was introduced in Argentina by British immigrants in the 1870s. A group of enthusiasts joined the port of Buenos Aires with Tigre in about 3 hours. The first rowing clubs were Buenos Aires Rowing Club and the Club de Regatas La Marina, both located in the capital city while the first official regatta was held on December 8, 1873, with representatives from different countries taking part of it. President Domingo Sarmiento was one of the notable personalities that attended the event. Despite being a difficult-to-access place, Tigre had optimal conditions to the practise of rowing. Because of that, the BARC members set a precarious box there to storage their boats to be used on weekends. The practise of rowing spread with the establishment of a third club, Rosario Rowing Club in Santa Fe Province, 1887. The yellow fever epidemic on Buenos Aires and the development of the railway network in the country were two factors that substantially influenced rowing clubs originally established in Buenos Aires to set their locations in Tigre, where they soon moved. Fifteen years after being formed, the British-origin members of BARC separated from the institution to form their own institution, Tigre Boat Club in 1888. In December 1901, the Argentine Rowing Association was founded, with the six clubs existing by then: Buenos Aires Rowing Club, Club de Regatas La Marina, Tigre Boat Club, Club de Remo Teutonia, Campana Boat Club and Club de Regatas Bella Vista.
Consolidation
The institution was founded on April 14, 1905 in Buenos Aires. Founding members met at the Ernesto Tornquist office to establish a club that encouraged the practise of rowing. The members that attend the assembly were Henry M. Edye, Samuel Kay, Henry B. Elliot, Jorge F. Elliot, Ramón L. de Oliveira César, Martin E. Miguens, Ernesto C. Simons and Enrique Jorge. Four of them were members of Buenos Aires Rowing Club and the rest came from Tigre Boat Club. On September, the members committee approved the purchase of a 2,311 m2 land on the Luján River margins. The transaction had a cost of M$N 5,000, therefore the first building would be constructed there. The money came from a loan and a mortgage. It was opened on May 6, 1906. The RCA had 201 members by then, that used the 11 boats and one racing shell. The club debuted in the first official competition on November 11, 1908. Rowing Club Argentino achieved its first international trophies with two borrowed boats: the "Club de Regatas La Marina" and "Copa Mihanovich" competitions. In 1910, Jorge Casares became president of the club, starting a period of 40 years managing the RCA. The second RCA building was opened in 1922, in the same place where the first seat had been constructed. The building was designed by architects Ezequiel Real de Azúa and Miguel Madero at a cost of M$S 300,000. The RAC was also the first rowing club to organise a long-distance regatta in Argentina, on June 1, 1930. The race runs on Luján River, Canal Arias and the mouth of Carapachay River on the Paraná de las Palmas, covering a distance of 25 km.
Notable sportsmen
Some of the most remarkable athletes that have represented the RCA since its inception were:
