Peter RUND

Peter Rund played water polo and was named to the East German national team, which finished second at the 1966 European Championships and sixth at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He played 113 international matches. The team was coached by Rolf Bastel. Nationally Rund played with SC Dynamo Berlin. He also competed in swimming at the national level, winning the 1970 East German championships in the 4×100 freestyle relay with Berlin. In the GDR Rund was honored as a Master of Sports. After his athletic career he became a swimming coach and instructor. He married swimmer Evelyn Stolze and began coaching, including his daughter Cathleen.

In 1968 the DTSB (East German Gymnastics and Sports Association) ended national support for water polo, field hockey, basketball, and some other sports. International competitions in the capitalist world were forbidden, training sessions were cancelled, and water polo was no longer allowed in Magdeburg.