FINA rolls out Open Water Tour 2023 calendar
By George Aluo
World swimming governing body, FINA has released the list of cities that would play host to her Open Water Tour in 2023.
FINA in a release disclosed that the series would start in Sardinia, Italy on May 20-21.
From Italy, action would shift to Setubal in Portugal and Paris in France.
FINA noted that the stop in Paris will also serve as an official test event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
From Europe, the Open Water Tour would move to Asia, with Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan hosting its second FINA open water event.
Racing will return to Hong Kong a week later, with the city set to host its 12th event.
The FINA Open Water Tour 2023 will then head to the Gulf of Eilat on the northern tip of the Red Sea in Israel, for the year’s final event.
An experienced host, Eilat has hosted four previous FINA Marathon Swim events – including the 2022 finale – as well as the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in 2018.
It would be noted that the FINA Open Water Tour was formerly known as the FINA Marathon Swim World Series.
