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[[File:Cies islands.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Cíes Islands]], start of the [[Batalla de Rande a Nado]] in northern Spain]]
[[File:San Simón island.png|400px|thumb|right|[[San Simón island]], start of the [[Batalla de Rande a Nado]] in northern Spain]]

The [[Cíes Islands]] (Spanish: [[Islas Cíes]]) are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, in the mouth of the [[Ría de Vigo]]. They belong to the parish of San Francisco de Afora, in the municipality of Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park created in 2002

==Open Water Swimming==

La [[Batalla de Rande]] is a 27 km (16.7 mile) [[wetsuit]] and [[bioprene]] [[open water swim]] held between the [[Cíes Islands]], at the mouth of the Ria de Vigo, and the small island of [[San Simón island]] in Galicia in the northwest of Spain.  La [[Batalla de Rande]] is organized by [[Loli Paz]], [[Julio Castro]], and the Asociación Deportiva Islas Cíes – San Simón.

==Batalla de Rande Videos==

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==External links==

* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/aldo-roman-gutierrez-llanos-patricia-aguera-fernandez-win-3-year-57-km-triple-corona-illas-atlanticas/ Aldo Román Gutiérrez Llanos, Patricia Agüera Fernández Win 3-year 57 km Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2019/06/colder-further-tougher-older-to-islas-cies/ Colder, Further, Tougher, Older To Islas Cíes]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2015/05/swimmers-to-fight-nature-in-batalla-de.html Swimmers To Fight Nature In Batalla De Rande]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2014/01/rumors-of-another-batalla-de-rande.html Rumors Of Another Batalla De Rande]
* [https://www.facebook.com/batalla.derande?fref=ts Batalla De Rande Facebook]
* [http://www.adciessansimon.com/ Batalla De Rande website]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2012/02/short-list-of-long-marathon-swims.html List Of Marathon Swims Around The World]
* [http://www.marathonswimming.com Marathon Swimming]
* [http://www.worldopenwaterswimmingassociation.com World Open Water Swimming Association]
* [http://www.openwaterswimming.com Open Water Swimming website]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com Daily News of Open Water Swimming]
* [http://www.imshof.org International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.turismodevigo.org/en/cies-islands-beaches Cies Islands]
* [http://www.galiciaguide.com/San-Simon.html San Simon islands]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2015/08/ana-villanueva-penacoba-loving-open.html Ana Villanueva Peñacoba Loving The Open Water Life]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2016/03/jacques-tuset-heads-to-isla-de-san-simon.html Jacques Tuset Heads To Isla de San Simón]
* [http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2016/06/62-to-go-27-in-la-batalla-de-rande.html 62 To Go 27 In La Batalla De Rande]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2019/05/denison-dares/ Denison Dares]

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