Solo and 5-person relay race in blue, clean 22 – 27°C (71 – 81°F waters in the back half of Hong Kong Island. Swells can get large with heavy surface chop depending on the wind.
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Name of Race
Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim
Event Month
October
Region
Asia
Distances Offered
1-2k
Over 10k
Temperature
Warm
Very Warm
Water Type
Ocean
Sea
Swim Type
Race
Relay
Description
The Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim includes a solo race and a relay competition of 15 km in Hong Kong that is organized by Open Water Asia. It is one of the world’s most creative marathon swimming competitions and is ranked among the Top 50 Open Water Swims In Asia and is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims. Doug Woodring, its race director, created the concept of a Carbon-neutral Relay and yak swimmers.
During the race, the swimmers will encounter the Wall, one of the few body surfing sections found in an open water swim race in Asia. The Wall is an 800m section of rock wall on the Stanley Peninsula where swimmers can virtually ride the waves downwind as they swim.
Its complementary race is the Cold Half, The Five, and the Cold Standard also held in Hong Kong.
It also includes the 1.5 km Cold Plunge, starting in 2017.
Started in 1934 with 44 swimmers, the International Challenge of Swimming Across The Yangtze River has grown to international proportions with the largest cash prize money in the world