Single And Double Crossings Between Kalamata And Koroni
Dimitris Kakalikas reported that Mauro Sebastiano Nappa of Italy won the 23rd annual 30K Open Water Swimming Marathon Kalamata-Koroni sponsored by the Nautical Club of Kalamata «POSEIDON» (ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΣ ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑΣ «Ο ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ») in the Messinian Gulf from Kalamata to Koroni, Greece.
Mauro was followed by Dimitrios Archakis (7:58) and Panos Mpadouvanis (8:13) while two other special solo attempts where held under ideal conditions. Manyoki Attila from Hungary swam valiantly for 25 hours, completing 68 of the 90K in his unprecedented triple-crossing, but he retired early due to stomach problems.
Armin Johannes Wunder from Germany completed his 60K double-crossing between Kalamata and Koroni in 18 hours 32 minutes for the second-fasting two-way swim in this historical race.
The official results for the 23rd annual competition:
1. NAPPA MAURO SEBASTIANO (ITA) 7:42:00
2. ARCHAKIS DIMITRIOS (GRE) 7:58:00
3. MPADOUVANIS PANOS (GRE) 8:13:00
4. ARCHAKIS VIKTOR (GRE) 8:44:00
5. POULIOS ACHILLEAS (GRE) 9:27:00
6. AVGERI STELLA (GRE) 9:32:00
7. CHILA CRISTINA (GRE) 9:52:00
8. ELEFTHERIOU THEODOROS (GRE) 12:00:00
9. PEFANIS GERASIMO (GRE) 12:50:00
10. SEVEN EMRE (TUR) 13:10:00
11. POULANTZAS VASILEIOS (GRE) 13:15:00
12. AYDOGDU MUSTAFA (TUR) DNF
For photos of previous races, go here.
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