Are You Game To Be A Swim Junkie?
Courtesy of Global Swim Series, Philippines.
The SWIMJUNKIE Challenge Open Water Series is a series of open water swims in the Philippines that include the Subic Bay Island Swim, SWIMJUNKIE Challenge El Nido, SWIMJUNKIE Challenge: Caramoan 10K, and SWIMJUNKIE Challenge: VIP Lobo.
The Subic Bay Island Swim is the host of the Global Swim Series – Southeast Asian Championships and is held in Subic Bay on the island of Luzon about 100 km from Manila with three distances: 1 km, 3 km and 5 km.
The SWIMJUNKIE Challenge El Nido is a 4 km and 8 km open water swim held in Lio Beach in El Nido on Palawan that named the Best Island in the World by Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast.
SWIMJUNKIE Challenge: VIP Lobo includes a 2.5 km and 5 km open water swim held in Lobo, Batangas on May.
SWIMJUNKIE Challenge: Caramoan includes a 5 km Island Hop, a 10 km Island Hop and a 10 km marathon swim held in Camarines Sur in August.
For more information and registration of the Global Swim Series events, visit here.
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