Emscher rowing club
| RV Emscher | ||
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| Full name | Rowing club Emscher Wanne-Eickel - Herten e. V. |
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| abbreviation | RVE | |
| Association headquarters | Am Westhafen 27 44653 Herne |
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| Founded | April 20, 1927 | |
| Club colors | Red White | |
| Training waters | Rhine-Herne Canal | |
| Chairman | Hans Joachim Siering | |
| Homepage | www.rvemscher.de | |
The rowing club Emscher is a rowing club from Wanne-Eickel (in today's Herne ) and Herten .
The club area of the rowing club is located at the Wanne-Eickel lock of the Rhine-Herne Canal at the city triangle between Herne, Herten and Recklinghausen opposite the Cranger fairground . There are two boat halls , changing rooms, fitness facilities and catering rooms on the club's premises. The Rhein-Herne Canal is used for the club's training and as a regatta route. From the Wanne-Eickel lock to the Gelsenkirchen lock, there is a current-free body of water of around seven kilometers available.
history
When the Rhine-Herne Canal was being built, a request was sent to the government at the time asking for it to be used for rowing, but the letter was not processed further. The association was finally founded in 1927. In the second year of the club, the then student Robert Heitkamp set a kilometer record. Heitkamp was later chairman and patron of the club and other sports clubs in Wanne-Eickel for many years.
Racing community
The RV Emscher starts together with the rowing club Hamm in a racing community as Emscher-Hammer in the rowing Bundesliga as both women and men eighth.
Successes of the association's boats
Successes at German (year) championships in various disciplines.
- Children's rowing (up to 14 years)
23 first placements between 1972 and 2008 with exclusive occupation by club members
- Youth rowing (15-18 years)
11 first placements between 1965 and 2009 with exclusive occupation by club members
- German Championships (U23)
4 first placements between 1971 and 1986 with exclusive occupation by club members
- German championships
2 first placements in 1974 with exclusive occupation by club members
International successes of club members
At world championships and Olympic rowing regattas , the teams are formed as a so-called racing community with athletes from various clubs. The members of the RV "Emscher" participated successfully in the following competitions in various disciplines.
- Junior World Championships (17-18 years)
Three first placements, four second placements, four third placements between 1972 and 2011
Three first placements, three second placements, three third placements, a fourth and fifth place each between 2001 and 2015
First placement in 2002
- Olympic games
Participation in five Olympic Games between 1984 and 2012 in 5th to 7th place
Known club members
- Annina Ruppel , eighth - u. a. World Champion, Junior World Champion, Olympian
- Gregor Hauffe , eighth - u. a. World champion, European champion, Olympic participant
- Bernd Heidicker , eighth - u. a. World champion, junior world champion, Olympian; Foursome - world champion
- Constanze Siering , eighth - Olympian, European Championship (3rd place)
- Charlotte Siering, eighth junior world championship
- Kerstin Rehders , eighth - Olympic participant
Youth work
The association has been working with young people since the 1950s. At the schools, young people are enthusiastic about rowing, which is the basis of the club's successes. In addition to the successful athletes listed, numerous personalities from the club's catchment area have been active there.
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ Articles of Association. Retrieved October 18, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Ruderverein Emscher: "Now draw hard!" Retrieved on October 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Rowing Club Emscher: German Rowing League. Retrieved October 18, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Ruderverein Emscher: Our greatest successes. Retrieved October 18, 2015 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '53.6 " N , 7 ° 9' 28.1" E