At the end in Sestroretsk (Leningrad region) III summer stage of the student rowing League, which was attended by teams of 28 universities in Russia, the team of rowers of the Volga Academy took first place at a distance of 6000 meters.
In the team Academy the winners of the race were: freshmen Daniel goldsmith, Aleksander Maslov and Amir Shigapov, sophomore Kirill Novoselov, Artem Shperov and Fariz Mukhametzyanov (tie), third, Vladislav Karfik and Daniil Savchenko (stroke) and a 4-year student Aleksander Shtipenko. Formed our "eight" coaches-teachers Vladimir Gogolin and Mikhail Gorbunov.
Academicians did not participate in the first stage of the League. At the 2nd stage in Moscow, which took place in may, the classic Olympic distance of 2000 meters finished first. Recall that last season our students made their debut in the student rowing League in the final stage of the summer season just at a distance of 2000 meters and became the second. A good result for the debut. In the current season on account of the team of Volga region Academy already two victorious finish.
Ahead of the final, 4th stage of Champions League which will be held from 4 to 6 October in Moscow. Chances to be in the top three winners, even if the "academicians" will be able to issue in the capital of the third victory in the season, a small because of the missed first stage. The winner is determined by the amount of points. At stake, among other things, permit the student to the world Cup.
In addition to the marathon distance, the program of the third stage of the League included races on the sprint" non-standard " 200-meter. As you know, in rowing the shortest distance of 500 meters. But the organizers, patronized by the Minister of justice of the Russian Federation Aleksander Konovalov student rowing League in the framework of this tournament are going on bold experiments to add entertainment and dynamics to the competition. 200 meters in rowing, as in athletics 100-meter. Participants have to adapt not only to informal distances, but also to the peculiarities of the regulations. For example, according to Vladimir Gogolin, in a 6-kilometer race with a separate start, the teams entered the race with a 30-second interval. Given the fact that the level of teams is very different, this gap was too short. "Academicians" at the starting segment even had to overtake several boats, significantly inferior in speed. Another feature of the marathon is that neither athletes nor coaches during the race have no idea about the situation at the distance. Coaches languish in ignorance until the last participant finishes; and athletes during the race try to follow their own schedule without prompting coaches, focusing only on their own feelings. In particular, each team chooses the best time for the finishing spurt. "Academicians", as Gogolin said," pressed " on the last kilometer.
Competitions on the 200-meter were held on the Olympic principle: the teams started 6-8 times a day in the knockout races, first in the group stage, and then in the "playoffs". "Academicians" reached the quarterfinals, in which they lost a few fractions of a second to the winners - the team of MSTU named after Nosov. We could count on more if we played on our boat. But its transportation to the Leningrad region is too expensive. The boat, provided by the owners, differed in its technical characteristics from the one on which the guys train in Kazan, this, according to Gogolin, and took the team precious fractions of a second. The marathon distance demonstrated that the "eight" created in the Volga region Academy is very promising as a team that has all the makings of a leader.