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Some 2,400 swimmers participated in the swimming race. to cross the 6.5 kilometers of the Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, July 22, 2018. / AFP
Usually crisscrossed by oil tankers and ferries, the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul was closed to navigation on Sunday, the time of a race involving 2,400 swimmers.
The Bosphorus's transcontinental swimming race, organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee, is very popular in the country and attracted swimmers from 55 countries this year. to brave the currents on the 6.5 kilometers that separate the Asian shore from the European shore.
For this 30th edition, the registration reserved for foreign swimmers was torn off in less than half an hour, according to the
Sailing in the Strait was closed during the race. / AFP
The participants boarded a ferry that took them to the Asian shore in the Kalinca district where the departure from a pontoon was given.
From there, in a vast white foam, in Breaststroke, crawl or even butterfly for some, they headed to Kurucesme on the European side, near the bridge that spans the Strait and renamed in honor of the victims of the failed coup d'état of July 15, 2016. [19659010] A ferry took the swimmers to the Asian shore where the departure was given. / AFP ” clbad=”img-responsive”/>
A ferry took the swimmers to the Asian shore where the departure was made. / AFP
