The Ca' Foscari-IUAV team wins the International Universities Rowing Race

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The Cus Venezia team made up of Ca’ Foscari and IUAV athletes has won the 18th edition of the International Universities Rowing Race. The University of Warwick placed second, while the third and fourth place went to the University of Vienna and Harvard University respectively. Ca’ Foscari Rector Tiziana Lippiello commented: "I am proud of the sportsmanship of all the athletes, who competed fairly and showed a great deal of team spirit. My congratulations to all of them!”   The Italian Minister of University and Research, Maria Cristina Messa, and the Rector of IUAV, Benno Albrecht have also attended the Rowing Race, which took place on the Grand Canal as part of the Historical Regatta in Venice.  

The International Universities Rowing Race has been organised with the support of Comune di Venezia and Ve.La S.p.A. The galleons are traditional vessels provided by Comitato Cittadino di Venezia per la Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare ItalianeLibreria CafoscarinaVetreria NT Murano Glass di Nicolò Trabuio, Azienda vitivinicola Capo di Vigna, and Atlantis Headwear have also contributed to the event.

 

THE TEAMS

Venetian Universities – CUS Venice Team
Dalila Anghetti, Gabriele Bastasi, Irene Cola, Lisa Cola, Pietro Colombo, Chiara D’Este, Stefano Falcone, Letizia Nuscis, Anita Serena
Allenatori: Sergio Barichello, Alberto Vianello

Harvard University:

Marta Baldrighi, Carolien Calkhoven, Ryan Chung, Jilles Fermont, Borja Gomez, Heqing Huang, John Lian, Joost Lodder, Marlene Speth, Sue Sun Kim, Xiao Xu Zheng

University of Vienna:
Lisa Boyer, Amin Chetouani, Lia Feistl, Steffi Kierein, Christoph Krofitsch, Martina Lang, Leonie Lienz, Franziska Öhlinger, Maya Aditi Pichlhöfer, Sander van Sintemaartensdijk

University of Warwick:
Omar Al-Maqdadi, Feher Balint, Edwin Chan, Maisy Higgins, Elizabeth James, Isabel Jones, Charles Jordan, Elizabeth Knight, Eoin Martin, Grace Robertson, Kate Sauva, William Tremelling

Judge: Cecilia Bellati, Italian rowing champion

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