Open Water Swimming In Germany
With several world marathon swimming champions and record holders developed in Deutschland – from Thomas Lurz and Christof Wandratsch to Britta Kamrau (on left), Angela Maurer and Peggy Busche, it is no wonder there are plenty of open water swims in the country.Below is a brief event list with links to these swims:
July
Erfurt-Stotternheim – 1K, 2K and 5K in lake
Inselschwimmen, Hiddensee – 4.5K in sea
Wörthseeschwimmen – 4 x 1.25K in lake
August
Kummerower Seeschwimmen – .5K in lake
Allmersschwimmen – 2K in river
Müritz-Schwimmen – 2K in lake
Arendsee-Schwimmen – 2.4K in lake
Inselschwimmen Potsdam -1.7K in lake
Magdeburg Pokal, Neustädter – 2.4K in lake
Neuruppiner Langstreckenschwimmen – 1K, 2K, 5K, 10K and 15K in lake
Wariner – 2K in lake
Schweriner Langstreckenschwimmen – 2K in lake
Vilmschwimmen – 2.5K in sea
Müggelseeschwimmen – 3.5K in lake
Swim & Bike am Werbellinsee – 2.5K in lake
Wismarbucht-Schwimmen – 3.5K in sea
Würzburger Volksschwimmen / Peter Lurz – 2K and 5.5K in lake
5. M-Cup, Kallinchen – 1.6K in lake
Norderstedter Langstreckenschwimmen – 1K, 2K and 5K in lake
Grüne Welle Usedom – 2K and 4.4K in sea
Isarschwimmen – 5.5K in river
Ruhrcup Hattingen – 7.1K in lake
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