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Banyoline rowers in the Banyoles lake

Date
1950 - 1955
Archive
Plan de l’Estany County Archive
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
CAT-ACPE-47-N-3302
Link to the online document
Description

This photograph from 1955 shows a group of rowers in the Banyoles lake, a natural and sporting symbol of the Pla de l’Estany. The image summarizes the indestructible relationship between territory and sport, a deep-rooted practice that would culminate in the designation of Banyoles as the Olympic venue for rowing during the 1992 Barcelona Games. The document reflects the importance of sport as a tool for social cohesion, health promotion and international projection. It is also a sample of the role of natural spaces in the construction of a European identity based on sustainability, the culture of effort and coexistence.