In Brno, the Water Sports opened a new boathouse, enabling the development of sprint kayaking
Brno - The new boathouse, which will enable further development of sprint kayaking on the Svratka River, was opened today by the TJ Lodní sporty Brno club on Veslařská Street in the Jundrov district. Until now, club members had facilities in a building that was in a state of disrepair; since 2022, it has gradually been reconstructed to its current form. The club hopes this will allow them to accept more children and expand their membership base, said the club's secretary Kateřina Fantová to ČTK.
The construction of the new facilities cost nearly 30 million crowns. "It is one of the few sports facilities in the association that has managed to renovate its premises in Brno. This was only possible thanks to grants from the city, the region, and the National Sports Agency; we, of course, also contributed our own resources," said Fantová.
Recently, the second part of the facilities was also reconstructed. According to Fantová, this has helped revive sprint kayaking on the Svratka River about five to seven years ago, when the number of children started to grow quickly, and today the club has about 35 children. A week ago, the sixth edition of the Brněnský dvoukilák race was held on the Svratka, where even the smallest children participated. "Children from eight years old can sign up with us, and thanks to the new facilities, we can confidently organize day camps," noted Fantová.
Kayakers are one of three clubs that are part of Lodní sporty Brno, but the only one operating on the Svratka. The stretch of river between Komín and Pisárky has been used by athletes since the last third of the 19th century. Upstream from the sprint kayakers are a team of whitewater rafters, while on the opposite side is the Czech Rowing Club, and the most southern facility is the renovated complex of Masaryk University. "Gradually, the surroundings of the Svratka are being improved, which may attract more people," believes Fantová.
Filip Vrána, who studies the history of Jundrov, reminded that at the end of the 19th century, there were three clubs on the Svratka, one German and one Jewish, in the locations where the mentioned clubs still exist today. The Czech club had a base on the Jundrov side upstream of the river behind today's Jundrov bridge. "And after the First World War, the Czech Rowing Club squeezed itself in between the German and Jewish clubs; it is still in its place today. It also includes a monument-protected building, which, however, is in very poor condition," Vrána told ČTK.
The construction of the new facilities cost nearly 30 million crowns. "It is one of the few sports facilities in the association that has managed to renovate its premises in Brno. This was only possible thanks to grants from the city, the region, and the National Sports Agency; we, of course, also contributed our own resources," said Fantová.
Recently, the second part of the facilities was also reconstructed. According to Fantová, this has helped revive sprint kayaking on the Svratka River about five to seven years ago, when the number of children started to grow quickly, and today the club has about 35 children. A week ago, the sixth edition of the Brněnský dvoukilák race was held on the Svratka, where even the smallest children participated. "Children from eight years old can sign up with us, and thanks to the new facilities, we can confidently organize day camps," noted Fantová.
Kayakers are one of three clubs that are part of Lodní sporty Brno, but the only one operating on the Svratka. The stretch of river between Komín and Pisárky has been used by athletes since the last third of the 19th century. Upstream from the sprint kayakers are a team of whitewater rafters, while on the opposite side is the Czech Rowing Club, and the most southern facility is the renovated complex of Masaryk University. "Gradually, the surroundings of the Svratka are being improved, which may attract more people," believes Fantová.
Filip Vrána, who studies the history of Jundrov, reminded that at the end of the 19th century, there were three clubs on the Svratka, one German and one Jewish, in the locations where the mentioned clubs still exist today. The Czech club had a base on the Jundrov side upstream of the river behind today's Jundrov bridge. "And after the First World War, the Czech Rowing Club squeezed itself in between the German and Jewish clubs; it is still in its place today. It also includes a monument-protected building, which, however, is in very poor condition," Vrána told ČTK.
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