September 22 at the rowing sports Center last anniversary, the fifth "Student regatta-2018". It was attended not only by students-rowers of the Volga Academy, but also teams of other universities of Kazan, as well as just fans of rowing: officials, businessmen, veterans of sports, pupils of the sports school.
Recall that the student regatta, which the Academy traditionally holds at the beginning of the school year, is more a festival than a competition. The main part of the program of the regatta – boat racing class "Dragon", which is attended by fans. And of course, in the framework of the event there are races with the participation of professionals in rowing and Canoeing. 
Before the competition, the mood of the participants creative teams of the Academy, performing incendiary dance numbers. And the rector Yusup Yakubov tried to adjust athletes to uncompromising fight, having wished them good luck and victories.
Not all participants of the regatta on this day ventured to participate in the race. While rowers cut through the oncoming waves and fought for prizes, student activists took part in an exciting quest "Case in the sea", where students shared their knowledge about rowing sports.
But of course the main characters of the regatta were racing participants - only about one and a half hundred people, most of whom are fans of the "Dragons". These are six student teams and four representatives of the open class (corporate and Amateur teams). In the student competition the victory was won by the hosts - the team of Volga region Academy. The second place was taken by students of Kazan state medical University, the third-KNRTU (khti).
In the open class, the victory was celebrated by the pupils of the rowing sports school, silver medalists were veterans of rowing from the canoe club "Zilant", bronze went to the team of the Ministry of ecology, the fourth were the rowers of the team of the company MARKA GROUP,
Bronze prize-winners of a race of "Dragons" in the open class was welcomed by the Minister of environment Aleksander Shadrikov, the newly elected President of the Federation of rowing. 
We can say that The student regatta was the first experience of joint work of the Federation and the Academy for the development and promotion of rowing. Just about this rector of the Volga Academy Yusup Yakubov and said at the reporting and election conference, welcoming Alexander Shadrikov as President of the Federation: "Today, our forces and means - a municipal school for rowing and Canoeing and the coaching staff, which carries a great mission. Also in the Volga region Academy, today 89 students are trained in the direction of rowing sports (including masters of sports of international class, masters of sports, candidates for masters). We have a Department of cyclic sports, and are interested in cooperation with all interested structures to attract strong coaches.
Well, among the participants of the Saturday regatta, for sure, there were a lot of those who after visiting this event interested in the continuation of rowing. Beautiful Sunny day, racing on the water and well-deserved prizes, as a result of the sea of positive emotions. What else do you need for a good mood for the coming week.