German Rowing Association

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German Rowing Association
DRV logo (since 2007)
Logo of the DRV
Founded March 18, 1883
Place of foundation Cologne
president Siegfried Kaidel
societies 476
Members 86,762
Association headquarters Ferdinand-Wilhelm-Fricke-Weg 10
30169 Hanover
Homepage www.rudern.de

The German Rowing Association e. V. ( DRV ) is the umbrella organization of rowing clubs in Germany . It is based in Hanover . The DRV is the oldest German sports association and the national rowing association with the largest number of members (2005).

task

The tasks of the DRV include representing the rowers ' interests, putting together the national teams and coordinating the club's work. Athletes who want to take part in national competitions must be a member of a club belonging to the DRV.

structure

The DRV is an association of clubs. Its statutes provide for the board of directors, the presidium, the rowing day, the German rowing youth, the state council and the council of elders as bodies of the association. The management of the association is incumbent on the three-person board, which consists of the chairman Siegfried Kaidel and the deputy chairmen Moritz Petri and Dag Danzglock.

The DRV is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the World Rowing Association FISA .

history

The DRV was founded on March 18, 1883 by the representatives of 34 rowing clubs in Gürzenich in Cologne . In 1912 the DRV joined the world association FISA, but ended membership in 1914 when the First World War broke out. Since 1932 women's rowing clubs have been included in the DRV. FISA membership, renewed in 1934, did not last long either and ended again in 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War .

In its early days, the DRV had an amateur paragraph that excluded workers from participating in competitions. Those who earned a living with their hands were not considered amateurs, so rowing was reserved for the higher, educated classes. For this reason, workers formed their own clubs and associations, so that there were several rowing associations in Germany by 1933. It was not until 1933 that the smaller rowing associations were forcibly merged into the DRV under the leadership of the Reich Sport.

In December 1949 the DRV was re-founded in Wetzlar , and in 1968 the German Rowing Youth was launched as a youth organization in the DRV. The DRV is now a member of FISA again.

After the fall of the Wall , the East German clubs joined the DRV in 1991 and an all-German national rowing team was formed again.

Chair of the DRV

(since the re-establishment in 1949)

German championships

The DRV organizes regattas around once a year to determine the German masters in rowing for different age groups and over different distances.

German championship rowing

The "German championships rowing" are the championships for the unlimited age group of seniors A . All races were held over the Olympic distance of 2000 meters until 2012, and over 1000 meters since 2013. The winners in every boat class that are used are called "German Masters" and they receive the DRV championship medal.

The format of the German championship rowing has changed several times since it was first held in 1882. Most recently, until 2011, a subdivision into small boats ( single and double without a helmsman ) and large boats (all other crew boats ) was made, which were deployed at different events and on different weekends. The races of the small boats were an important qualification criterion for the composition of the national teams, that of the big boats not at all. Since the number of entries for German championship rowing has not been satisfactory for many years, the DRV has been experimenting with various new concepts since 2005.

Year championships

The championships of the age groups U-23 (Seniors B), U-19 (Juniors A) and U-17 (Juniors B) take place within a rowing regatta :

  • At the “German U-23 Class Championships” rowers in the “Senior B” age group between 19 and 22 years of age are allowed to compete. There are currently 22 boat classes for men and women. The route length is 2000 meters. The winner or winners are called “German U23 class champions” and receive a championship medal.
  • Athletes from the “Junior A” age group between the ages of 17 and 18 are entitled to participate in the “German Junior Championships”. Their route length is also 2000 meters. The program is similar to that of the U-23 year championships. The winners are called "German Junior Champions".
  • Rowers aged 15 to 16 are allowed to participate in the races of the “German U-17 Championship” for the “Junior B” age group. They do not drive their races over 2000 meters, but over 1500 meters. In addition, there are only 15 boat classes. The winners of the respective boat classes receive the title of “German U17 Champion” and, as in all other age groups, championship medals.

German sprint championships

The German sprint championships are run over a distance of around 350 meters. There are a total of 25 boat classes, for different age groups, as well as for men and women. Instead of the usual practice, no racing groups are allowed here , only club teams. The winners of the respective races are called "German Sprint Masters".

Other nationwide rowing regattas without championship character

Further nationwide rowing regattas are supported by the DRV without having championship character. Particularly noteworthy here is the Rowing Bundesliga (RBL), founded in 2009 , which is successfully run by a private organizer and whose season winners are known as "German League Champions". This is determined within five to six race weekends in the eighth of the men and women over the sprint distance of around 300 meters. The RBL was introduced by the DRV as a test measure and has this status even after the rowing day 2014.

Other nationwide events are held on the rowing ergometer with the support of the DRV .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Inventory survey 2019 (PDF) German Olympic Sports Confederation, accessed on November 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ German Rowing Association (Ed.): Rowing Almanach 2004 . Limpert, Wiebelsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7853-1694-1 , p. 205 .
  3. ↑ German championship rowing in the RWR on page 21/22. (PDF; 676 kB) (No longer available online.) German Rowing Association, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved January 24, 2013 .
  4. ↑ 61st German Rowing Day: Championship rowing again for clubs. German Rowing Association, accessed on January 24, 2013 .
  5. ↑ German U-23 class championships in the RWR on pages 22/23. (PDF; 676 kB) (No longer available online.) German Rowing Association, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved January 24, 2013 .
  6. ↑ German Junior Championships in the RWR on page 23. (PDF; 676 kB) (No longer available online.) German Rowing Association, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved January 24, 2013 .
  7. ↑ German Junior Championships in the RWR on pages 23/24. (PDF; 676 kB) (No longer available online.) German Rowing Association, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved January 24, 2013 .
  8. ↑ German Sprint Championships in the RWR on page 24. (PDF; 676 kB) (No longer available online.) German Rowing Association, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved January 24, 2013 .

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