Sprulde United

The name “Sprulde United” is a portmanteau derived from the names of the two rivers “Spree” and “Mulde”, at which the two teams are located.

Sprulde United is a combined crew comprised of two formerly separate teams from Germany. The name “Sprulde United” is a portmanteau derived from the names of the two rivers “Spree” and “Mulde”, at which the two teams are located.

Both teams are able to look back on successes at European and Club Crew World Championships, such as Budapest, Kiev, Ravenna, Divonne-Les-Bains and Hong Kong, among others. In addition, paddlers from both teams have been part of the German National Dragon Boat Team in the past.

In 2009, the Sprulde United first joined forces to participate in a number of German Cups in the Open and Women’s classifications. After a few years of successful collaboration, a Mixed team was initiated, which has competed under the name “Sprulde” in numerous regional and national competitions ever since.

A great performance at the 2017 German Dragon Boat Championships marked Sprulde United’s first internationally relevant success, qualifying the crew directly for this year’s IDBF CCWC in Szeged.