Swimming In The Alps
Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Austria.
Wörthersee Swim Austria is a multi-race open water swimming competition in Lake Wörthersee, Austria. With 10 races held on September 7th – 8th 2019, it is called the biggest swimming adventure in the Alps.
Race distances include the following:
* 17 km from Velden to Klagenfurt
* 17 km 3-person relay from Velden to Klagenfurt, with exchanges at 7 km in Dellach and at 14 km in Krumpendorf
* 11 km Sport / Elite without wetsuits and without buoys in observance of FINA rules
* 9 km from Pörtschach to Klagenfurt
* 3 km from Krumpendorf to Klagenfurt
* 3 km 3-person relay from Krumpendorf to Klagenfurt with exchanges at 1 km in Kropfitsch Bad and 1 km at the Albatros rowing club
* 1500m Junior Open Water at Strandbad Klagenfurt
* 1000m Junior Open Water at Strandbad Klagenfurt
* 700m Junior Open Water at Strandbad Klagenfurt
* 500m Junior Open Water at Strandbad Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt is the capital city of the southern Austrian province of Carinthia on the eastern shore of Lake Wörthersee.
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