Russian Minister of sports Pavel Kolobkov visited one of the objects of the Volga Academy of sports – the Palace of water sports.
The functionary arrived at the facility, which hosted competitions at the Universiade-2013 and the world Championships in water sports-2015, before the opening ceremony of the Russian short-water swimming championship. 
Tatarstan Minister of sports Vladimir Leonov, rector of the Volga sports Academy Yusup Yakubov and Director of the complex Albert Bagautdinov took part in the bypass of the ice WITH him. Rector of the University spoke about the improvement of the system of visiting the Palace.
"Our system is more advanced than in fitness clubs," Yakubov assured. The Director of the Palace added that it"increases the capacity".
After the rector of the University presented a special electronic card-subscription for the Minister: "there Is a minimum of six months", - said the head of the Academy.
Palace of water sports-home arena for student teams of the Volga Academy of swimming and water Polo. Here also be engaged on a paid basis 2700 and 550 children in the school. The facility regularly receives teams from other regions, conducting training camps in Kazan.
– We have here is a hostel for 106 rooms, and Gleb Galperin with Mariya Kiseleva pupils of their nominal schools are brought here every year. We provide a full cycle of services: medical support, accommodation, food and swimming pools, – told about the multifunctionality of the construction of Bagautdinov. 
After visiting the gym, the Minister of sports was held in the room where the mobile "representation" of the educational and scientific center of the Academy. Director of the center for Radik Yakupov summarized the direction of the unit, whose investigation allows us to determine the ceiling of an athlete in a particular sport. The Minister was particularly interested in the fact that the center is actively working with sports schools based on the facilities of the Academy and other sports structures of the Republic.
– And your developments exist in the form of some techniques?  he asked. While the development of scientists of the University are implemented only within the Republic.
The delegation then proceeded to the pool. Its depth varies depending on the direction of training. To teach children to swim, the bottom rises to the surface of the water at a distance of 80 centimeters.
After the Minister of sports presented the students of the Academy, which in the coming days will start the championship of Russia. At the end of the tour Kolobkov highly appreciated the conditions created by the University students for sports growth. 
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