Last chance for nominations: 2015 Parmigiani Spirit Award

The 2015 Parmigiani Spirit Award marks the third year of the award which has been established to recognise university rowers who have demonstrated the core values of rowing in his/her social, academic and sporting life. This award looks to honour an individual who, through these core values of rowing, have inspired exceptional success in other people’s lives – in education, business, sport or charity.

The winner of the Award will receive a hand-crafted Parmigiani Fleurier watch and the rowing club of the winner will be presented with a custom-made new Filippi racing eight boat. For rowers in some countries (such as the United States where NCAA regulations apply), the awards will be adjusted to conform with national eligibility regulations.

The Parmigiani Spirit Award is open to current university students worldwide who study full time and row regularly for a university rowing club.

Each nomination must be made by two of the nominated rower’s teammates, supported by the rowing club and endorsed by the university. Only one member may be nominated by each club.

The winner of the 2014 Parmigiani Spirit Award was Franz Gravenhorst, a PhD student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. A former German national team member, Gravenhorst rowed and coached in Zurich while studying.  

Nominations can be found here: http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/parmigiani-spirit-award

A video from Gravenhorst’s boat christening can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRWVsR8wAx4