The third spring water winter swimming Festival starts thousands of people to participate in the competition.
participating contestants valiantly R / > times January 12th (reporter Chi Huandong) 12, the third China Ji'nan international spring water winter swimming festival was held in Zhangqiu Bai Mai spring scenic spot. From the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, Finland and Hongkong, Macao and other 13 countries and regions, as well as from Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other 10 provinces of 50 teams, more than a thousand swimmers gather in Ji'nan, to participate in the winter swimming and winter swimming challenge.
9 in the morning, the temperature of the scenic spot reaches below zero degrees Celsius. However, more than a thousand swimmers in 13 countries and regions are still not afraid of the severe cold. With the order of the referee, the athletes launched a fierce competition according to the group that had been divided in advance. For many of them, ranking is the second, and enjoying themselves in the Wanquan lake, which is clear and transparent, is a kind of enjoyment.
Ji'nan's spring water resources are unique, and are the only places in the world that can be soaked in warm springs in cold winter. After I returned home, I strongly recommended Ji'nan to my friends, so I brought many new friends this time. Maria, President of the International Winter Swimming Federation, has been organizing the International Winter Swimming delegation for two years. Ji'nan is famous for its many springs, one of the seventy-two spring springs in Ji'nan. It has the reputation of the wonders of the world. The spring water is at the constant temperature of the four seasons. It is suitable for the winter swimming.
it is reported that the overseas teams of this winter swimming Festival are internationally known winter swimming clubs. Founded in 1903, the US polar bear winter swimming club is the third time in the United States. This winter swimming Festival, the club sent 3 players. The long distance swimming association from Ireland was founded in 1966, with two members participating this year, including Nara Moore, a famous Irish marathon swimmer and a Straits swimming coach, who had been nominated for the 2013 world open water swimming year. JuanMatiasEmmanuelOla, a winter swimmers from Argentina, won fifth in the 18-29 year old men's winter swimming festival in Ji'nan last year. It was the best result of a foreign player in this group. He was impressed by the good spring winter swimming environment in Ji'nan, and this year he entered the competition again.
Xu Chao, director of the Management Office of the park, said that in order to do well, they first explored the way of market operation. In addition to the intervention of security and medical treatment by the government and the association, the layout, reception and relay of the site have been invested. Last year, the contestants who came last year generally reflected that this year's Stadium protection is the biggest progress. The competition area is relatively isolated and the police force layout is more in place.
it is reported that holding spring winter swimming Festival is one of the important measures to introduce winter spring water tourism by Ji'nan Tourism Bureau. Since 2012, it has successfully held two sessions. Each year, it has attracted more than 10 countries and regions to participate in the winter swimming enthusiasts, and gradually developed into the largest number and specialized water in the domestic competition countries and regions. The highest international winter swimming competition is also the only winter swimming tourism project launched in spring.
winter swimming Festival has also been strongly supported by the International Winter Swimming Federation and the Chinese Swimming Association Winter Swimming Committee. The International Winter Swimming Federation has awarded the title of the International Winter Swimming base in the scenic spot of the bapulse spring scenic area, which greatly promoted the development of winter swimming in Ji'nan. The president of the St Petersburg Winter Swimming Association, BORIS (Boris), was in Ji'nan for the spring winter swimming festival in third years. At 77, he was the oldest swimmer at the winter swimming Festival. He told reporters that because he felt comfortable swimming in the spring, he recommended Ji'nan spring water to his friend after returning home, this time with 3 Russian winter swimming clubs.