The Dragon Boat speed season begins. From tomorrow to Sunday, a highly prestigious international event for the Dragon Boat Cataniawhich will take part in the fifth edition of Barcelona International Film Festival 2024. An event that promises spectacle and excitement over the distances of 500 and 200 metres. Catania will be on the water in both the Standard Boat and Small Boat races with the following crews: Mixed Standard Senior, Mixed Standard Senior, Mixed Standard Premier, Open Small Senior, Mixed Female Small Senior and Mixed Small Senior. The expected distance for Standard boats is 500 meters.
Great energy and a lot of determination for the dragons, children of the Volcano, who are ready to do battle with all the crews present.
“We worked a lot on new strategies and new crew settings – says the red and blue coach Tiziana Marletta -. A lot of commitment and targeted training will allow us to face such a high level international competition. In fact, each race includes around 20/25 crews from various clubs around the world. It will be a great challenge in view of the World Championships in Ravenna. Always go Catania.”
The Dragon Boat Catania training program has been studied and developed by the technician, Tiziana Marlettawho will lead the team in Barcelona, with the captain and helmsman Fabrizio Messinain this new prestigious international experience.
This is the expedition that will represent Catania, with great value, at the Barcelona International Festival. Helmsman and Captain: Fabrizio Messina. Coach and Athlete: Tiziana Marletta.
Men: Antonio Ciccia, Gabriele Radicella, Corrado Raresi, Domenico Di Mare, Stefano Cataldo, Leo Caflisch, Raimondo Montella, Marcello Mazzola, Luigi Burgio and Daniele Romano.
Women: Valentina La Rosa, Tiziana Marletta, Tania Di Grazia, Elisabetta Gullo, Pamela Costanzo, Emanuela Alì, Rosalba Romeo, Tiziana Rastelli, Anna Campagna, Marzia Siclari, Beatrice Gliozzo, Sandra Fazio, Sandra Fiorica, Angela Sava, Flavia D’Aquila, Stefania Augello, Stefania Foti, Petra Lescheova and Susanna Calistroni.
