Courtesy of Loïc Branda, Swim the Riviera, France.
Traversée de Nice à la Nage (Prom’Swim) is an open water swim in the Baies de Anges of Nice, France and is part of the 2019 EDF Aqua Challenge series. The series is officially organized by the Fédération Française Natation.
The Prom’Swim – part of the Swim the Riviera – is held in September.
It offers one of the largest 10 km marathon swimming competitions in the world with more than 300 swimmers expected to compete.
The races are growing; the minimum number of participants are noted below:
L’EDF Aqua Challenge 2019
June 8th – 9th: La Drakkar à Rouen in La Seine, Rouen, 1.5 km, 3 km with 500 swimmers in Base de Loisirs de Bédanne
June 15th: BoccaCabana Cup – EDF Aqua Challenge Cannes in Cannes, 2.5 km, 5 km, and 3x500m relay with 500 swimmers
June 21st – 23rd: Le Défi Monte-Cristo in Marseille, 1 km, 2.5 km, 3.5 km, and 5 km with 5,500 swimmers
June 23rd: La Traversée de Bordeaux à la Nage in Garonne, Bordeaux, 1.7 km with 600 swimmers
June 30th: EDF Aqua Challenge Toulouse in Garonne, Bordeaux]], 500m, 1.5 km, 3 km, and 5 km with 400 swimmers
July 27th – 28th: Les Défis Quiberonnais in Quiberon, 500m, 1.5 km, 3 km, 7.5 km with 1,000 swimmers
August 15th: La Traversée du Lac (Traversée du Lac d’Annecy) in Annecy, 500m, 1 km, 2.4 km, and 5 km with 1,900 swimmers
1 September 1st: Le Trophée Martigues Etang de Berre in Martigues, 500m and 5 km with 400 swimmers
September 14th – 15th: EDF Aqua Challenge Paris in Paris, 1.25 km, 2.5 km and 5 km with 1,800 swimmers
September: 20th – 22nd: La PromSwim in Nice, 500m, 1 km, 2 km, 5 km and 10 km with 2,000 swimmers
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