Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vojislav Mijić of Serbia has said, "In Serbia, we now have 15 marathon swims per year. When I first started swimming marathons back in 1973, people told me that I was a very crazy man. But now, everything has changed. Marathon swimming is now in the Olympics. I am deeply satisfied in my heart." Perhaps Mijić
In Europe, there is an old church tradition on January 19th of each year according to the Orthodox Christian calendar. In some southern and eastern European countries people dive for a cross at the bottom of the lake or river to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ. In Šabac, Vojislav Mijić organizes this manifestation of Swimming for the Holy Cross of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vojislav Mijić is one of the world's most passionate open water swimming race directors and swimmers. Born in 1953 in Šabac, Serbia, Mijic worked for three decades as a chemical engineer in his home town before turning his talents to organizing the 19 km Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim, known as the Peace Race
