Photos courtesy of Elias Lefas at the Navarino Challenge at Navarino Bay in Greece’s Ionian Sea.

Navarino Challenge went off flawlessly for its 5th consecutive year, a multi-sport event between October 13th-15th in the Navarino Bay at the port of Pylos.

Athletes from 17 countries (Australia, Austria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and USA) competed in the 1.6 km sea swim that was televised by National Geographic of FOX Networks Group Greece.

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