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It\u2019s the first stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fina.org\/series\/116\/ultramarathon-swim-series-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the UltraMarathon circuit<\/a>, with a stop in Italy for a swim between Capri and Naples on Sept. 5.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 installment of the Lake Ohrid swim was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Among the swimmers expected to line up for the start are France\u2019s <strong>Marc-Antoine Olivier,<\/strong> who won the bronze medal in the marathon swim at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and finished sixth at the Tokyo Olympics. His compatriot <strong>Axel Reymond,<\/strong> the 2019 world champion in the 25k, is also expected to swim, as well as North Macedonia\u2019s <strong>Evgeni Pop Acev<\/strong> and <strong>Marcel Schouten<\/strong> of the Netherlands. France\u2019s <strong>Oceane Cassignol<\/strong> and Argentina\u2019s <strong>Pilar Geijo<\/strong> are among the women\u2019s entrants. A full list of swimmers is available here.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Ohrid will also host the second left of the 2021 FINA\/CSNG Marathon Swim World Series on Aug. 28. The first installment of that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cunha-and-olivier-take-victories-in-marathon-swim-world-series-in-doha\/\">series was held in Doha in March<\/a>, with Olivier winning the men\u2019s race and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympics-ana-marcela-cunha-claims-gold-in-10k-2016-champion-van-rouwendaal-earns-silver\/\">eventual Olympic champion<\/a> <strong>Ana Marcela Cunha<\/strong> of Brazil claiming the women\u2019s race. Italy\u2019s <strong>Gregorio Paltrinieri<\/strong> had taken bronze in Doha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series to Start Saturday in North Macedonia Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia will host the first installment of the 2021 FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series this Saturday. 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