{"id":2720,"date":"2025-10-14T07:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/tim-niels-nemen-afscheid-belgisch-roeien-zegt-dankjewel\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:51:57","slug":"tim-niels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/fr\/tim-niels\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim &amp; Niels tirent leur r\u00e9v\u00e9rence \u2013 l\u2019aviron belge leur dit merci"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><p style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; white-space: normal; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">Ce samedi 11 octobre, le Koninklijke Roeivereniging Club Gent a accueilli une c\u00e9r\u00e9monie pleine d\u2019\u00e9motion pour saluer la fin de carri\u00e8re de<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">Tim Brys<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">\u00a0et<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">Niels Van Zandweghe<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">, figures embl\u00e9matiques de l\u2019aviron belge.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apr\u00e8s pr\u00e8s de 14 ann\u00e9es au sommet, les deux athl\u00e8tes raccrochent leurs pelles, laissant derri\u00e8re eux un palmar\u00e8s impressionnant : plus de 20 m\u00e9dailles internationales, deux finales olympiques, et une inspiration durable pour toute une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de rameurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entour\u00e9s de leurs proches, de leurs clubs, des repr\u00e9sentants de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration et des ligues, Tim et Niels ont re\u00e7u les hommages de\u00a0<strong>Jean-Marie Rigo<\/strong>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<strong>Gwenda Stevens<\/strong>\u00a0(FRBA),\u00a0<strong>Mike Galet<\/strong>\u00a0(VRL),\u00a0<strong>Guy Verbraeken<\/strong>\u00a0(KRCG), et un message personnel de\u00a0<strong>R\u00e9my Moulin<\/strong>(LFA). \u00a0Tous ont salu\u00e9 leur engagement, leur humilit\u00e9 et leur impact sur le sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa4 <strong>Retrouvez ci-dessous l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 des discours et les moments forts de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La soir\u00e9e s\u2019est cl\u00f4tur\u00e9e par une r\u00e9ception conviviale, o\u00f9 les Belgian Sharks ont pu partager un dernier moment avec ceux qui ont accompagn\u00e9 leur parcours exceptionnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"2684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-391x260.jpeg 391w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-2048x1356.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jean-Marie Rigo<\/strong> (FRBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mesdames et Messieurs, chers amis de l\u2019aviron,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, c\u2019est avec beaucoup d\u2019\u00e9motion et une profonde admiration que nous rendons hommage \u00e0 Tim et Niels, nos champions belges \u2013 et internationaux \u2013 qui ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de poser leurs rames et de clore un chapitre important de leur vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chers Tim et Niels,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au fil des ann\u00e9es, vous nous avez offert bien plus que des titres et des places sur le podium. Vous avez incarn\u00e9 les valeurs de notre sport : le travail acharn\u00e9, la discipline, l\u2019humilit\u00e9 et la pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance. Vous avez d\u00e9montr\u00e9 que l\u2019excellence ne se proclame pas : elle se construit \u2013 patiemment, silencieusement, et toujours avec passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vous avez :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>inspir\u00e9 toute une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transmis votre d\u00e9termination \u00e0 vos co\u00e9quipiers,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>et offert de si beaux moments de fiert\u00e9 \u00e0 vos clubs, \u00e0 la Ligue, \u00e0 la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration et \u00e0 notre pays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, vous raccrochez les rames, mais la trace que vous laissez derri\u00e8re vous restera longtemps visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merci encore pour tout ce que vous avez apport\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019aviron belge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un mot de remerciement sinc\u00e8re \u00e9galement \u00e0 vos partenaires et \u00e0 vos familles, qui ont d\u00fb supporter vos nombreuses absences \u2013 mais toujours pour une belle raison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nos remerciements les plus sinc\u00e8res vont aussi \u00e0 toutes les personnes qui vous ont accompagn\u00e9s et conseill\u00e9s tout au long de votre carri\u00e8re. Vous les avez \u00e9cout\u00e9es \u2013 et vous leur avez offert en retour le plus beau des cadeaux : votre r\u00e9ussite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enfin, je souhaite m\u2019exprimer au nom de R\u00e9my Moulin, pr\u00e9sident de la LFA. Il n\u2019a malheureusement pas pu \u00eatre parmi nous aujourd\u2019hui, mais il m\u2019a charg\u00e9 de vous transmettre ses f\u00e9licitations les plus sinc\u00e8res et ses remerciements \u2013 pour la magnifique page que vous avez \u00e9crite dans l\u2019histoire de l\u2019aviron belge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good luck.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gwenda Stevens<\/strong> (FRBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cher Tim, cher Niels,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chers invit\u00e9s,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, nous faisons nos adieux \u00e0 deux athl\u00e8tes exceptionnels, deux hommes qui ont repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 l\u2019aviron belge au plus haut niveau pendant de nombreuses ann\u00e9es. En tant que pr\u00e9sidente de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Royale Belge d\u2019Aviron depuis 2013, j\u2019ai eu le privil\u00e8ge de suivre votre carri\u00e8re de pr\u00e8s \u2014 et quelle aventure ce fut !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nous avons partag\u00e9 des moments forts, mais aussi des p\u00e9riodes difficiles. L\u2019ann\u00e9e 2016 en est un exemple que nous pr\u00e9f\u00e9rerions oublier. Les r\u00e8gles illogiques de World Rowing \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque nous ont laiss\u00e9 un go\u00fbt amer. Mais ce qui restera grav\u00e9 dans ma m\u00e9moire, ce n\u2019est pas cette d\u00e9ception, mais bien la force de caract\u00e8re ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nale que vous avez d\u00e9montr\u00e9e par la suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2019, lors des Championnats du monde \u00e0 Linz, vous avez livr\u00e9 une course extraordinaire. Vous vous \u00eates battus pour ce pr\u00e9cieux ticket vers les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo avec une d\u00e9termination et une pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance qui forcent le respect. Cette course \u00e9tait un exemple de caract\u00e8re, de classe sportive, et de ce que signifie ne jamais abandonner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J\u2019ai eu la chance d\u2019assister \u00e0 bon nombre de vos comp\u00e9titions depuis les tribunes. Et chaque fois, c\u2019\u00e9tait un plaisir de vous saluer ensuite \u2014 en tant qu\u2019athl\u00e8tes, mais aussi en tant que personnes chaleureuses. Vous n\u2019avez pas seulement accompli des performances, vous avez aussi conquis des c\u0153urs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vous allez sans aucun doute nous manquer sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale. Mais je vous souhaite le meilleur pour vos projets futurs, auxquels vous travaillez certainement d\u00e9j\u00e0. Et j\u2019esp\u00e8re sinc\u00e8rement que nous vous reverrons souvent, sur ou au bord de l\u2019eau, au sein de vos clubs, comme rameurs, entra\u00eeneurs, ou figures inspirantes pour la prochaine g\u00e9n\u00e9ration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merci Tim et Niels, pour tout ce que vous avez apport\u00e9 \u00e0 notre sport. Votre h\u00e9ritage est immense, et votre place dans notre histoire est assur\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 tr\u00e8s bient\u00f4t !!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9820-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2690\" style=\"width:381px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9820-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9820-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9820-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9820-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9820.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mike Galet<\/strong> (VRL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Chers Tim, Niels, chers invit\u00e9s et supporters,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, nous sommes tous r\u00e9unis ici pour mettre \u00e0 l\u2019honneur deux rameurs exceptionnels, mais surtout pour leur dire merci !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est avec regret que nous avons appris que Tim et Niels mettent un terme \u00e0 leur carri\u00e8re\u2026 du moins au niveau international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim, Niels, nous souhaitons vous remercier pour tout ce que vous avez apport\u00e9 \u00e0 notre sport. Pendant des ann\u00e9es, vous avez \u00e9t\u00e9 les figures de proue de l\u2019aviron belge. Vous avez \u00e9volu\u00e9 au plus haut niveau international, en individuel comme en duo, avec en point d\u2019orgue deux participations aux Jeux Olympiques !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais votre parcours ne se r\u00e9sume pas \u00e0 vos performances sportives. Vous avez aussi brill\u00e9 par votre caract\u00e8re et votre pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance. Apr\u00e8s votre qualification pour les Jeux de 2016, auxquels vous n\u2019avez finalement pas pu participer, vous avez fait preuve d\u2019une volont\u00e9 remarquable en poursuivant votre chemin et en continuant \u00e0 vous battre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On peut dire sans h\u00e9siter qu\u2019une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration enti\u00e8re de jeunes rameurs s\u2019est inspir\u00e9e de vous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui s\u2019ouvre un nouveau chapitre, et nous esp\u00e9rons tous que l\u2019aviron continuera \u00e0 occuper une place dans votre vie. Ce sport a besoin de personnes comme vous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nous nous reverrons tr\u00e8s certainement\u2026 quelque part au bord de l\u2019eau !<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_180634-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_180634-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_180634-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_180634-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rowing.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_180634-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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