Overview
Warszawskie Towarzystwo Wioślarskie, founded in 1878, is Poland's oldest sports association and a co-founder of the Polish Rowing Federation. WTW rowers train on the Vistula and in the Czerniakowski harbour from the boathouse on ul. Wioślarska and the centre on ul. Zaruskiego, which also trains kayakers, para-athletes and masters. The society also has a touring-rowing section and a sailing and motorboat section based at its "Marina" harbour on the Zegrze Reservoir; it has been a member of the Polish Sailing Association since 1927.
- Founded
- 1878
- wtw@wtw.waw.pl
- Phone
- +48 532 349 978
- Registry code
- 0000070956
On the water with VesselSOS
- Family see you from shoreA live link in any browser – they don’t need the app.
- One tap to the right rescue centreThe app finds the rescue centre for where you are, with your position and call script even without signal.
- Return-time checkIf you’re not back in time, your people know.
- Shared hazard mapRocks, nets and other hazards reported by other boaters.
Racing
Live map, a start clock on every phone and results — when the club runs a race on VesselSOS Racing, it shows up here. Racing is a pilot with clubs for the 2027 season.
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History and achievements
- 1878A group of young Varsovians founds the Warsaw Rowing Society – the first Polish sports association
- 1882The first statute is approved; WTW starts the traditional "Wianki" midsummer festival on the Vistula
- 1895–1897The society's neo-Gothic house at ul. Foksal 19 is built
- 1906First club sailing cruise under the WTW flag: Warsaw to Hel
- 1919WTW is the first to join the new Polish Rowing Federation (1,829 members)
- 1927The society joins the Polish Sailing Association
- 1929A new boathouse on ul. Wioślarska opens, with an indoor rowing tank for winter training
- 1932WTW rowers win Olympic silver and bronze in Los Angeles
- 1948Forced merger into state sports federations; house and boathouse taken away
- 1957The society is revived, with a base on Czerniakowski Point
- 2008The "Marina" harbour at Zegrze becomes the base of the sailing and motorboat section
Home harbour & location
- Position
- 52°13.59′ N 21°2.70′ E
52.22656, 21.04496 - Address
- ul. Wioślarska 6
Frequently asked
Can I learn to sail here?
Yes. The club lists these courses: Touring rowing section, Sailing and motorboat touring section and Amateur rowing training (Czerniakowski harbour).
When was Warsaw Rowing Society founded?
In 1878.