RTHC Bayer Leverkusen

The rudder Tennis Hockey Club Bayer Leverkusen ( RTHC Bayer Leverkusen eV) is one of the Bayer AG sponsored by the sports clubs and has about 2500 members of one of the biggest sports clubs in Leverkusen.

General

To take care of the width and the athletes 18 full-time employees in full-and part-time as well as 20 coaches and trainers are available. The sports facilities of RTHC Bayer Leverkusen are at three locations. The root - quarters of the rudder department is located on the River Rhine in Cologne master home, Am Stammheimer Castle Park: Above the jetty in the Rhine the boat house with open-access, catering, with boat sheds, with rowing training pool and gym. The training center of the racing rowers on Fühlinger lake, the World Cup - proven Cologne regatta course, furnished.

The central sports and administrative center of the RTHC provide the facilities at Kurtekotten dar. Around the clubhouse, also operated with public catering, located 26 outdoor tennis courts, a tennis wall, two tennis courts with a total of seven courts and a multipurpose hall with gym group. The sport of hockey are there two artificial and natural grass pitches and a hall.

History

The RTHC is was established in 1951 through the merger of three formerly independent clubs. Founded in 1910 rowing club, tennis clubs of 1913 and the hockey club from 1919 Director Dr. Fritz Jacobi was elected chairman of the newly established club with a membership inventory of 859 elected.

Optimization by merging

The existing neighborhood of the sports facilities of hockey and tennis club and boathouse on the works quay could be continuously optimized by a common clubhouse with regard to better convergence. Objective was the increase in membership the growth of another club giant next to TUS 04 and SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen in which could be exercised up to now separate sports rowing, tennis and hockey in a big club. Furthermore offered a merger financial benefits in extending the facilities and other common investments without a mandatory increase in membership fees.

Work Subsidised Sports

The RTHC is one of the 29 factory -sponsored sports clubs, where over 50,000 members registered. This reflects the promotion of sport as an integral part of the corporate philosophy of Bayer AG, with focus in the area of ​​leisure / recreational sports and youth development is located. According to the CEO Werner Wenning, Bayer AG is considered as socio-political task of creating the company's personnel and their families through a wide range of sports opportunities for professional compensation and self-realization. So the work of the club RTHC 's motto is "to promote grassroots sport, without neglecting the professional sports. "

Core sports

The three core sports of RTHC Bayer Leverkusen are:

  • Rowing
  • Tennis
  • Hockey

In addition to the three core sports, it offers a variety of diverse fitness and wellness courses. Just amateur athletes benefit from the long experience of RTHC in competitive sports area: The care and support of all assets is based on the latest sports science knowledge.

Achievements

One of the outstanding successes include two Olympic victories (1992 in Barcelona, ​​1996 Atlanta ), seven silver Olympic medals, one bronze medal and seven world titles. The most successful rower is Stephan Volkert. The tennis teams of men and women play in the 2nd federal, or in the big leagues. Athletes of the hockey department were involved in the profits of many Olympic medals as well as world and European champion title, the women's team was several times German champion. The multiple Paralympic swimming champion, Dr. Britta Siegers, rose successfully to on wheelchair tennis and ranked as Best in the world ranking in singles and eight position seven in doubles.

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