Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From row boats to motor boats, Faros Maratón has constantly evolved. One of the most interesting friendly family battles in the open water swimming world is between two Croatian swimmers. 45-year-old masters swimmer Dr. Josip Aralica and his up-and-coming 18-year-old daughter Lucija have gone head-to-head
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Anastasia Krapivina of Russia comfortably won the women's division over local Karla Šitić at the 16 km Faros Maratón in Croatia, there was another interesting race within a race. This rivalry was father-daughter style. 44-year-old Dr. Josip Aralica and his 17-year-old daughter Lucija both swam the
Dr. Josip Aralica and his 16-year-old daughter Lucija, swam the 38th annual Faros Maratón together. Not stroke-for-stroke, but it was a friendly match race with the professional marathon swim in Croatia. This was Josip's third race in the 16 km Faros Maratón, but it was Lucija's first attempt. With Lucija training with Olympic marathon swimming coach
Dr. Josip Aralica and his 16-year-old daughter Lucija, will swim the 38th annual Faros Maratón together. Josip has already completed the 16 km Faros Maratón twice and it will be Lucija's first attempt. But Lucija is training with Olympic marathon swimming coach Slaven Šitić. "She will try to beat her father. But the way she is training, Josip has no
The story how marathon swimming began in Croatia started a long time ago under unusual circumstances. It all began when the actors of the Zagreb theatre troupe Histrioni performed Domagojada, a play dedicated to the sea. Back on that warm summer day in July 1974 in the Škor square in Stari Grad, their performance inspired a young man, Vicko Šoljan, who
