Sound swimming
The Sundschwimmen is being transferred annually international swim meet in Stralsund . This distance through the Strelasund is 2315 meters.
The route between Altefähr on Rügen and the Hanseatic city of Stralsund is regularly covered on the first Saturday of July each year . In rare exceptional cases, however, the route had to be relocated due to extremely bad weather.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no swimming in the sound in 2020 .
procedure
In Altefähr, all swimmers start together in a mass start. The route is marked by buoys , and spotlights that are installed on the Stralsund shore point the direction. The destination is the seaside resort in Stralsund, where the swimmers are usually greeted by a very large audience.
The safety of the participants is guaranteed by escort boats. Medical care is also provided on land.
Due to security measures, the registration capacity is limited to 1070, this number is usually reached after a few minutes for registrations for swimming in the Sund.
history
There are reports as early as 1825 that two Prussian officers and a civilian had swum the route. In 1837, six men went swimming from Stralsund to Altefähr on August 19 of that year . Three of them made it by swimming in an hour and a half, the others had to be taken on board the escort boats.
Sund swimming has been a regular event since the 1920s. The first winners to swim across the Sund in 1926 were Franz Wegner for the men and Emmi Grotnemann for the women. Irma Struck, b. Hübner (1919–2009) won swimming from 1932 (in 38 minutes, 27 seconds) to 1937, and in 1934 even as the overall winner. Her record from 1932 lasted for 20 years. Irma Struck took part in the competition in 1994. After 1933 the spectacle developed into a political issue in which National Socialist propaganda created heroes. In 1940 the swimming in the Sund was canceled because of the Second World War , but took place again in 1941.
From 1946 the Free German Youth organized swimming; it remained the organizer until 1949. In 1948, swimming in the sundae was advertised as an open competition for the first time. In the 1950s, the event lost its popularity and was canceled entirely for a few years. It was not until 1965 that the swimming in the Sund, now organized by the GDR water rescue service , was reorganized.
In 1968 a participant had started the course in the backstroke and led the field for a long time until he lost his course and swam back towards the start. When this was brought to his attention, he did the rest of the way to the finish in the breaststroke .
Swimming has been organized by the German Life Saving Society ( DLRG ) since the 1990s . Since the end of the 1990s there has also been a children's swim in the Sund, which, however, takes place parallel to Stralsund's fortified Strelasundufer ( Sundpromenade ). In 2011 the adult swimming in the sound did not take place; due to severe storms, the competition was canceled shortly before the start. The children's sound swimming along the Sund promenade in Stralsund still took place. In 2018 the start was spontaneously moved from Altefähr to Parow due to a strong westerly wind, which could have been a problem for swimmers , in order to continue to ensure the safety of swimmers. In addition, a video wall with a cameraman has been in use since 2018 so that the audience on the Sundpromenade can follow the competition live.
Origin of the participants
Most of the participants come from Germany , followed by the Czech Republic . Other participants come from Poland , the Netherlands , Italy , Denmark , Sweden , France and the USA .
Sound swimming results
Results 2019, 55th Sundschwimmen
The list of participants of 1070 swimmers was full on January 8, 2019 after 4:50 minutes. As in the previous year, the start had to be relocated to Parow and the children’s swims had to be canceled because the water temperature was only 16 ° C and the current was strong. Of the registered participants, 939 started in Parow, of which 864 reached the destination.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
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1 | Oliver Kusch | 1967 | 4th | Male | Berlin | 00:38:31 |
2 | Tom Marron | 1995 | 1 | Male | Bremen | 00:39:10 |
3 | Alexander Eich | 2002 | 1 | Male | Dresden | 00:40:01 |
4th | Tina Kehlitz | 1998 | 1 | Female | Wittenberg | 00:42:03 |
5 | Sebastian Strauss | 1983 | 2 | Male | Potsdam | 00:42:41 |
6th | Ina Ziegler | 1966 | 4th | Female | Berlin | 00:43:09 |
7th | Rainer Fritsche | 1954 | 5 | Male | Middelhagen | 00:43:11 |
8th | Max Zilger | 1997 | 1 | Male | Dresden | 00:43:28 |
9 | Frank Gomoll | 1963 | 4th | Male | eat | 00:43:52 |
10 | Georg Gallitz | 2003 | 1 | Male | Hall | 00:44:07 |
Results 2018, 54th Sundschwimmen
In 2018 the start of Sundschwimmen was moved from Altefähr to Parow , which slightly influenced the length of the route.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Marron | 1995 | 1 | Male | Bremen | 00:33:49 |
2 | Michael Prüfert | 1966 | 4th | Male | Dortmund | 00:34:15 |
3 | Oliver Kusch | 1967 | 4th | Male | Berlin | 00:34:16 |
4th | Stefan Herbst | 1978 | 3 | Male | Leipzig | 00:36:19 |
5 | Tim Wallburger | 1989 | 2 | Male | Dresden | 00:36:25 |
6th | Jirí Polanský | 1978 | 3 | Male | Prague 4 | 00:36:32 |
7th | Volker Westphal | 1969 | 3 | Male | Hamburg | 00:37:35 |
8th | Rainer Fritsche | 1954 | 5 | Male | Kleinhagen | 00:37:58 |
9 | Ina Ziegler | 1966 | 4th | Female | Rangsdorf | 00:38:22 |
10 | Emanuel Somschor | 2004 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:38:29 |
Results 2017, 53rd Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Persch | 1983 | 2 | Male | Ahrensburg | 00:30:38 |
2 | Oliver Kusch | 1967 | 4th | Male | Berlin | 00:30:42 |
3 | Ralf Labecki | 1979 | 3 | Male | Rostock | 00:31:26 |
4th | Tom Marron | 1995 | 1 | Male | Bremen | 00:32:25 |
5 | Katharina Stephan | 1985 | 2 | Female | Hamburg | 00:33:02 |
6th | Karsten Sasse | 1977 | 3 | Male | Hamburg | 00:33:29 |
7th | Matthias Krause | 1979 | 3 | Male | Hamburg | 00:34:05 |
8th | Tina Kehlitz | 1998 | 1 | Female | Wittenberg | 00:34:57 |
9 | Ludek Burian | 1964 | 4th | Male | Pardubice, CZE | 00:35:21 |
10 | Rainer Fritsche | 1954 | 5 | Male | Middelhagen | 00:36:48 |
Results 2016, 52nd Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Marron | 1995 | 1 | Male | Bremen | 00:28:30 |
2 | Oliver Kusch | 1967 | 3 | Male | Berlin | 00:28:40 |
3 | Stefan Herbst | 1978 | 3 | Male | Leipzig | 00:29:55 |
4th | Silas Koehn | 1993 | 1 | Male | Kiel | 00:30:07 |
5 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 2 | Female | Dresden | 00:30:26 |
6th | Tina Kehlitz | 1998 | 1 | Female | Wittenberg | 00:30:34 |
7th | Frank Gomoll | 1963 | 4th | Male | Gladbeck | 00:30:50 |
8th | Tim Harnisch | 1990 | 2 | Male | Berlin | 00:31:04 |
9 | Paulin Wendler | 1992 | 1 | Female | Leipzig | 00:32:09 |
10 | Volker Westphal | 1969 | 3 | Male | Hamburg | 00:32:14 |
Results 2015, 51st Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Marron | 1995 | 1 | Male | Bremen | 00:25:47 |
2 | Oliver Kusch | 1967 | 3 | Male | Berlin | 00:25:52 |
3 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 2 | Female | Dresden | 00:26:41 |
4th | Tina Kehlitz | 1998 | 1 | Female | Wittenberg | 00:26:48 |
5 | Nils Rix | 1980 | 2 | Male | Norderstedt | 00:27:10 |
6th | Jörg Färber | 1975 | 3 | Male | Leipzig | 00:27:43 |
7th | Tom Schürmann | 1969 | 3 | Male | Niederkassel | 00:28:03 |
8th | Annike-Märthe Scheltz | 1995 | 1 | Female | Rostock | 00:28:11 |
9 | Ina Ziegler | 1966 | 3 | Female | Berlin | 00:28:31 |
10 | Rainer Fritsche | 1954 | 5 | Male | Middelhagen | 00:28:32 |
Results 2014, 50th Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 2 | Female | Dresden | 00:24:51 |
2 | Eric Michel | 1989 | 1 | Male | Leipzig | 00:26:12 |
3 | Felix leader | 1997 | 1 | Male | Preetz | 00:27:19 |
4th | Christoph Ertel | 1987 | 2 | Male | Magdeburg | 00:27:38 |
5 | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:27:43 |
6th | Klaus Paproth | 1973 | 3 | Male | Bitterfeld | 00:27:46 |
7th | Ludek Burian | 1964 | 4th | Male | Pardubice | 00:27:48 |
8th | Volker Westphal | 1969 | 3 | Male | Hamburg | 00:27:50 |
9 | Paulin Wendler | 1992 | 1 | Female | Leipzig | 00:27:52 |
10 | Jörg Färber | 1975 | 3 | Male | Leipzig | 00:27:58 |
Results 2013, 49th Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stefan Herbst | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:28:29 |
2 | Annike Scheltz | 1995 | 1 | Female | Rostock | 00:29:22 |
3 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:30:16 |
4th | Rainer Fritsche | 1954 | 4th | Male | Middelhagen | 00:30:23 |
5 | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:31:26 |
6th | Ina Ziegler | 1966 | 3 | Female | Rangsdorf | 00:32:14 |
7th | Jarno Wittig | 1977 | 2 | Male | Berlin | 00:32:18 |
8th | Livia Keusch | 1995 | 1 | Female | Hettstedt OT Walbeck | 00:32:39 |
9 | Jens Gomolka | 1971 | 3 | Male | Hamburg | 00:32:48 |
10 | Paulin Wendler | 1992 | 1 | Female | Leipzig | 00:32:50 |
Results 2012, 48th Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephan Ernst | 1989 | 1 | Male | Aschersleben | 00:29:03 |
2 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:29:22 |
3 | Henry Gelardi | 1989 | 1 | Male | Hoyerswerda | 00:30:01 |
4th | Valerie Dembny | 1991 | 1 | Female | Bremen | 00:30:38 |
5 | Eric Michel | 1989 | 1 | Male | Leipzig | 00:30:54 |
6th | Jarno Wittig | 1977 | 2 | Male | Berlin | 00:31:04 |
7th | Livia Keusch | 1995 | 1 | Female | Walbeck | 00:31:07 |
8th | Rene Moldenhauer | 1966 | 3 | Male | Neuruppin | 00:31:09 |
9 | Jörg Färber | 1975 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:31:21 |
10 | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:31:23 |
Results 2011, 47th Sundschwimmen
Due to bad weather conditions, the swimming in the sound was not started for safety reasons.
Results 2010, 46th Sundschwimmen
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephan Ernst | 1989 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:26:25 |
2 | Annike Märthe Scheltz | 1995 | 1 | Female | Rostock | 00:26:26 |
3 | Thomas Moschke | 1985 | 1 | Male | Dresden | 00:26:30 |
4th | Henry Gelardi | 1989 | 1 | Male | Hoyerswerda | 00:26:32 |
5 | Dr. Ralf Hildebrandt | 1978 | 2 | Male | Dresden | 00:26:38 |
6th | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:26:42 |
7th | Sebastian Wegner | 1995 | 1 | Male | Grossnaundorf | 00:26:55 |
8th | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:27:02 |
9 | Rainer Fritsche | 1954 | 4th | Male | Kleinhagen | 00:27:24 |
10 | Robert Dörries | 1989 | 1 | Male | Leipzig | 00:28:10 |
Results 2009, 45th Sundschwimmen
- 1,015 swimmers started in Altefähr. There was an early start five minutes before the planned start. The air temperature was 27 degrees, the water temperature 23 degrees Celsius.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jörn Malich | 1989 | 1 | Male | Potsdam | 00:23:33 |
2 | Jan Graefe | 1973 | 2 | Male | Rostock | 00:25:00 |
3 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:26:28 |
4th | Peter Wienke | 1992 | 1 | Male | Potsdam | 00:26:35 |
5 | Ralf Hildebrandt | 1978 | 2 | Male | Dresden | 00:26:39 |
6th | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:26:42 |
7th | Franka Klerner | 1992 | 1 | Female | Potsdam | 00:26:48 |
8th | Jörg Färber | 1975 | 2 | Male | Torgau | 00:26:49 |
9 | Stephan Ernst | 1989 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:26:50 |
10 | Thomas Moschke | 1985 | 1 | Male | Dresden | 00:26:53 |
Results 2008, 44th Sundschwimmen
- The list of participants was complete eight days after the start of registration. 970 swimmers started in Altefähr on July 5th, 2008, Stralsund's Lord Mayor Harald Lastovka gave the starting signal at 12:56 p.m. at 24 degrees air and 20 degrees water temperature.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincent Kirsten | 1987 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:23:33 |
2 | Jan Graefe | 1973 | 2 | Male | Rostock | 00:23:38 |
3 | Maik Olldach | 1989 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:24:56 |
4th | Antje Mahn | 1989 | 1 | Female | Rostock | 00:25:15 |
5 | Peter Wienke | 1992 | 1 | Male | Reinberg | 00:26:28 |
6th | Stephan Ernst | 1989 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:27:19 |
7th | Henry Gelardi | 1989 | 1 | Male | Hoyerswerda | 00:28:12 |
8th | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:28:14 |
9 | Henry Zacharias | 1971 | 2 | Male | Gerichshain | 00:28:36 |
10 | Jörg Färber | 1975 | 2 | Male | Torgau | 00:28:43 |
Results 2007, 43rd Sundschwimmen
- The list of registrations was already filled on January 8, 2007. 965 of the 996 registered swimmers ultimately started. Due to bad weather with a strong storm (wind force 6 to 7 from the west / northwest), the crossing of the Sund had to be canceled, instead a 1500 meter long circuit was swum along the Stralsund Sund promenade through the 17 degree cold water. 950 swimmers reached the goal, 15 gave up.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:13:51 |
2 | Nicole Ulbricht | 1991 | 1 | Female | Rostock | 00:13:57 |
3 | Phil Goldberg | 1987 | 1 | Male | Goppeln | 00:14:09 |
4th | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:14:28 |
5 | Nico Beuster | 1988 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:14:33 |
6th | Julia sweetheart | 1986 | 1 | Female | Eichwalde | 00:14:37 |
7th | Torsten Münchberger | 1965 | 3 | Male | Greifswald | 00:14:43 |
8th | Danny Wieck | 1991 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:14:46 |
9 | Katja Otto | 1980 | 2 | Female | Rangsdorf | 00:14:51 |
10 | Stephan Ernst | 1989 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:14:53 |
Results 2006, 42nd Sundschwimmen
- The maximum number of 1000 participants had already been reached in January 2006 through registrations. A total of 1026 swimmers took part, of which 1020 reached the finish line at 24 ° C water temperature and 26 ° C air temperature (in the shade).
- Renate Kranz (hall, 222nd place) was honored as the 20,000th participant in the history of swimming in the sound.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Graefe | 1973 | 2 | Male | Rostock | 00:24:38 |
2 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:26:56 |
3 | Clemens Hofmann | 1991 | 1 | Male | Erfurt | 00:27:22 |
4th | Sebastian Abs | 1986 | 1 | Male | Stralsund | 00:27:57 |
5 | Uwe Bodusch | 1978 | 2 | Male | Leipzig | 00:28:05 |
6th | Daniel Wilke | 1985 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:28:11 |
7th | Michael Schulze | 1978 | 2 | Male | Freising | 00:28:12 |
8th | Mirko Borchert | 1982 | 1 | Male | Eberswalde | 00:28:15 |
9 | Tilo Schmidt | 1985 | 1 | Male | Paderborn | 00:28:17 |
10 | Martin Hoffmann | 1980 | 2 | Male | Warnemünde | 00:28:21 |
Results 2005, 41st Sundschwimmen
- A total of 1050 swimmers took part, of which 1046 reached the finish line at 21 ° C water temperature.
space | Attendees | Born | AK | gender | place | Swim time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincent Kirsten | 1987 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:23:35 |
2 | Jan Graefe | 1973 | 2 | Male | Rostock | 00:24:08 |
3 | Annegret Braun | 1986 | 1 | Female | Jabel | 00:24:43 |
4th | Maik Oldach | 1989 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:25:13 |
5 | Jenny Wachsmuth | 1988 | 1 | Female | Dresden | 00:25:37 |
6th | Ina Matysiak | 1988 | 1 | Female | Gelbensande | 00:26:48 |
7th | Jens Arsov | 1979 | 2 | Male | Viersen | 00:27:26 |
8th | Matthias Krause | 1979 | 2 | Male | Pinneberg | 00:27:32 |
9 | Martin Hoffmann | 1980 | 1 | Male | Rostock | 00:27:36 |
10 | Phil Goldberg | 1987 | 1 | Male | Goppeln | 00:27:39 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Canceled due to Corona Stralsunder Sundschwimmen 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
- ^ David Goerke: Call for tenders Sundschwimmen. January 1, 2019, accessed January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b "Sundschwimmen canceled for the first time due to hurricane gusts", Ostsee-Zeitung, July 4, 2011 ( Memento of July 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Windy Sundschwimmen: Athletes start in Parow. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Premiere: Sundschwimmen is broadcast live on the shore. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ ⠀ | Sound swimming. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Sundschwimmen fully booked after just five minutes. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Current too strong: route changed for Stralsund Sundschwimmen | Nordkurier.de. July 6, 2019, accessed July 8, 2019 .
- ↑ 55. Sundschwimmen: The race ended prematurely. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .