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OPEN WATER SWIMMING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

This is a marathon of aquatics; athletes complete a 10-kilometre course with no pool, no walls to touch, no flip turns, just open water ahead and behind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
OBS

Il s'agit d'un marathon aquatique : les athlètes exécutent un parcours de 10 kilomètres sans piscine, sans mur à toucher, sans virages-culbutes, seulement de l'eau libre devant et derrière. Il s'agit du défi ultime du nageur par rapport à la distance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Natación
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
CONT

La natación en aguas abiertas es una disciplina deportiva que consiste en nadar en espacios abiertos, espejos de agua tales como lagos, lagunas, ríos o en el mar, con distancias variables, generalmente algo más extenso que las practicadas en los natatorios.

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