Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean
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Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean is a multi-race amateur open water swimming and professional marathon swimming extravaganza in Roberval, Québec, Canada. It is part of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, an annual professional marathon swimming circuit, and is held in Lac St-Jean.
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Date
28 July 2012
Location
lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada
Distance
32 km
Prize Money
US$40,000
Sponsor Federation
Swimming/Natation Canada and organiser La Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean under the direction of Eric Juneau
Type
Lake
Event Information
Month: July
Website: www.traversee.qc.ca
Water Temp: under 20°C (68°F)
Class: Pro
Wetsuit: No
FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series sites
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)
- Jabelah (Syria – cancelled in 2011)
- 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
