Barcolana Nuota and the great Celebration of the 283 open water swimmers

It was a great celebration, an opportunity to meet up again after the pandemic and to compete in the marvellous setting of the Scala Reale, in front of Piazza dell’Unità. Barcolana Nuota has returned with 283 athletes, the warmth of the public and the enthusiasm of the open water swimmers, who not only had to slalom among the buoys, but had to face downpours and thunderstorms. The participants were divided into batteries of 15 swimmers each and into three main groups which rotated in the area of the race in order to comply with all the safety regulations. The protagonists competed in a race course set in the Bacino San Giusto, first swimming alongside the Molo Audace and then returning along Molo Bersaglieri: a kilometre-long swim tackled with joy by many enthusiasts of all ages, starting from Margherita, the youngest, who at nine years of age took on the race course together with her dad. “The Barcolana Nuota – said the Chairman of the SVBG, Mitja Gialuz – is the Barcolana’s sister, sharing its spirit and passion. Today on the starting line there were young girls and boys, enthusiasts, professionals of this sport, people of an advanced age who do not want to miss out on the customary long swim, now almost a tradition in Trieste. We spent time together sharing our great passion for the sea, with or without a boat: a grand celebration, with a truly positive outcome”. The event, organized in partnership with the Unione Sportiva Triestina Nuoto, sees the male classification as follows: Marco Urbani in first position, having completed the course in 9 minutes and 48 seconds, followed by Andrea Marcato (10’21’’), Massimiliano Clagnan (10’40’’), Edoardo Bidoggia (10’41’’) and Agostino Laudicina (10’43’’). Among the women, the first position goes to Marzia Di Giovanni, 3km open water Vice-World Champion (11’16’’), followed by Vanessa Andreetta (11’39’’), in third place Silvia Canazza (11’42’’), in fourth place Arianna Davide (11’50’’) and a fifth for Nicole Dori (11’55’’).