Rowing with Olympic rowers on Lake Bled

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Feel like an Olympian on Lake Bled

Test yourself in rowing, the legendary discipline that boasts one of the oldest traditions in the world of sport. Your guides will be top athletes and Olympic rowers and you’ll be rowing in professional racing shells. With the experience, you’ll gain a priceless insight behind the scenes of top sports crews.

While rowing, you’ll be able to admire Bled Castle which, together with the island in the middle of the lake, forms one of the most iconic images of Slovenia, and learn the basics of rowing techniques along the way as easy as anything. Surrounded by Olympic athletes, you’ll actually experience the meaning of “being in the same boat” and realise how important it is to “row in the same direction”.

The course of the experience:

• Assembly at the Rowing Centre Bled in Mala Zaka, presentation of the Bled rowing story and viewing of the Centre. Breakfast on the lakefront is optional.
• Changing in dressing rooms and formation of crews.
• Land training on simulators to learn basic rowing movements and team coordination. The goal is to reach 15 coordinated strokes.
• Carrying of the 17-metre long boat to the jetties.
• Start of rowing. Firstly, safely by the jetties, then in pairs, in fours and finally rowing of the entire crew. The participants row in the usual direction from the Rowing Centre in Mala Zaka to Bled, then past the island to the Zaka finish area, before returning to the jetties through the middle of the lake.
• The rowing regatta is the final test of team spirit and acquired knowledge. It covers 250 metres. Some 30 coordinated strokes must be done in about a minute.
• After completion, the boats and equipment must be carried back to the boathouse. The last team wipes and cleans the boats.
• Presentation of medals for the best teams on the Alley of Bled Olympians.

• Banquet on the rowing grandstands with a lodge and a terrace overlooking the majestic Lake Bled.

Schedule: throughout the year

Duration: minimum 3 hours

Location: Olympic Rowing Centre Bled, Župančičeva 9, 4260 Bled

Price: EUR 220 per person (2 persons), EUR 180 per person (6 persons)

The experience includes:

• A guided land training on a rowing simulator to learn basic rowing movements and team coordination.
• A small banquet and guided rowing practice on the lake.
• An accompanying motor boat with an umpire and a photographer overseeing the activities on the water and managing safety.
• A rowing regatta, as the final test of team spirit and acquired knowledge.
• A presentation of medals and sparkling wine.

• A banquet on the rowing grandstands with a lodge and a terrace.

Particularities:

• The experience is suitable for active people above 14 years of age.
• Sports (running) equipment, a cap and sunglasses on a sunny day, a windbreaker if there’s light rain or moderate wind and a reusable water bottle are necessary. Life jackets are provided by the organiser. Boats are equipped with special shoes.

• The experience takes place only in daylight. Rowing on Lake Bled is not permitted after sunset. The activities don’t take place during regular rowing practice, competitions or events organised at the Rowing Centre Bled.

More about the experience

Miha Pirih INSYNC s.p.
Smokuč 9
4274 Žirovnica
+386 (0)31 381 406
info@insync.si

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