SC DHfK has the following departments: •
Canoeing •
Cycling •
Diving •
Finswimming •
Fistball • Fitness and health •
Floorball •
Handball •
Judo •
Roller skating •
Rowing •
Running •
Skiing •
Swimming •
Synchronized swimming •
Track and field •
Triathlon •
Water polo • Wheelchair sport
Handball SC DHfK Leipzig Handball Rowing The rowing department was founded in 1866 as
Ruder-Club Germania. On April 6 1919, the club joined
Rudergesellschaft Wiking Leipzig. After 1945, some rowers left Leipzig and went to
Minden in
West Germany where the club continued to exist. Following the
German reunification, the RG Wiking Leipzig of Minden joined SC DHfK Leipzig and existed under the name
Rudergesellschaft Wiking im SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. until 2012. The period after 1990 was marked by radical upheavals in the rowing department. The large coaching staff was reduced to three coaches, national and international successes declined drastically. After Olympic gold medals for
Kristina Mundt and
Kerstin Müller in 1992, SC DHfK athletes did not participate in Olympic Games until 2008 when
Annekatrin Thiele won a silver medal in
double sculls. At the
2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thiele again won a silver medal, this time in the women's quadruple sculls. She continued her winning streak with a gold medal in the same competition in
Rio 2016. SC DHfK rowers
Philipp Wende and
Tim Grohmann also participated in the 2016 Olympics. Wende won a gold medal in the men's double sculls, Grohmann supported the team as a substitute.
Henley Royal Regatta Rugby SC DHfK used to have a
rugby union section, which won five
East German championships between 1954 and 1963, see
RC Leipzig. == References ==