UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL
Join the university
rowing team!
Are you ready for a sport where team spirit takes centre stage? Do you want to feel the power of the water and glide across the Danube as part of an unbeatable team? Then now’s your chance! Our university began setting up its own university rowing team in the 2024/25 winter term and is once again looking for ambitious students this year who are keen to take on major challenges and compete in races. We invite you to become part of a unique community that aims to achieve great things together on the water.
With our professional racing eight, the ‘Flying Eight’ – which cut through the waves for the Canadian national team in previous years – you’ll have the chance to sit in a boat that epitomises teamwork and success. Every time the oars dip into the water in unison, you’ll feel the power of the team propelling you forward. It is precisely this perfect rhythm and the mutual trust within your team that make rowing so special. The bar is set high for a place on the team; the boat features the runners-up (2025) and German university champions (2026) in the mixed eight.
Rowing has a history stretching back over 150 years in Germany and has also become firmly established in academic circles. You’ve no doubt heard of the famous Boat Race between the prestigious universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which takes place annually on the Thames. With the Danube right on our doorstep, we have the perfect location for our university to play a leading role in rowing too.
In close collaboration with the Deggendorf Rowing Club, we offer you a long-term, varied and performance-oriented training programme in a professional setting, which not only enhances your athletic abilities but also prepares you physically and mentally for peak performance. As a strength-endurance sport, rowing involves athletic training and, of course, intensive rowing training on the water, where you and your team will learn to unleash maximum power in perfect harmony. An internationally successful coach will be by your side every step of the way, from the basics right through to perfection. Through training science and sports medicine support, as well as in-depth knowledge of sports nutrition, you’ll learn to realise your full potential.
Whether you already have rowing experience or are just starting out – if you’re ready to make success in rowing your top priority for at least three years alongside your studies, you’ll find your place in the team. Experience in competitive sport and the right physical attributes mean you’re ideally suited to representing the university on the world stage. Both a men’s and a women’s team train at the boathouse on the Danube, right next to the university. Together with the team, you’ll take part in training camps and compete in national and international regattas as well as university competitions. Every movement and every stroke counts when it comes to achieving success together with your team!
Join us – find out what it’s like to win as a team!
Your THD rowing team is waiting for you!
All the information you need about training and getting started
Requirements: To join the THD University Rowing Team, you must be a student at the THD. You should also demonstrate ambition, team spirit, determination and a good level of physical fitness.
Training: Training takes place on the Danube itself, at the rowing club’s boathouse, and in the fitness rooms of the Department of Applied Sports Sciences at DEGG’S. Training sessions are always on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Mondays: 4.00 pm–8.00 pm – Rowing Clubhouse
- Wednesdays: 4.00 pm–8.00 pm – Rowing Clubhouse
- Thursdays: 4.00 pm–8.00 pm – Rowing Clubhouse
AWP: Depending on your degree programme, participation may be recognised as a one-off AWP worth a maximum of 2 x 2 ECTS. The course descriptions are published here: Non-language AWP subjects
Work placement: For sports students, training as part of an eight-person rowing team is recognised as equivalent to the club work placement in semesters 1–4.
Contact: Are you interested and would like to find out more or come along for a trial training session? Then please feel free to contact us by email: rudern@th-deg.de
