Black Sea

Participants in the first Galata-Varna Swimming Marathon in the Black Sea in Bulgaria in 1926. Photo by Ivan Tsanov

Seas of the world: Mediterranean Sea (1), Red Sea (2), Black Sea (3), Caribbean Sea (4), Gulf of Mexico (5), Hudson Bay (6), Bering Sea (7), Tasman Sea (8), Coral Sea (9), Bay of Bengal (10), Arabian Sea (11), and North Sea (12)

The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus Strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean Sea region of the Mediterranean. These waters separate eastern Europe and western Asia. The Black Sea is also connected to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch and is part of the Seven Seas

The Black Sea has an area of 436,400 km2 (168,500 sq mi) and lies between Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It is between the Pontic Mountains to the south, the Caucasus Mountains to the east and features a wide shelf to the northwest. Important cities along the coast include Batumi, Burgas, Constanța, Giresun, Hopa, Istanbul, Kerch, Kherson, Mangalia, Năvodari, Novorossiysk, Odessa, Ordu, Poti, Rize, Samsun, Sevastopol, Sochi, Sukhumi, Trabzon, Varna, Yalta and Zonguldak.

Open Water Swimming

• The Black Sea is site of the Varna-Galata Swimming Marathon (Плувен маратон Галата-Варна) has been continuing in Varna Bay in the Black Sea for 85 years, starting in 1926.
• The Black Sea was site of one leg of Lewis Pugh's Seven Swims In The Seven Seas For 1 Reason held in August 2014.
• The Black Sea Victory Relay was a 555 km three-stage relay of more than 50 swimmers from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, organized by Alexandr Brylin. The relay started in Novorossiysk on 21 October and finished on 7 November 2020 in the Black Sea and was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
• The Black Sea Landing of Victory relay (or the Swim to Victory 2021) was a 221 km relay across the Black Sea in Crimea ending in Sevastopol, dedicated to the 76th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 77th anniversary of the liberation of from Nazi invaders, organized by the Interregional Association for Cold Swimming (Russia) and the International Ice Swimming Association that was completed by four teams of 40 swimmers total who came from Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Azerbaijan in May 2021. The course of the Swim to Victory was Black Sea Olenevka to Maryino to Popovka to Evpatoria to Evpatoria landing to Saki-Nikolaevka.
• It is site of the Rusya - Türkiye Uluslararasi Karadeniz 320 km Açik Deniz Yüzme Maratonu, an 11-person 320 km relay crossing from Sochi, Russia to Giresun, Turkey across the Black Sea, organized by Istanbul Yildizlar Yuzme Spor Kulübü.

World's Seas

The world's seas include the Mediterranean Sea (1), Red Sea (2), Black Sea (3), Caribbean Sea (4), Gulf of Mexico (5), Hudson Bay (6), Bering Sea (7), Tasman Sea (8), Coral Sea (9), Bay of Bengal (10), Arabian Sea (11), and North Sea (12).

External links

• Romanian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
• Ice Swimming & Open Water Romania Association
• The Growing Romania Open Water Scene
• Iancu Avram Swimming A Long Night Upstream
• Avram Iancu Warms Up For a Long Swim In Lake Balaton
• Ocean? Oceans? Which Is Correct?
• Russia-Turkey International Karadeniz (Black Sea) 320 km Marathon
• Another Pioneering Success: 221 km Swim To Victory 2021
• Avram Iancu SW!Ms The Danube
• 555 km Black Sea Victory Relay Lives Up To Its Name
• Ersin Aydin Passes Away, Swam For The Fatherland
• Meeting People Along The Shore
• A Rich Concept: The Ancient Seven Seas
• The Sights And Sounds And Swims Of The Seven Seas
• The Pioneers Of The Galata-Varna Swimming Marathon
• Great Places To Swim - Part 1
• Lewis Pugh official website
• MPA: Marvelously Productive Activity, 7 Swims In 7 Seas
• Seven Swims In The Seven Seas - 1 Reason, 1 Down
• Seven Swims In The Seven Seas - 1 Reason, 2 Down
• Seven Swims In The Seven Seas - 1 Reason, 6 Down
• Seven Swims In The Seven Seas For 1 Reason
• The Ancient Seven Seas And 1 Modern Mariner
• The Heavy Demands On Land Along The Seven Seas
• Going Solo Needs Teamwork
• The Sights And Sounds And Swims Of The Seven Seas
• Marine Life Nowhere To Be Seen
• Ice In His Vein - Albert Sobirov
• Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim / Boğazıçi Kitalararasi Yarislari Official Website
• World's Top 100 Open Water Swims
• Open Water Swimming website
• Boğazıçi Kitalararasi Yarislari
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• America's Very Difficult Open Water Swims
• 10 Difficult Short Open Water Swims
• Adam Walker Hosts, Bertuğ Coşkun Wins Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim
• Guests Start Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim
• Swimming Safely Across The Bosphorus
• Swimming With Samsung, Across The Bosphorus
• Swimming From Asia To Europe Across The Bosphorus
• Victorious In Varna
• Putting Words Into Concrete Action In Turkey