Ladies and Gentlemen!
Dear Rowing Friends! The Congress of European Rowing Federation in Schinas in Greece 2008 decided to organize The European Junior Rowing Championships. The Rowing Club “Gop這” Kruszwica received the right of organizing the First European Rowing Championships in this age group. Kruszwica is a beautiful city – a legendary capital of Poland – situated in the centre of Poland, on the shore of the Gop這 lake.
The “Gop這” Rowing Club in 2011 celebrates its 100-th anniversary of activities and organizing such important rowing competition will be a great opportunity to add splendour to this event. Kruszwica is not the only legendary capitol of Poland, but it is also – or even first of all – the contemporary capital of Polish Junior Rowing Sports. Here, in Kruszwica, in such wonderful nature surroundings, takes place most of rowing regattas in junior, youth and U23 age category.
In 2009 Kruszwica was the organizer and the host of the 5-th European University Rowing Championships, what was really a great successful rowing event. In 2010 Kruszwica was the also the organizer of the Olympic Hopes Regatta of European countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland.
I am convinced that the great experience of the Organizational Committee, the remarkable engagement and essential support of Local Authorities and also the great improvement of the infrastructure of the “Gop這” rowing course that was made last time – all these will make the First European Junior Rowing Championship a very successful event.
I wish All the Competitors a very pleasant residence in hospitable Poland. I wish you all of You a very good sport atmosphere, giving all the competitors equal opportunities and chances in competition. I wish You good favourable weather, and also friendly familiar atmosphere during the championships and during your stay in our country. I believe that thanks to the sports results achieved in The Championships, and thanks to the good experiences, and nice impressions you get here, Kruszwica will be imprinted on your memory in a very positive way for a long time. I also believe that The First European Junior Rowing Championships in Kruszwica will be a good start for the new cycle of rowing regatta in this age category.
Ryszard Stadniuk
The President of Polish Rowing Association