We travel to North Evia for swimming,
kayakingm& local products festival
Athens, May 18, 2022 – The Authentic
Marathon Swim returns for the 3rd consecutive year, on July 1-3, 2022, at
Artemision. Amateur and professional swimmers from all over the world will have
the opportunity to swim in unique open water swimming routes at Pefki, Evia of
the Municipality of Istiea - Edipsos.
Best swimming event in Greece
The Authentic Marathon Swim was
distinguished with 3 awards and reached the top of the Tourism Awards 2022, the
most important institution that highlights the innovative and best practices of
Greek tourism. More specifically the event received 2 Silver Awards in the
“Event Organization / Press Trips / Special Events / Major Tourism Event”
category for the perfect production of last year’s event and the “Storytelling
Excellence” category for the successful dissemination of the event’s history
throughout the world. In addition, the event received 1 Bronze Award in the
“Integrated Marketing Campaign” category for the enormous publicity that was
accomplished and the integrated sports tourism promotion of the Municipality of
Istiea-Edipsos.
The swimming action
On Saturday, July 2, 2022, the
authentic 14.5km route “Skylias & Hydna” will be held allowing swimmers
from around the world to swim over the shipwrecks of the naval battle of
Artemision that took place in 480 B.C., for the first time. Athletes will
follow the example of Skyllias and his daughter Hydna, the very first “marathon
swimmers”, according to the Father of History Herodotus (8.8) and other
historians, who helped the Greek forces in the historic naval battle of
Artemision against the Persian fleet. The swimmers will cover 80 stadia or
14.5km. On the same day, the 5km and 3km routes will also be carried out. On
Sunday, July 3, 2022, the 10km marathon, the 1.5km race, as well as the
children’s 500m race will take place. The routes of 5km, 3km, 1.5km and 500m.
have Pefki beach as their starting and finishing point.
Swim along top open water swimming
names
The open water masters’ world
champion, Vicky Kouveli, the three-time Greek champion and two-time English
Channel marathon swimmer, Sofia Psilolignou and the English Channel marathon
swimmer, Giannis Kotsiopoulos are just some of the first names that
participants will have the opportunity to meet in this year’s event.
Enjoy the Authentic Marathon Swim’s
2021 highlights video here: https://youtu.be/8Rl_q0KQzyo
Register now
Participants can now register and
take part in the impressive open water swimming routes of 14.5km, 10km, 5km,
3km, 1.5km. All citizens of Istiea-Edipsos and people with disabilities can
take part in the 5km, 3km and 1.5km routes, completely free of charge.
Registration for the 500m children’s race is free. Register now here: https://bit.ly/3jRw20t
Sea kayaking for the first time in
Greece in a sports event
The certified and experienced South
Evian Gulf team that was born in the Southern Gulf of Evia from its deep love
for the sea and nautical travel, will not only accompany swimmers in the 14.5km
and 10km races but will also offer lessons on the basic techniques of open
water kayaking, acquaintance with the boats on land and then puddle at the
straits of Artemision. More information on the opening of registrations will be
announced in the coming days.
Local products festival
As part of the Authentic Marathon
Swim, an exhibition of local food products and tasting will also be held in
collaboration with Evia’s Federation of Trade and Entrepreneurship “Evia
Epichirin”.
Accommodation packages at the
Municipality of Istiea-Edipsos
The Authentic Marathon Swim already
collaborates with hotels in the region, with the aim of revitalizing North Evia
and strengthening the Greek tourism product. Up to this point, this year’s
event is enormously supported with special prices starting from 40 euros, by
the following hospitality sponsors: Maria Louiza Apartments, Island, Mirtia
Hotel, Hydna Studios, Sunset Pefki, Villa Anastasia, Artemis Rooms Pefki,
Arethousa Hotel, Viki Studios.
Participants and visitors can take
advantage of the special offers, providing reduced accommodation prices and
late check out while discovering beautiful hotels in the areas of Pefki, Loutra
Edipsos, Artemision, Istiea, Kanatadika, Neos Pyrgos, Orei and Agiokampos.
Visit the event’s specially designed
page and discover the hospitality solutions and the special offers that apply
to the participants.
Just an hour and a half from Athens,
participants can take a ferry boat with itineraries that serve from 07:00 am in
the morning to 23:00 pm in the evening. Learn how to get directly and quickly
to Pefki and take advantage of the ferry boat offers that will be valid during
the races.
Races Safety
For the safety of all races, the
event will be held in accordance with FINA regulations, in order to ensure the
health of athletes and attendees. The event will provide once again everyone
with a safety lifeguard buoy since its use by professional and amateur athletes
is mandatory. For each participant in the 14.5km and 10km routes there will be
an escort-boat and its cost is included in the registration price.
Luanvi is the event’s Official
Clothing Partner.
South Evian Gulf Team is the event’s
Athletic Partner.
The event is organized by the
Municipality of Istiea-Edipsos and the entire Local Government with the Region
of Central Greece, the Organization of Cultural Development for Central Greece
(O.P.A.S.T.E.) and the Regional Union of Municipalities of Central Greece. The
Authentic Marathon Swim is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism.
ActiveMedia Group is responsible for the event’s Sports Production.
Use the event’s official hashtag
#authenticmarathonswim and upload on social media the unique images and
exciting moments you experienced in the previous years in the Municipality of
Istiaia-Edipsos as you prepare for the 3rd and most exciting year.
Website: www.authenticmarathonswim.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AuthenticMarathonSwim
Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/authenticmarathonswim
Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/themarathonswim
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxMgl-j5wgosL10lyRay5Q
1 Imressive photo from the open water
swimming races at Pefki, Evia, Municipality of Istiea-Edipsos (photo by Elias
Lefas @ Authentic Marathon Swim)
2 Imressive photo from the open water
swimming races at Pefki, Evia, Municipality of Istiea-Edipsos (photo by Elias
Lefas @ Authentic Marathon Swim)
3 Imressive photo from the open water
swimming races at Pefki, Evia, Municipality of Istiea-Edipsos (photo by Elias
Lefas @ Authentic Marathon Swim)
4 Drone photo of swimming at the
straits of Artemision (photo by Dimitris Andritsos Photography @ Authentic
Marathon Swim)
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