Fifty people participated yesterday in the Fourth Christmas Swim across the Port of Cartagena, with departure from Port Royal Staircase, which is part of the Deportivo Cartagenero program of festivals, organized by the Carthage Master Swim Club collaboration with the Department of Sports and Tourism of the City of Cartagena.
The test run was 200 feet, a distance easily salvageable with the only drawback of the water temperature had to endure the participants, around 13 degrees.
The journey began at noon and the swimmers were assisted by Fire and Civil Protection.
After the test, there was a hot chocolate and pastries for the participants.
Were awarded two trophies, one veteran participant, Francisco José Díaz, and another to the youngest, Paula Blaya.
You gave trophies for the top three finishers in the men and women, who have been:
1, Alvaro Diaz
2 º Alfonso Wooden
3 º Ignacio García Mora
1, Carmen Castro
2 nd Lucy Zaplana
3 ª Cristina Castro
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena