FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
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noun - The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix is a year-round global series of professional marathon swims organized by FINA, ranging from 15 to 88 kilometers in length, held in countries such as Argentina, Italy, Serbia, Macedonia, Canada and Mexico. Its shorter equivalent on the professional marathon swimming circuit is the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup that is limited to pro races of 10 km.
One of the toughest endurance circuits in the world has to be the FINA Open Water Grand Prix.
Synonym: FINA Grand Prix
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2011 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series
The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series consists of races in
- Rosario (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario
- Santa Fe-Coronda (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
- Viedma (Argentina), locally called La Patagones Viedma
- Hernandarias-Paraná (Argentina), locally called Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná
- Sumidero Canyon (Mexico)
- Capri-Napoli (Italy), locally called Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Lac St-Jean (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean
- Lac Memphrémagog (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- Šabac (Serbia), locally called Šabac Swim Marathon
- Ohrid Lake (Macedonia), locally called Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon
- Jabelah (Syria – cancelled in 2011)
2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series
- Rosario (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario
- Santa Fe-Coronda (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
- Hernandarias-Paraná (Argentina), locally called Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná
- Cancún (Mexico), locally called Maratón Cancún
- Capri-Napoli (Italy), locally called Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Lac St-Jean (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean
- Lac Memphrémagog (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- Šabac (Serbia), locally called Šabac Swim Marathon
- Ohrid Lake (Macedonia), locally called Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon
