The Poseidon Adventure From Kalamata To Koroni
Dimitris Kakalikas announced the athletes for the 30K ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΣ ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑΣ «Ο ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ» (Nautical Club of Kalamata «POSEIDON») in Kalamata, Greece. On September 3rd, the 23rd Open Water Swimming Marathon Kalamata – Koroni will showcase two special attempts. Manyoki Attila from Hungary will try for a second time to swim a triple crossing of the 30K course. Armin Johannes Wunder from Germany will attempt a double crossing between Kalamata and Koroni. The 90K and 60K solo attempts are part of the annual race with the following athletes:
1. Archakis Dimitrios Archakis (Greece)
2. Viktor Archakis (Greece)
3. Stella Avgeri (Greece)
4. Cristina Chila (Greece)
5. Theodoros Elefteriou (Greece)
6. Panos Mpadouvanis (Greece)
7. Gerasimos Pefanis (Greece)
8. Gerasimos Pefanis (Greece)
9. Vasileios Poulantzas (Greece)
10. Achilleas Poulios (Greece)
11. Mauro Sebastiano Nappa (Italy)
12. Mustafa Aydogdu (Turkey)
13. Emre Seven (Turkey)
14. Manyoki Attila (Hungary) – three-way crossing
15. Armin Johannes Wunder (Germany) – two-way crossing
For photos of previous races, go here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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