Organising Committee
Postal address:
2012 Zurich City Sprints
FISA - Maison du Sport International
Avenue de Rhodanie 54
CH-1007 Lausanne
- +41 21 617 8373
- nathalie.phillips@fisa.org
Contact person: Nathalie Phillips
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Results
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PROGRAMME
Racing will take place on Saturday 29 September between 13:00 hrs and 17:00 hrs CET followed by the victory ceremonies.
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Competing Crews and Start Lists
**UPDATED** - Start List Summary PM
INTERNATIONAL CREWS
Men's Single Sculls (M1x) Start List
CZE David Jirka GER Marcel Hacker NED Mitchel Steenman SUI David Aregger Women's Single Sculls (W1x) Start List
CZE Mirka Knapkova GER Julia Lier NED Chantal Achterberg SUI Jeannine Gmelin Lightweight Men's Four (LM4-) Star Llist
CZE Miroslav Vrasti, Martin Slavik , Ondrej Vetesnik, Jan Vetesnik GER Yannic Corinth, Lasse Antczak, Hanns-Morten Noske, Patrick Pilz NED Vincent Muda, Tycho Muda, Roeland Lievens, Bjorn van den Ende SUI Mario Gyr, Simon Niepmann, Valentin Gmelin, Simon Schürch Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) Start List
CZE Jan Andrle, Martin Basl, Adam Sterbak, Petr Buzrla GER Eric Knittel, Stefan Krüger, Hans Gruhne, Mathias Rocher NED Dirk Uittenbogaard, Freek Robbers, Meindert Klem, Rogier Blink SUI Augustin Maillefer, André Vonarburg, Nico Stahlberg, Florian Stofer NATIONAL CREWS
City M8+ (Juniors): Basel/Bienne vs. Zurich (straight Final) Start List City W4x (Juniors): Lucerne vs. Zurich (straight Final) Start List UNIVERSITY CREWS
University Men's Eight St. Petersburg University Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne (EPFL) University of Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich (ETH) University Women's Eight Start List University of Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich (ETH) Professors Men's/Women's Eight Start List Professors from the University of Zurich will race against the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich. -
Television Coverage
Coverage of the 2012 Zurich City Sprints will be as follows:
STAR TV (Swiss nationwide):
- Sunday, Sept. 30th 16.00 – 17.00
SSF (Schweizer Sport Fernsehen, nationwide):
- Monday Oct 1st 19.00-20.00;
- Tuesday Oct.2nd 20.00-21.00;
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RACE FORMAT
The race distance is approximately 450m and will take place on the Limmat River between the “Quaibrücke” bridge and “Rathausbrücke” bridge. The race programme will start with round-robins to determine the winners for Final B and Final A.
To see a webcam view of the race course, click here.
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About the Zurich City Sprints Regatta

The 2012 Zurich City Sprints Regatta is built on the back of the annual rowing race which takes place between Zurich University and the Polytechnic University of Zurich. International crews have been invited by FISA to take part in this year's regatta.The Major Sponsor for the 2012 Zurich City Sprints Regatta is Gazprombank - Russia's third largest bank. Gazprombank has an office in Zurich, which ensures a strong presence in Switzerland’s important financial market for its Swiss and Russian clients. The Official Sponsor is Parmigiani Fleurier (the Swiss watchmaker of unique, hand-crafted timepieces). The Official Suppliers for clothing and hotel services are New Wave and Swisshôtel, respectively.
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About Zurich
Zurich is Switzerland's largest city and is one of the world's leading financial centres. According to various surveys, Zurich has been ranked as the city with the best quality of life in the world and the wealthiest in Europe. The founding of the city by the Romans can be traced back to 15 BC.
Its orchestras, theatres, museums and art galleries make Zurich a lively cultural city.
Located at the north end of Lake Zurich, which is 40km long and up to 3km wide, the city is crossed by the Limmat River, which flows out of the lake.
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