Welle Poseidon (German Rowing Club)

Berliner Ruder-Club "Welle Poseidon" e.V.

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Welle Poseidon

• BRC Welle Poseidon
• Blade of Welle Poseidon
• BRC Welle
• BRC Welle Variant
• BRC Poseidon
• BRC Sport-Möwe
• Jüdischer RC Welle-Poseidon

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Sources: Rudersportalmanach 1977 [RA77] and club webpage Special thanks to Heide Fiehring, member of the board of club, who gave additional information.

BRC "Welle-Poseidon"

Description of current flag:
The flag was basically that one of the former BRC Welle. The upper hoist quarter of the flag had been the flag of the formmer BRC Welle with an additional blue inittial "W".
Sources: Rudersportalmanach 1977 and club website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2006

Blade of "Welle Poseidon"

Description of blade:
The blade is vertically divided into blue (shaft) and red (baseboard). A white 5-point star is placed upon the right half of the red part. The blade pattern is repeating basic elements of the club's flag.
Sources: Rudersportalmanach 1977 and club website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2006

BRC "Welle"

According to Mrs. Fiehring Berliner Ruderclub "Welle" was established on 12 March 1894.
Description of flag:
It was a blue flag with a white centred cross and a red roundel with a white 5-point star in its centre. It is the novadays flag without canton.
Source: photo located by Heide Fiehring
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2008

BRC "Welle" Variant

Description of flag:
The only difference is the star pointing downwards. The depiction is probably erroneous.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1899, no.3, p.21
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2026

BRC "Poseidon" (1897 - 1906)

The club was established on 1 November 1895.
Description of flag:
It was a white flag divided by a blue cotized stripe per bend sinister. There was a blue 6-point star on lower fly and a blue initial "P" on upper hoist.
Source: Berliner RC flag chart 1901
Poseidon joined "Welle" on 30 November 1906. The club changed its name to Berliner Ruder-Club "Welle Poseidon" e.V. and used since 1935 the current flag. A blue "WP" was added in the cantons upper hoist.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2008

BRC "Poseidon" (1895 - 1897)

The club was established on 1 November 1895.
Description of flag:
It was a white triangular pennant divided by a blue cotized stripe per bend sinister. There was a blue 6-point star on lower fly and a blue initial "P" on upper hoist.
Source: Berliner RC flag chart 1901
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2026

BRC "Sport-Möwe"

On 4 April 1929 the BRC Sport-Möwe joined the club. This club was assimilated without any trace neither in name nor flag.
Description of flag:
It was a white flag with a dark blue Scandinavian cotized cross. The crossbars point of intersection was superimposed by a white diamond, superimposed by another one with a dark-blue cotized edge. Within the 2nd diamond there were dark blue letters “Sp” over “M”.
Source: photo located by Heide Fiehring
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2008

Jüdischer RC "Welle-Poseidon"

In 1935 the jewish members of the club should be expelled. The christian members however performed an act of solidarity and left the club themselves completely, being aware of the fact, that they could continue rowing in any club but their jewish comrades in none. So only the jewish members and one coach remained until the club was dissolved by German government in 1937. Since 1935 the remaining members gave the club the name Jüdischer Ruder-Club "Welle-Poseidon".
Description of flag:
From 1935 to 1937 a flag with a pencil inscription "JRC" upon the horizontal crossbar on the hoist side was used. For it should not provoke others, the inscription was very inconspicuous.
Source: Description by Heide Fiehring

The club was re-established after WW2 and used since then the current flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2008

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