ATHENS – Santorini Experience takes place October 5-7 for the 4th consecutive year in Santorini, the world-famous tourist destination of unparalleled beauty and where both professional and amateur athletes will participate in running and open water swimming races. The running races will take place on Saturday, Oct. 6, and the open water swimming with the breathtaking view of the island on Sunday, Oct. 7.
On Saturday, the 15 km and 10 km races will start at 8:15 AM, while the 5 km “Aristides Alafouzos” race will start at 11 AM. All races have as a starting point the desalination plant located in Oia.
On Sunday, the action will be in the old port of Fira. The swimmers will feel the intense atmosphere of the volcano with the imposing view of the island in front of them. The starting point of the unique Open Water Swimming by Vikos will be the volcano and the race will finish in the old port of Fira. The race will start at 10 AM and the route is 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The swimming race is always implemented with absolute safety, with the approval of the Hellenic Swimming Federation and following the FINA regulations. Attila Manyoki, the famous Hungarian swimmer, who excels in open water races and is a member of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is going to take part in the swimming race once again. The British two-time silver Olympic medalist, Jazz Carlin, will also join Attila Manyoki in the swimming race. The Greek expatriate twins George and Timos Skotadis will be racing with the colors of the national team of Netherlands. Video of the Open Water Swimming by Vikos is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Cf2eGA6eHxI.
In terms of the social events, Municipal Sports Cultural Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS) will host an open concert with C:Real, in the surrounding area of the Indoor Hall DAPPOS, on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 8 PM. At 7:15 PM the International Dancing Group of Santorini “Stamatina Xiarchou” and the Association of Pontians Eptamyloi Serres “Akrites” will open the concert. More information about the schedule: http://www.santorini-experience.com/en/event-info/schedule/schedule-2018.html.
On Friday, Oct. 5, at 12 PM, Samsung, the official technology partner of the Santorini Experience, in cooperation with the local Kotsovolos store, will organize the event “Kotsovolos and Samsung present the Hotel of the Future” at the DAPPOS conference hall informing the island’s hoteliers of all the latest developments and the benefits of technology in their industry.
From now on, registrations can only be made at the event’s official sponsor, Alafouzos Sport store in Fira. From Thursday, Oct. 4 to Saturday Oct. 6, participants can receive their racing kits and registration numbers from Alafouzos Sport store (Hours: 9 AM-9 PM). Otherwise, runners and swimmers can receive their registration numbers one hour before the start of their race from the starting point of their races, on Saturday, Oct. 6 and on Sunday, Oct. 7.
More info at santorini-experience.com.
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