Casereño Rowing Club
Schedule: Lunes a viernes es de 8 a 12 y de 16 a 20 hs.
Ticket cost: Entrada libre
The club has tennis, padel, and basketball courts. It also offers a rowing school and a rugby school. It was founded in 1918.
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History of Club Regatas Casereño
Foundation
The club was founded on August 19, 1918. That day, the cornerstone was placed, and the godmother was Carolina Silva de Preisler.
The first board of directors was: President: Cesáreo Blasco
Vice President: Píndaro Brozzi
Secretary: Juan Roteta
Treasurer: Esteban Balbi
Members: Carlos Chamussy, Roberts Pascual Calvo, and Alberto Langlade
Captain: Sandalio Silva
The wives of the board members organized social events. Over time, the club grew, combining sports with gatherings. In the beginning, rowing was the only sport, using simple, training, and racing boats.
The club was born thanks to the hard work of its first leaders. After four years, it had its own building in front of the river, on Avenida Costanera, south of the local Coast Guard office.
1920s
In 1920, the club did not yet have its own building, but it already had four boats registered with the Coast Guard. Only rowing was practiced, by both men and women.
Official clothing was:
Men: white long-sleeve shirt, white pants, and black tie.
Women: white long-sleeve blouse, long white skirt with weights, hat with veil, and wide black tie.
This clothing was either for elegance or to keep the skirts from lifting in the wind.
1930s
In this decade, the club added new sports like tennis, cycling, basketball, and football.
In 1935, the club bought a special rowing boat from another club in Tigre (Buenos Aires). A coach from Salto, Uruguay—Omar Rompani—came to teach rowing. He only asked for travel and stay costs, as he was an amateur.
From 1936, members who wanted to quit had to send a letter. If they owed money or gave a weak reason, the club did not accept the resignation.
Many young people and women joined to play sports.
Rowing competitions included:
800 and 600 meters for men (four-person boats).
300 meters for women.
1000 meters in a single boat for men.
In 1939, member Félix Maidana won a 150-meter war rifle shooting competition.
The club also promoted athletics. A big event took place on August 20, 1939, in Parque Centenario. Competitions included:
100 and 5,000-meter races.
Shot put.
Long and high jump.
4x100 relay.
Bicycle races of 30 and 50 laps.
Clubs from Monte Caseros, Curuzú Cuatiá, Artigas (Uruguay), and others took part.
During this time, the club also got more organized. Under president Dr. Juan Pablo Russo, 250 ID cards were purchased from a company in Buenos Aires.