{"id":294257,"date":"2018-02-02T06:15:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=294257"},"modified":"2018-02-02T06:15:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T13:15:07","slug":"home-team-argentina-will-have-big-showing-at-first-fina-ultramarathon-swim-series-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/home-team-argentina-will-have-big-showing-at-first-fina-ultramarathon-swim-series-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Team Argentina To Have Big Showing at First FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series 2018, formerly called the FINA Open Water Grand Prix, kicks-off this weekend in Coronda Santa Fe, Argentina. The men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s elite 57km race will take place on Sunday February 4, in the river El Rio.<\/p>\n<p>26 long distance swimmers, 15 men and 11 women, are set to take the departure on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced athletes such as Argentina&#8217;s <strong>Damian Blaum<\/strong>, <strong>Guillermo Bertola<\/strong> and <strong>Eugenij Pop Acev<\/strong> of Macedonia are among the favourites, while <strong>Barbara Pozzobon<\/strong> and Alice Franco of Italy are well-known for their excellent performances in the circuit in the recent years. Argentina&#8217;s <strong>Cecilia Biagioli<\/strong> and <strong>Pilar Geijo<\/strong> are also taking the plunge and will be supported by the local crowd.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_294259\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294259\" data-attachment-id=\"294259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/home-team-argentina-will-have-big-showing-at-first-fina-ultramarathon-swim-series-2018\/mimjcplaiehgjmpn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mimjcplaiehgjmpn.png\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1389\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mimjcplaiehgjmpn\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mimjcplaiehgjmpn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mimjcplaiehgjmpn-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mimjcplaiehgjmpn-1024x948.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-294259\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mimjcplaiehgjmpn-700x500.png\" alt=\"mimjcplaiehgjmpn\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-294259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:FINA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After Coronda Santa Fe, the UltraMarathon will then stop in Lac St Jean in Canada on July 28.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Natation (FINA)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA&#8217;s five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming &#8211; are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of FINA.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series 2018, formerly called the FINA Open Water Grand Prix, kicks-off this weekend in Coronda Santa Fe, Argentina. 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