WSV Harle
The water sports club Harle is a canoeing club from the Wittmund district of Altfunnixsiel . It is named after the Harle River , on which Altfunnixsiel lies. His athletes regularly take part in German championships, especially in the junior segment. One of the greatest successes of a club athlete was the junior runner-up in 1995 for Thilo Rothert.
history
The WSV Harle was founded on May 28, 1967 in what was then the "Harlehof" in Altfunnixsiel on the initiative of the Funnix municipal council. The trigger for this was that water sports enthusiasts from Wilhelmshaven and the north successfully organized a boat parade and regatta on the Harle at a village festival in 1966 . In the summer of 1967 the WSV bought three self-made wooden canoes from the neighboring BSC Burhafe. Polyester and folding boats were added later. Rolling chassis were built for transport. The boats were stored in the barn of the "Harlehof"; the training took place on the Harle. In August 1968 a new marina was put into operation; the association now had 108 members. On May 31, 1969, the boat house was handed over. In Altfunnixsiel the district championships of the Oldenburg / Ostfriesland association took place with over 100 boats.
With the completion of the shed extension in 1996, a boat workshop, storage facilities for hiking boats and space for boat trailers were created.
The club's own regattas are now international. In 2012, the world champion and Olympian Yvonne Schuring and the German champion Sabrina Hering took part in the regatta.
successes
The club has taken part in various regattas and championships since it was founded. The WSV canoeists have had some successes since 1983. Club teams have been honored as the best in regattas 75 times. The WSV Harle athletes won 193 state championship titles in Lower Saxony ; at the North German championships there were 69 titles.
Active athletes have also participated in German championships since 1980; here they have been able to win medals since 1988, especially in the school and youth sector. The most successful canoeists at WSV Harle are Thilo Rothert and Paul Pradler.
In addition to his junior runner-up in 1997, Rothert also won a bronze medal at the German championships in the men's 10,000 meters after several medals in 1997. Rothert later celebrated further successes at KC Limmer in Hanover .
Since 2001 Paul Pradler has been the WSV's most successful canoeist. He also achieved medal positions at German championships in the junior division; since 2004 he has started with the men and, together with Tobias Kawohl from Vorwärts Hamburg, was three times third in the DM in two; He also reached this place in a foursome at the DM 2005 in Cologne.
Since 2000, the WSV has also competed in dragon boat races , where it was able to record victories on a regional level.