The International Universities Rowing Race in the Grand Canal, organized by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in collaboration with Iuav University of Venice and CUS Venezia, has been held since 2004 on board of historical galleons on the occasion of the Historical Regatta.
This year the competition involves the Ca’ Foscari-Iuav team of Venice and the teams University of Wien, CUS Rome – Roman Universities and CUS Pisa. This year the teams involved in the competition shall be composed by male and female athletes.
The race is held on the occasion of the Historical Regatta, on a course of about 750 meters, starting from Rialto bridge and arriving in front of Ca’ Foscari. The first final will award the 3rd and the 4th place, and the last final, which will take place around 6.30 P.M. before the arrival of the Gondolini, will proclaim the 1st and the 2nd place.
The award ceremony will take place at the central headquarters of Ca’ Foscari University, immediately after the race.
Venetian Universities – CUS Venice team:
Caterina Almansi, Pietro Bonaventura, Irene Cola, Sara De Battisti, Agnese Galante, Sergio Mazzucco, Davide Menegazzo, Massimo Nensi, Luca Polito, Matilde Stangherlin
Team Manager: Sergio Barichello
Coach: Alberto Vianello
University of Wien team:
Sebastian Aste, Clara Berger, Ronja Borgmästars, Greta Gunsch, Julian Kiralyhidi, Julia Kocherscheidt, Maximilian Oppletal, Florian Pflug, Lara Rosenstengel, Levi Weber
Team Manager: Philipp Kornfeind
CUS Rome – Roman Universities team:
Leone Maria Barbaro, Anna Bertoldi, Martina Bonalumi, Elio Di Zenobio, Eugenia Masotta, Leonardo Massai, Giordana Meschini, Eugenio Pasquazi, Greta Elisabetta Primo, Giulia Sofia Rossi, Emanuele Sodano
Team Manager: Arianna Leoni Di Pietro
CUS Pisa team:
Mattia Barbaro, Alessandro Bernardini, Martina Bianco, Tommaso Carmignani, Cosimo Del Corso, Martina Egor, Luigi Mostardi, Alice Pettinari, Sara Sorrentino, Giulia Timpano, Lapo Vitarelli
Team manager: Mirko Barbieri
The International Universities Rowing Race is sponsored by the Municipal Council of Venice and Ve.La S.p.A. The galleons, the traditional Venetian boats, have been offered by the City Committee of Venice for the Regatta of the Ancient Italian Maritime Republics.
We kindly thank the support offered by: Libreria Cafoscarina, Azienda Vitivinicola Canella e Da Re SpA a Socio Unico – i Bibanesi