Real Canoe Natación Club is a

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based in

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. The club was founded in 1930.

History

The club was founded in 1930 via a merger of "Club Natación Atlético" & "Canoë Club." Mr Julián López became the club's first chairman. Currently, the club hosts multiple sports facilities and teams. Though it began as a swim club, over the years the club has added a number of additional sports such diving, water polo, basketball, rugby and synchronized swimming. Other activities, including mountaineering, canoeing, rowing and skiing have also, at one point or another, formed part of the club's history.

Facilities

After using borrowed facilities to hold competitions, on May 17, 1961 Baldomero Sol took office as president with the intention of obtaining proprietary facilities by acquiring a plot in the Estrella neighborhood and beginning construction a year later. In 1969, the sports center was inaugurated. It includes several swimming pools, basketball and squash courts, gyms for both club members and federated athletes, changing rooms and a cafeteria.

Sports sections

Water polo

The

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department was established roughly at the same time with the club's foundation. Real Canoe water polo is a leading professional sports team, competing in multiple FINA World Championshipshttps://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/2015_wp_men_55_results_overview.pdf and placing numerous players on Olympic teams including

Mario José García Mario José García Rodriguez (born 15 July 1983) is a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics ...

and Balázs Szirányi Somogyi. Members of Real Canoe Water Polo played for

, winning fourth place in the 1984 Olympic Games, a silver medal in the 1992 Olympic Games, and a gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games. Real Canoe started Spain's elite youth Water Polo Training program in 1982.

Men's

Played in División de Honor de Waterpolo * División de Honor: 2 **1999 & 2000

Basketball

The

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department was established in 1940.

Men's

From 1957 to 1965, Real Canoe played in 1ª División, the Spanish top basketball league.

Women's

Plays in LF2
:::Titles * 3 Leagues: 1984, 1985, 1986 * 1

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: 1996

Rugby

Men's

Played in

División de Honor de Rugby The División de Honor de Rugby is Spain's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The División de Honor de Rugby Championship is organised by the Federación Española de Rugby (Spanish Rugby Federation) and currently consists of 12 ...

:::Titles * 5 leagues: 1971, 1972, 1973, 2000 i 2009 * 10 Copa del Rey: 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 & 2009 * 1 Spanish Supercup: 2009

Swimming

The swimming department was established at the same time with the club's foundation.

Diving

The

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department was established roughly at the same time with the club's foundation.

Synchronised swimming

The synchronised swimming department was established roughly at the same time with the club's foundation.

References

External links

Official website
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