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 In 1932............. 

III descent.

Was a matter of a concentration of canoeists to participate in the excursion. The traveled through was of Arriondas to the metallic Bridge of Ribadesella (by that then the bridge of Ribadesella was metallic), the date of the event to the end of July. It is discussed if was a matter of a competition or was an excursion, Dionisio was not follower that there was competence but there were two edicts: those of Gijón and those of Ribadesella that wanted to compete.

At the end is established that who first crossing be the winner. The canoe of Cesar Sánchez Llano and Antón Durán (Ribadesella) was Canadian whose price had been 800 pesetas (around 4 euro) front at 1200 pesetas (6,1 euro) of the canoe of those of Gijón. That day they delayed in doing the traveled through 1 h 53 min., being the winners the couple of Ribadesella (Cesar Sánchez Llano and Antón Durán).