The Laias rowing center started the sports season on October 14 accommodating in its facilities 45 rowers of the English school SHREWSBURY. For this new campaign the goals of the British team was the composition of the new crews and the improvement of the athletes physical performance and their technical aspects, according to the coaches the results have been achieved during this Stay in Cerlac, and they took the opportunity to mark a new concentration for 2018.
First time in Cerlac for the Auriol Kesington Rowing Club, a team composed by senior rowers only , all of them looking forward to the Henley Regatta. The 35 rowers of this team carried out intense training, insisting very much on the times control in the 2 thousand meters tracks, because is in this category that will race the more competitive teams.
For the first time in the Cerlac history we received a team of 35 veterans rowers: the Putney Town Rowing Club. They had four training sessions a day, with the sights set at the Masters World Regatta, which will take place in Bled (Slovenia), and the goal is to get an international medal. For the Cerlac technical team it has been very gratifying seeing athletes training with an average of 60 years and with a total dedicaton during their daily training sessions.
The arrival of English clubs, colleges and universities continues to Laias and Arnoia Training Center. For example it’s the second time that Imperial College was hosting in Laias with a team of 68 people from April 18 to 26. During the training, the different teams showed that they were in a good shape, for this reason trainers said that they hope to obtain good results in the upcoming championships, as the historical regatta of Henley.
The Cheltenham College team from england, composed by 34 rowers and technical team members took advantage of the excellent Arnoia Training Center conditions to be prepared for the upcoming England’s school championships. The excellent Miño River track conditions which is located in the Frieira reservoir allowed the team to maximize performance in search of the best results for this season.
Between the 7th to the 16th of April and for the third time since the Cerlac training facilities were inaugurated, we hosted the Borlase school from england with a group of 27 people, composed by rowers and technical members, the goal was preparing the upcoming competition season in England, like the national school championships and the famous Henley race. This third stay shows the quality of the services offered by the Cerlac centre, it’s the reason why many coaches have positioned “among the best in the world.”