Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club (DHuGRC) is a

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club from

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. It was founded in 1836 as ''Der Hamburger Ruder Club'', the club is the fourth oldest rowing club in the world (2nd if only counting non-academically affiliated clubs) after Brasenose College Boat Club, Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford) and

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to ...

. The ''Germania Ruder Club'', which was founded in 1854 merged with ''Der Hamburger Ruder Club'' in 1934, with the joint club adapting the current name. The current

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Außenalster Außenalster () or Outer Alster Lake is the larger one of two artificial lakes, which are formed by the Alster River and are both located within the city limits of Hamburg, Germany. The other „lake“ is the Binnenalster. The Außenalster and its ...

was opened in 2016.

Notable Rowers

Bastian Seibt from this club represented Germany at the

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References

External links

Official website
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