Second Place for Dustin Brömer at the U17 German Championships in Cologne

He did a great job again: At the German U17 Youth Championships in Cologne this weekend, Steinmühlen’s up-and-coming talent Dustin Brömer took second place in the B final! RuS coach Martin “Stromi” Strohmenger commented: “He skated great, and it could have gone even better—if it weren’t for the very strange qualification format with three semifinals.”

Thursday got off to a strong start with a solid performance by the 16-year-old. Dustin won his heat and advanced directly to Saturday’s semifinals. “A very good race,” said RuS Chairman Dietrich Mägerlein, and the entire board was eager to see how things would unfold. In the semifinals, the rower finished in third place. This automatically qualified him to compete in the B final on Sunday, where he confidently secured second place on the podium.

“Dustin had another great race, with an amazing time,” Stromi said happily, adding, “He can be proud of himself.” The Steinmühlen rowing instructor and RuS coach also praised Joshua Benkow from the RuS coaching staff for his good work.

According to Stromi, Dustin will now take a well-deserved vacation. After the break, they’ll see how to proceed from there. He expressed his hope that Lasse Jacob would rejoin the team then. The RuS athlete, who had taken a break for health reasons, can also bring considerable strength to the rowing team.