PRESS RELEASE (12/27/2016)
Wednesday, December 28, Loano celebrates the 30th Birthday of the Winter Swimming Endeavor, the winter sea dive, sponsored by the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano and organized by the’ATI Free Equipped Beaches in collaboration with the Italian Bathing Union of Loano, the Italian Swimming Federation Lifeguarding, the Coast Guard of Loano.
Professional swimmers will come from all over Liguria and northern Italy, who will gather on Loano Beach to test themselves and renew the end-of-year ritual of diving into the sea.
L’2016 edition of Winter Swimming Tournament will take place in the stretch of water in front of the Medusa Baths.
Registration will be kicked off at 10 a.m. The plunge is announced at 11:00 am.
The waterfront party will be enlivened by the DJ-set, which, with a rich lineup of music tracks, will set the pace for the tryers engaged in the warm-up activity.
Rescue services will be provided by the Operators of the Italian Rescue Dog School who, while waiting for the plunge, will give rescue demonstrations using operators and sea rescue dogs.
All participants will be given a gadget and a special award will be presented to the younger and to the younger, to the less young and to the less young, a Who wears the most original costume and to the largest group.
After the plunge, tryers can warm up with hot tea and regain energy with a tasty snack provided by the organization.
