulz, are the key to this.

The German Rowing Association and its history

rowing has long since developed from a marginal sport to a sport with high media interest. As the German Rowing Association (DRV), which was founded in Cologne in 1883, explains, it is the oldest association of German sport and at the same time one of the most successful rowing associations worldwide. The DRV not only influences competitive sports, but also promotes activities in hiking rowing and popular sports, which shows that rowing is a sport for all age groups and performance levels. Rowing has been part of the Olympic competition program since 1896 and is still being pursued with enthusiasm, which is due to the rich traditions and the successes that the country has achieved in international competitions, as is also referred to [wikipedia.org] (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/rudern_bei_den_olympic

The Olympic regatta has developed over the years, and gender distribution has also changed significantly thanks to developments such as the first women's competitions in Montreal in 1976. From the 2020 Olympic Games, gender parity is in the number of participants, a step that makes the rowing more accessible to athletes from all gender.

Overall, the enthusiasm for rowing in Germany is unbroken. The DRV and the regional associations such as that in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania support the athletes with a solid framework of trainers, infrastructures and financial means come from public institutions and sponsors.