On July 1, Heaven Club recreation zone on the Kapchagai reservoir will host the second Swim Race of the Almaty Marathon. 200 swimming and cycling sports fans will cover 1 km, 2 km and 3 km distances in open water.
“Since last year we have added a new competition to the schedule of the Almaty Marathon event. Cycling sports are gaining increasing popularity and with the goal of training athletes, including triathlon, our team will organize the Swim Race. In 2017, about 150 participants of all ages came to start line. We hope that this year more people will join. Conditions that meet international standards are created for swimmers. First, a responsible approach is taken to the safety of participants. Secondly, transfer from the city and back will be organized. Thirdly, selected location is perfectly suitable for holding such a competition. And, of course, we do not leave participants without little gifts – everyone will receive a swimming cap with his own start number and a finisher medal”, - comments Saltanat Kazybayeva, Director of the Almaty Marathon.
Swim Race of the Almaty Marathon is one of the few open water swimming competitions in Kazakhstan. It is the part of the international series of Open Water World Tour. Winners of the Swim Race receive points in OWWT rating system, which can be used to participate in the world championship.
"Almaty Marathon team organizes not only running competitions, but also open-water swimming and cycling. Since swimming and running distances of athletics are cyclical sports, many athletes try to add exercises from different types of disciplines, while working at the same time all muscle groups. In this case, they are not accustomed to the same type of activities, "- commented the head coach of Kazakhstan on open water swimming Nikolai Zagritsenko. "According to some experts, running and swimming are one of the most effective combinations of exercises. For runners, swimming is a great way to relieve the load off the joints and provide a general strengthening of the muscles. Running enables swimmers to strengthen the ligaments of the joints, while developing the muscles of the whole body. If you are trained enough and you are not afraid of the Swim Race distances, then take part in it and add a medal of the swimming competition to your piggy bank. "
Registration of participants is already open on the website www.almaty-marathon.kz and will last till June 26, 2018 or until the maximum total number of participants reaches 200 people.
Start fee:
• 1000 m Swim - 7 500 KZT,
• 2000 m Swim - 7 500 KZT,
• 5000 m Swim - 10 000 KZT.
Winners will be determined at each distance in four age categories: 18-34, 35-40,
41-50, 50+.
The organizers of the competition are the Corporate Fund “Courage to be First”, the World Class Almaty Fitness Club, Science and Education Foundation named after Academic Shahmardan Yessenov.
