Ghent Student Regatta
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The Ghent Student Regatta is a boat race for students in April 2008 at Portus Ganda
in the heart of historical Ghent
in Dutch-speaking Flanders
, Belgium
, was in 2008 a common initiative of Paul Van Cauwenberge
, the Rector of Ghent University
, in collaboration with Ghent Students Rowing
the sports department of the City and Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Umpiring Commission Chairman Mr Patrick Rombaut.
Mr Rombaut started the Sprint idea at this location back in September 2007, where his regatta team of the annual May regatta of Ghent organised a race between the rowing teams of Christ Church Boat Club of Oxford University, Henley Rowing Club, a junior team of K.R. Club Gent/Royal Club Nautique de Gand
and his own KR Sport Gent 1883 eight. The race was won in 1907 with the colours and blades of K.R.Sport Gent (Royal Sport Nautique de Gand = French name at that time) and they won again in 2007 in this 200m sprint.
The idea came from the Mercedes Benz FISA World Rowing Sprints at Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park in London back in 2002. It was also a trial to bring rowing into city centers again.
There are plans to continue with the enlarged version of the event in every two or three years, on the same location.
and the Boat Race have been established as classic examples.
and Trinity College, Cambridge
and eight rowers from Ghent made out of two of the three local open associations.
A mixed race. The National race in four, done by Sport Nautique Universitaire de Bruxelles, Limburg Association (Hasselt
, near Maastricht
) and Ghent Students Rowing
, was previously a Belgian version of the Dutch so called Non-fanatical Competition — and Regional students rowing category, organised by their NSRF and the Nationaal Overleg Orgaan Competitieroeien (NOOC).
Portus Ganda
Portus Ganda is the yachting port of the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the former confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Leie, it opened in 2005....
in the heart of historical Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
in Dutch-speaking Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, was in 2008 a common initiative of Paul Van Cauwenberge
Paul Van Cauwenberge
Paul Van Cauwenberge is a Belgian academic. He has been the rector of Ghent University since 1 October 2005.-Career:...
, the Rector of Ghent University
Ghent University
Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge.It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands...
, in collaboration with Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing is a rowing club for students in the Belgian city of Ghent.This association is the first official student rowing club of Flanders...
the sports department of the City and Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Umpiring Commission Chairman Mr Patrick Rombaut.
Mr Rombaut started the Sprint idea at this location back in September 2007, where his regatta team of the annual May regatta of Ghent organised a race between the rowing teams of Christ Church Boat Club of Oxford University, Henley Rowing Club, a junior team of K.R. Club Gent/Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
and his own KR Sport Gent 1883 eight. The race was won in 1907 with the colours and blades of K.R.Sport Gent (Royal Sport Nautique de Gand = French name at that time) and they won again in 2007 in this 200m sprint.
The idea came from the Mercedes Benz FISA World Rowing Sprints at Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park in London back in 2002. It was also a trial to bring rowing into city centers again.
There are plans to continue with the enlarged version of the event in every two or three years, on the same location.
Tradition
British, Anglo-Saxon and also Dutch students have developed a much stronger rowing tradition. The Temple Challenge CupTemple Challenge Cup
The Temple Challenge Cup is one of the eights races at Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames on the River Thames in England. It is open to male crews from universities, colleges or schools. Combined entries from two colleges of the same university, or from different schools, are allowed...
and the Boat Race have been established as classic examples.
Two races
The tournament was opened by an International sprint race in teams of eight by the University of Leiden, Magdalen College, OxfordMagdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and eight rowers from Ghent made out of two of the three local open associations.
A mixed race. The National race in four, done by Sport Nautique Universitaire de Bruxelles, Limburg Association (Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
, near Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
) and Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing is a rowing club for students in the Belgian city of Ghent.This association is the first official student rowing club of Flanders...
, was previously a Belgian version of the Dutch so called Non-fanatical Competition — and Regional students rowing category, organised by their NSRF and the Nationaal Overleg Orgaan Competitieroeien (NOOC).
External links
- Flandersnews.be VRT Flemish Public Television Channel Online
- Worldrowing of the International Rowing Federation FISA
- About Patrick Rombaut in Beijing 2008
- Trinity Boat Club Cambridge U.K.)
- Universiteit Gent Schamper (students Magazine in Gent Roeien in België Belgian Rowing portal Studio Brussel VRT Flemish Public Radio Channel for youngsters Sprintrace Portus Ganda september 2007 Sprint KRSG Ghent 2007
- Christ Church Boat Club Oxford Destandaard.be, De StandaardDe StandaardDe Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
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