Open Water Austria – Wörthersee Swim, 2022

Es handelt sich hierbei um eine der längsten Open Water Bewerbe in Europa mit Massenstart.

Ziel dieser Veranstaltung ist es, Open Water Schwimmer und Schwimmerinnen zum gemeinsamen Erleben von Sports-, und Teamgeist, aber auch einfach aus Freude am Zusammensein, einzuladen und sportliche Höchstleistungen inmitten der wundervollen Natur dieser Region, zu erbringen.

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Lake Wörthersee is the largest lake of Carinthia and because of its climatic location, it is one of the warmest alpine lakes, the water temperature reaching up to 25° Celcius in the summer, and sometimes even more.

Its length is 16.5 Km in an East to West direction, embedded in the Klagenfurter Basin. The city of Klagenfurt, with its historic city center, lies approximatly 4 Km East of Lake Wörthersee, while Krumpendorf and Pörtschach are situated on the Northern shore of the lake and the city of Velden is located on the West end of Lake Wörthersee.

The Lake Wörthersee-Swimming Meet is one of the biggest open-water competitions with a mass start and four distances! The aim of the event is to invite open-water swimmers from all over the world to experience sports and team spirit, but also, simply to enjoy being together and to achieve top sports performances in the midst of the wonderful nature in the region of Wörthersee!