Open water swimmers to gather in Pissouri in November

The Pissouri Open Water Festival will be held for the third time at Pissouri Beach in the Limassol district. The races will take place on the beach in front of the Columbia Beach Resort, and the festival is being added to the calendar as the autumn event of the Cyprus Swim Series.

The sea temperature is usually between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius. For this reason, the races will be held without wetsuits, in clear and calm waters.

Every swimmer has a race at the festival. The 0.5 km distance is open to children aged 8 to 12, and the 1.25 km distance is open to teenagers aged 13 to 17. Cove races will be held over 3 km and 5 km. The largest event of the festival will be an 8 km point-to-point coastal swim from Prolimnos Beach to Pissouri. Relay teams of two or four people will also be able to compete over this distance.

Medical staff, safety boats and an electronic timing system will be available throughout the event. Approval from the local authorities has also been obtained. The project is being carried out under the Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme 2021-2027 and receives joint EU funding. The Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus Athletic Tourism and the Pissouri Community Council also support the project. Tickets and detailed information are available at cyprusswimseries.com.