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Canottieri Armida was founded. The original members were a group of young people only inspired by the desire to have fun paddling on the river. This group of young people joined a company called Flik and Flok in 1863. Originally called Mek-Mek, the Canottieri Armida was formed
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The sports club took the name Armida on 25 February 1874 and a few months later - on 17 May 1874 - its first real social statute was approved. As a result of the strict rules imposed by it such as the prohibition of intemperance, the obligation of proper behaviour and correct ways of speaking, the
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The Armida Rowing Club debuted in an official match in 1877. The achieved results were so disappointing that it was only in 1881 that the club returned to the competitions. The first major victory occurred in the fall of 1884: Gillardi won the first prize in the men's single scull race, Nicola in
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The main building, which was once the home of the "Pavilion of French
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duty of good conduct, the ban of gambling in addition to the self-discipline required for rowing and swimming competitively, the Armida Rowing Club was able to reach the top of the
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In 1889 the Armida Rowing Club introduced one of the best rowing boats designed for four persons at the time, the Savoia. Its crew consisted of the stroke
Alessandro Rigat, Vittorio Nicola,
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In 1888 the Armida Rowing Club contributed with other rowing clubs to the establishment of the
Italian Rowing Club, nowadays known as the Italian Rowing Federation.
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In 2006 the Armida Rowing Club resumed the ancient tradition of
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In 1967 the Armida Rowing Club was awarded with the Golden Star for sporting merits by the
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