The summer Universiade, which took place almost six years ago, left the residents of Kazan a rich legacy, including sports facilities of international level. One of these "highlights" of the capital was the center of rowing, built in the city on the lake Middle Boar. "Komsomolskaya Pravda" learned that interesting things at the facility can be found for every citizen.


WHAT OPPORTUNITY
Along the coastal zone of 17 hectares there is a complex of specialized buildings of the center of rowing. This hotel Regatta, a rowing pool, and a recreation centre with sports and gym and 25-metre pool. Trainings are held all year round. Here study and compete students of the Volga region Academy of sports, at whose disposal is the center. Professional athletes of national teams appreciated all the advantages of the facility, which has the status of a Federal sports and training center, and regularly come here for training camps and competitions. But this does not prevent Kazan residents and guests of the capital to use the facilities.


AVAILABLE TO ALL
Family trips to the center of rowing is no exception. Children are available Wellness classes in swimming and mini-football, is a set of groups in kickboxing and Taekwondo. Every year in September, the children's and youth sports school for rowing sports, located on the basis of the Center, recruits beginners for rowing or Canoeing. This sport is considered an age, so the school can come and teenagers. Here the main criterion is endurance. But with regular classes on the water, parents have a chance in six months not to know their child, brought up on gadgets.
At the disposal of adults not only the pool. By the way, the water in it is suitable even for sensitive skin - it is disinfected with the help of silver and copper ions, it has no smell, does not cause irritation and burning of the eyes. For those who regularly maintain physical shape, excellent conditions in the " gym " and the gym, where sports fans are engaged in mini-football, volleyball and basketball. By the way, the gym of the rowing Center is the home arena of the student team of the Volga region handball Academy, which last season became the silver medalist Of the student handball League of the Republic.
The area Where the center of rowing is located is located on the same line with the historical center of Kazan and is now being actively built up. Among the "neighbors" of the sports center under construction, the zoo, exhibition center "Kazanskaya Yarmarka" the kart-centre "Forsazh". It is easily accessible from Orenburg tract, prospect of the Universiade and the streets Nazarbayev.


OUTSIDE WILL NOT SEE…
Harsh winter rowing Center seems deserted, although it is not so. You just have to go inside. With the arrival of heat and the object externally transformed, turning into one of the most beautiful and green places of the capital. The walking area of the Center is smaller than the Kremlin embankment. In the warmer months, it is a Paradise for cyclists and runners. The site has long been chosen by the newlyweds for wedding photo shoots and on-site registrations.
Two-star "Regatta" without claims to hotel chic, is not only clean and comfortable rooms, but also high-quality food, which provides living University plant. No wonder the booking system Booking.com
recommends "Regatta" as one of the most affordable, but reliable accommodation in Kazan. There are several categories of rooms, including those for people with disabilities. The hotel on the rowing channel is suitable for those who use the budget option of staying in the city with an excursion, holds a children's specialized camp or an on-site training seminar for their own campaign. In this case, the event organizers have up to 200 people not only a conference room, but also outdoor areas with scenic views of the water.


ROWING FOR HEALTH
Do not forget about the uniqueness of the center of rowing. This sports object is difficult to find an analogue not only in Kazan, but also in Russia as a whole. From may to October, rowing competitions are held on open water. Citizens can not only visit them as fans, but also participate in Amateur starts, renting "unsinkable" single kayak boats or arranging a corporate race in the boat-"dragon". This canoe according to Chinese traditions has the head and tail of a mythical creature and is designed for 10 rowers and a drummer who sets the rhythm.
Rowing sports are actively developing in the world. Suffice it to say that in Asia today there are about 150 million people performing at various rowing tournaments. Rowing for two centuries-a favorite sport of Oxford students. These are useful for health and accessible at almost any age sport, they are engaged throughout the rest of life. By the way, students of the Volga region Academy last season won the Student rowing League of Russia. For seven years, the University holds A student regatta in Kazan. The local school rowing their glorious traditions, I want to believe that the city is already on the way of their revival. The conditions are created, it's up to you, Kazan.