“Those were two great regattas for Steinmühle,” says head coach Martin Strohmenger, raving about the most recent competitions for Steinmühle’s active rowers.

He begins by looking back at the International Junior Rowing Regatta in Cologne. There, Janina Conrad won her heat by a margin of 13 seconds, taking first place, and the next day competed in the A final as part of a racing team with Bremen and Berlin, delivering a spectacular performance. Finishing 6th out of 36, the boat crewed by the athlete—who only took up rowing a year and a half ago—achieved an outstanding result. “An explosion of performance that is far from over for Janina,” commented “Stromi.”

 

Harmony and a family-like atmosphere

That same weekend, the area around the Giessen Pentecost Regatta served as the venue for many Steinmühlen rowers. “Everything just came together perfectly,” says the coach, delighted by the dedication and support of the many parents who traveled with the team.

Regardless of age or skill level, everyone stuck together, helped one another, and cheered each other on. — The family-like atmosphere, in which everyone helped everyone else, motivated everyone to perform at their best, including our elite para-rower Lennart Koch.

 

Rowing to Beat Graduation Stress

Lilu Schmidt delivered her usual strong performance and won two races in the single sculls in the junior women’s division. Leonard Hilger (14) won his very first race in the single sculls—and by a wide margin! Ricardo Tapia was also a newcomer to the starting line, and he quickly got the hang of things. Jacob Romsdorfer didn’t let his rowing boat down despite cramming for his high school graduation exams and competed anyway. What a great gesture—that’s what we call a refreshing change of pace.

Due to an injury, Freya Dorndorf had to sit out. She was replaced by Emma Schütt. Together with Lotta Funk, she took second place in the double sculls. Afterward, all three girls posed for the photographer.