Kalamata
From Openwaterpedia
Kalamata is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.
Open Water Swimming
- It is site of the annual Swimming Marathon of the Messinian Gulf, a 30 km race between Kalamata and Koroni.
- It was named as one of the World's Best Open Water Swimming Towns.