Jeannine Gmelin Europameisterin 2018

Jeannine Gmelin

The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.

Name:	Jeannine Gmelin
Date of birth:	20. June 1990
Rowing since:	2003
Club:	Rowing Club Uster, Rowing Club Zurich
Education:	Vocational business school, profile E
Occupation:	Athlete
Languages:	German, French, English
Hobby:	every kind of sport, friends, cooking, travelling, baking

Meine Ruderwelt

2,000 meters, almost seven and a half minutes. From the shore it all simply seems like elegant gliding. For me, it’s 250 strokes full of concentration and power, taking me to the limits of my endurance. When the starting light flips from red to green, it’s just me and my boat, off like a shot. The first marker – maximum pulse at 200 - lungs burning, searing pain, like prickly needles, setting in. The halfway point. The voice that wants to tempt you to submit to the pain gets louder and louder. I fight to block it. My conviction: Keep pushing the boat towards the target, stroke by stroke. Focus on the moment, focus on my breathing. 70% legs, 20% torso, 10% arms...working together, like clockwork. As I strive forward, the end approaches and my stroke frequency rises from just over 30 to almost 40 strokes per minute. Then, at last, the liberating horn at the finish line. Initially paralyzed with pain, I need a few minutes until I'm reasonably sane and can even move at all.

In the beginning, rowing was once just a hobby that then became a passion and in the meantime has become my profession. I grew up in Uster, a city on the waterfront in the Zurich Oberland - together with my three siblings, and the lake of Greifensee was my second home. These days, my home is literally anywhere I can experience this indescribably light feeling of gliding over the water. The search for the perfect stroke is endless. It drives me on; you could almost say I'm obsessed with it. The combination of endurance, strength, technique and mental skills is unique for me and drives a fascination in me for this incredible sport.

Das Warten in den Startblöcken auf das „Attention – go“. Die Spannung, die mich umgibt, im Wissen um die vielen Schmerzen, in die ich mich gleich begeben werde. Die Neugierde, wie gut es mir gelingen wird, meinen Rennplan vom ersten bis zum letzten Schlag abzurufen. Und dann, unmittelbar vor dem Startschuss die grosse Dankbarkeit, zeigen zu können, wofür ich jeden Tag hart, mit viel Leidenschaft und kompromisslos arbeite. Der Weg an die Spitze ist herausfordernd. Auf allen Ebenen unabdingbar: Commitment, Herzblut und eiserner Wille. Unvermeidbar: Höhen und Tiefen. Doch das Fernziel ist klar: eine Medaille an den Olympischen Spielen in Tokio 2021.

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Calendar

All events at a glance

Fri
23
Jul
2021
Sun
08
Aug
2021

Olympic Games
Tokio (JPN)
International race

Fri
09
Oct
2020
Sun
11
Oct
2020

Ruder-EM
Poznan (POL)
International race
Fri
22
May
2020
Sun
24
May
2020

Weltcup 3 - cancelled
Rotsee, Luzern (SUI)
International race
Fri
01
May
2020
Sun
03
May
2020

Weltcup 2 - cancelled
Varese (ITA)
International race
Thu
12
Mar
2020
Thu
16
Apr
2020

SRV Trials - cancelled
München (GER)
National race
Thu
22
Aug
2019
Sat
31
Aug
2019

World Championships
Ottensheim (AUT)
International race
Thu
11
Jul
2019
Sun
14
Jul
2019

World Cup 3
Rotterdam (NED)
International race
Sat
06
Jul
2019
Sun
07
Jul
2019

Swiss Championships
Lucerne (SUI)
National race
Fri
31
May
2019
Sun
02
Jun
2019

European Championships
Lucerne (SUI)
International race
Sat
11
May
2019
Sun
12
May
2019

World Cup 1
Duisburg (GER)
International race
Fri
08
Feb
2019
Mon
11
Feb
2019

SRV Trials
Sarnen (SUI)
National race
Sat
26
Jan
2019

Swiss Indoors
Zug (SUI)
International race
Sun
09
Sep
2018
Sun
16
Sep
2018

World Championships
Plovdiv (BUL)
International race
Wed
01
Aug
2018
Sun
05
Aug
2018

European Championships
Glasgow (GBR)
International race
Fri
13
Jul
2018
Sun
15
Jul
2018

World Cup 3
Lucerne (SUI)
International race
Wed
04
Jul
2018
Sun
08
Jul
2018

Henley Royal Regatta
Henley (GBR)
International race
Fri
22
Jun
2018
Sun
24
Jun
2018

World Cup 2
Linz (AUT)
International race

My successes

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2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2006

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I am glad about any suggestions, feedbacks, questions and comments. Take the opportunity and con-tact me. You can choose the way through the contact form or contact me directly.

Jeannine Gmelin

Daniela Gisler Sportmanagement & Kommunikation, Seehaldenstrasse 71, 8800 Thalwil

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Jeannine Gmelin Europameisterin 2018

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Weltcup 2 - cancelled

SRV Trials - cancelled

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