Karl Adam was one of its founders and was head of the Rowing Academy there.
[1] Between 1959 and 1968, the Ratzeburg Club won seven titles at World and European Championships.
In addition the eight won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Thomas Lange was a member of the club when he won his third Olympic medal in 1996 in the single scull.
He had also won medals representing East Germany prior to the German reunification.