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International Swimming Marathon Jarak-Šabac
05/08/2012 @ 10:00 - 15:00
The 43rd international swimming marathon “Jarak-Šabac” takes place on Sunday, August 5th. Same as in previous years, competitors from 16 countries of 4 continents are competing for victory and World Cup points.
This marathon is the 8th most significant swimming marathon among world’s top 24 manifestations of this type according to the calendar of the World Swimming Association. It’s promoter is a five-time world champion Giulio Travaglio from Italy.
This marathon is also called “Peace Race”, and it is being organized in memory of “Bloody March” when 4,500 citizens of Šabac ran 22 kilometers under penalty of death to the German concentration camp in Jarak in September 1941. The ones who failed were killed.
The marathon route on the Sava River from the village of Jarak in Srem to Šabac is 18,8 kilometers long. Besides Serbian swimmers, participants from Argentina, Syria, Russia, Hungary, Belgium, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Brazil, Italy, Montenegro, Croatia, Japan, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark and Macedonia are also taking part in the marathon.
Photo: www.swimmarathonsabac.org
