GDR swimming championships
The GDR swimming championships were an annual competition from 1950 to 1990, in which a German champion of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is chosen for various swimming disciplines in the men's and women's classes. Titles in the individual disciplines freestyle - chest -, back -, butterfly - and Medley and in the team disciplines freestyle relay and medley relay assigned via different routes. They were organized by the German Swimming Association of the GDR or its predecessor.
Overview
Zone championships
Zone championships were held between the end of World War II in 1945 and the establishment of the individual German states in divided Germany in 1949 . In 1947 a championship of all occupation zones took place in Frankfurt. In 1948 and 1949, two Eastern Zone Championships were held on the territory of the Soviet occupation zone.
| date | place | designation | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd to 24th August 1947 | Frankfurt am Main | Interzone Championships | Details |
| September 10-12, 1948 | Time | East Zone Championships | |
| August 5-7, 1949 | Erfurt | East Zone Championships |
GDR championships
While the German Democratic Republic existed as a state from 1949 to 1990, 41 GDR championships were held in swimming.
| No | date | place | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 4-6, 1950 | Geibeltbad Pirna | Details |
| 2 | July 19-22, 1951 | Halberstadt | Details |
| 3 | August 10-17, 1952 | Leipzig | Details |
| 4th | July 15-19, 1953 | Leipzig | Details |
| 5 | July 21-25, 1954 | Leipzig | Details |
| 6th | August 20 and 21, 1955 | Erfurt | Details |
| 7th | August 23-26, 1956 | Leipzig | Details |
| 8th | August 22-25, 1957 | Magdeburg | Details |
| 9 | August 7-10, 1958 | Halberstadt | Details |
| 10 | August 11-15, 1959 | Leipzig | Details |
| 11 | August 13-16, 1960 | Rostock | Details |
| 12 | August 11-13, 1961 | Finsterwalde | Details |
| 13 | October 18-21, 1962 | Magdeburg | Details |
| 14th | October 21-25, 1963 | Magdeburg | Details |
| 15th | July 10-20, 1964 | Piesteritz / Lutherstadt Wittenberg | Details |
| 16 | September 27-28, 1965 | Piesteritz / Lutherstadt Wittenberg | Details |
| 17th | July 14-17, 1966 | Piesteritz / Lutherstadt Wittenberg
and Rostock |
Details |
| 18th | (12/13) October 1967 | Berlin | Details |
| 19th | August 13-16, 1968 | Leipzig | Details |
| 20th | August 28th to 31st, 1969 | Berlin | Details |
| 21st | July 8-12, 1970 | Brandenburg on the Havel | Details |
| 22nd | July 7-11, 1971 | Rostock | Details |
| 23 | July 8-12, 1972 | Leipzig | Details |
| 24 | July 11-15, 1973 | Berlin | Details |
| 25th | July 4-8, 1974 | Rostock | Details |
| 26th | June 6-10, 1975 | Priest's seat / Lutherstadt Wittenberg | Details |
| 27 | June 1-5, 1976 | Berlin | Details |
| 28 | July 6-10, 1977 | Leipzig | Details |
| 29 | July 1-5, 1978 | Berlin | Details |
| 30th | August 2-5, 1979 | Brandenburg on the Havel | Details |
| 31 | May 24-27, 1980 | Magdeburg | Details |
| 32 | July 1-5, 1981 | Berlin | Details |
| 33 | May 26-30, 1982 | Erfurt | Details |
| 34 | June 15-19, 1983 | Gera | Details |
| 35 | May 22-27, 1984 | Magdeburg | Details |
| 36 | June 4-9, 1985 | Leipzig | Details |
| 37 | June 17-22, 1986 | Berlin | Details |
| 38 | June 16-21, 1987 | Erfurt | Details |
| 39 | July 19-24, 1988 | Potsdam | Details |
| 40 | June 13-18, 1989 | Magdeburg | Details |
| 41 | May 24-27, 1990 | Dresden | Details |
Individual evidence
- ^ Rüdiger Thomas: Europe and Germany - Germany and Europe: Liber amicorum for Heiner Timmermann on his 65th birthday . Ed .: Helmut Wagner. 1st edition. LIT, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8258-8583-6 , p. 257-272 .
- ↑ ND Archive: 07/09/1948: Sports peace on OdF Day in Saxony-Anhalt. In: www.nd-archiv.de. Retrieved August 24, 2016 .
- ^ German Gymnastics and Sports Association DY 12 German Gymnastics and Sports Association (DTSB) 1 German Sports Committee (DS) 1.4 Sections 1.4.22 Swimming. The Federal Archives, accessed on August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Chronicle of the State Swimming Association of Saxony-Anhalt , PDF file on lsvsa.de
- ↑ DEFA - Foundation - Films. Retrieved August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Certificate, championships of the GDR, and certificate. In: www.europeana.eu. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
- ↑ GDR championships in swimming and written poster. In: www.europeana.eu. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Wlocka: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. August 22, 1955. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ^ GDR championships in swimming and written and picture poster. In: www.europeana.eu. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
- ↑ ND Archive: 08/08/1958: The first swimming titles are awarded. In: www.nd-archiv.de. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
- ^ Wendorf: German championships in swimming, jumping and water polo from August 11th to 15th, 1959 in Leipzig. August 11, 1959. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
- ^ ND archive: August 17, 1960: A total of 12 German records in Rostock. In: www.nd-archiv.de. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
- ↑ ND archive: 08/14/1961: record grapes hung high. In: www.nd-archiv.de. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Category: 18. GDR championships in sport swimming - Wikimedia Commons. In: commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Category: 20. GDR championships in sport swimming - Wikimedia Commons. In: commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Category: 21. GDR championships in sport swimming - Wikimedia Commons. In: commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Category: 22. GDR championships in sport swimming - Wikimedia Commons. In: commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
