Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean

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Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean is a professional and amateur open water swimming competition held in lac St-Jean in Roberval, Québec, Canada. This event has been long considered to be one of the greatest professional marathon swims in history with an excellent organization that focuses on the athletes. The entire community celebrates the exploits and abilities of all of the athletes, from the fastest to the slowest, in the competition usually held in late July.

Each summer since 1955, the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean attracts the world’s elite professional open water swimmers to Roberval and is part of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, an annual professional marathon swimming circuit, and is held in Lac St-Jean.

Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean includes open water swimming competitions, outdoor shows, pyro-musical fireworks, a Winners’ Parade, family-oriented activities, and the traditional 'Supper in the Streets' sponsored by Loto-Québec. This is an enormous outdoor banquet bringing together 10,000 people at a table more than a kilometer in length set in the middle of town.

Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean has been honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Organisation.

Contents 1 Date 2 Location 3 Distance 4 2012 schedule 5 Prize Money 6 Sponsor Federation 7 Type 8 Event Information 9 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series sites 10 Amateur Open Water Swimming Events 11 Videos 12 External Link

Date

28 July 2012

Location

lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada

Distance

32 km

2012 schedule

21 July: Solo crossing of lac St-Jean (32 km) for amateur swimmers
21 July: 1 - 2 - 5 km Uniprix (Masters and Age Groups)
26 July: FINA 10 km (leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup)
27 July: Rio Tinto Alcan Youth Marathon
28 July: FINA 32 km - 58th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean

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), locally called La Patagones Viedma
  
• Jabelah (Syria – cancelled in 2011, 2012, 2013)
  
• 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
  

Amateur Open Water Swimming Events

- 1K, 2K and 5K Uniprix competitions (Masters and Age Groups)
- FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup race
- FINA 32KM Open Water Swimming Grand Prix or la Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean

Videos

External Link

• Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean Official Website
• Open Water Swimming website
• List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming website
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Pro Marathoners Inspiring Next Generation
• Canadian open water swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• With A Valiant Heart, Nothing Is Impossible
• Mohamed ali Mahmoud In The Golden Age Of Egyptian Swimming
• Nabil El Shazly Leaves A Wide Wake In The Water
• The Moody Blues Before Race Time