Nice 10km swim in Europe 2017
andiss
Senior Member
Just to pick pick your brains - any recommendations on any nice organised 10km swim in Europe in July or August>
Preferably low key and not too competitive and not super cold. (I know of all the Irish ones, but thinking more like weekend trip with wife)
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I have directly copied a list I made back in September. The dates are those of the 2016 editions, so for 2017 the exact day might be different. All of them in Spain, except the 1st one.
I've included the last week of June and the first of September. I've included a few <10K, but I think they're worth it.
For "Batalla de Rande" wetsuit is compulsory; I'd say for "Desafío Pastor Islas Cíes" as well.
"Baixada del Renaixement", "Descenso ría de Navia" and "UltraEbre Swim Marathon" are downstream a river.
Feel free to ask for additional information (most of the websites are only in Spanish).
25/jun 14 km Oceanman Lago d'Orta Milano (Italy) http://oceanman-openwater.com/travesias-oceanman/
26/jun 7,5 km Premi Gran Fons Costa Daurada Vilanova i la Geltrú www.clubnataciovilanova.wordpress.com
06/jul 27 km Batalla de Rande Ría de Vigo http://www.batalladerande.com/
10/jul 11,5 km Travesía de la Sardina (Bilbao-Santurtzi) Bilbao https://sites.google.com/site/clubnatacionsanturtzi/home/ii-travesia-2015/i-travesia-la-sardina
10/jul 10 km Rotary Mariners Sureste Tabarca http://travesiarotarymariners.com/
23/jul 12,5 km Baixada del Renaixement (Xerta - Tortosa) Xerta www.clubnataciotortosa.com
23/jul 8 km Swim Ultimate Portbou http://www.swimnolimits.com/
30/jul 15 km Desafío costa de Santander Santander http://www.cncostaquebrada.es/competiciones/nuestras-travesias/desafio-a-nado-costa-santander/
07/ago 5 km Descenso ría de Navia Navia http://rianavia.com
20/ago 7,5 km Tramontana Swim Sóller http://tramontanaswim.com/
27/ago 10 km Desafío Pastor Islas Cíes Vigo http://www.desafioislascies.com/travesia-desafioislascies-10k/
27/ago 15 y 31 km UltraEbre Swim Marathon (Xerta - Amposta) Río Ebro http://ultraebre.com/index.php/es/
10/sep 8 km Desafío Playas de Llanes Llanes http://aguasabiertasasturias.blogspot.com.es/
11/sep 10 km Oceanman Tabarca Tabarca http://oceanman-openwater.com/travesias-oceanman/
11/sep 11 km Posidonia Race - Ibiza Blue Challenge Ibiza http://ibizabluechallenge.com/posidonia-race/
dieciseisgrados.com/
Great bucket list! I need to retire to make time for these wonderful places and races.
I spent a holiday in Llanes (10/sep) many years ago, real OW swimming, Bay of Biscay water cold to get into but very refreshing once you're in. Santander 30/July also looks great. Dang...
Thats some list!
I did a bit of googling but found it hard to find anything....
http://www.loughgillswim.com/ in Sligo in Ireland
I see you are aware of Irish events, but others might not be.
10kms in Ireland
Galway Bay
http://www.galwaybayswim.com/
Lough Dan
http://leinsteropensea.ie/lough-dan/
8km
Loch Allua
https://register.primoevents.com/ps/event/LochAlluaSwim2017
17 or 25km
Lough Erne
http://www.ildsa.info/
Loads of swims in UK.
Dock2Dock London Swim - anyone swum this? - hows the water quality and race vibe?
@andiss Do you know if there are any 10ks in July/August at all (I've found some good ones in September but im away then in 2017)? Cheers
There is a load of other swims but i have picked the ones that fit my criterias
UK:
Dock-2-Dock Swim 10k London - 29th July 2017
Jubilee River Swim 11 June 2017
Cotswolds 10km 20 of August
IRELAND:
Galway bay 22nd of July
Lough Gill 12th of August
Lough Dan is end of August
The Loch Allua is end of July
Thanks @andiss - im located North UK so will struggle to get to Ireland. The Cotswolds and Dock 2 Dock are definite possibilities!
I'm gonna research the Dock 2 Dock swim a bit more - looks like an all level event.
Fastest swimmer was 2h 10min and the slowest was almost 5hours.
Wetsuit is optional
You will have to use a swim float
http://www.londonroyaldocksows.co.uk/dock-2-dock/
It kind of looks like its a club is the organiser instead of a business..
Sorry the organiser is lovesportsevents - not a club
Hi everyone, any nice nice swim earlier in the year , around april ?
there is a LEN 26th March 2017 10 km in Eilat but the level is pretty high.
@andiss Thanks ... not sure i can qualify for that
I do have a few in my list as well (again, the dates are those of 2016):
10/apr 9K Santa Faz Alicante http://www.rc7alicante.com/SANTA-FAZ-1/
08/may 7,5K TunaRaceBalfegó L'Ametlla (L'Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona) http://tunaracebalfego.com/ (the swim is nice, the organization terrible)
19/may 10K Los 10.000 del soplao (San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria) http://www.diezmildelsoplao.com
27/may 30K Ultraswim Ibiza (Ibiza - Formentera) http://www.clubnauticosantaeulalia.com/es/deportes/natacion/ultraswim
22/may 9,5K Volta a Sa Dragonera Sa Dragonera (Mallorca) http://www.nedaelmon.com/es/Events/Calendari
22/may 9,5K Oceanman Palamós (Palamós, Girona) http://oceanman-openwater.com/travesias-oceanman/ (the organization isn't very nice, neither)
dieciseisgrados.com/
Thanks @bruno !
I use this website a lot: http://openwaterswimming.eu/taxonomy/term/54
click on the country you're interested in and a list of updating swims appear.
Enjoy