The Ohrid Swimming Marathon (Macedonian: Охридски Пливачки Маратон, Ohridski Plivački Maraton) is an international Open water swimming competition, established in always taking place in the waters of the Ohrid Lake, Republic of North Macedonia. The swimmers are supposed to swim 30 km from Sveti Naum to the Ohrid harbor.

The 2008 Marathon

The 2008 competition was the 22nd edition of the Ohrid Swimming Marathon. Prior to the event the Swimming Federation o of Macedonia announced that in 2008 there will be about 25 competitors, of which six are from the Republic of Macedonia itself and several other swimmers from other countries including Argentina, Bulgaria or Slovenia.[1] The winner of the marathon was Bulgarian swimmer Petar Stoychev.

Past winners

  Course record

Date Winner-Men Nationality Time (h:m:s) Winner-Women Nationality Time (h:m:s)
1992 Pavel Ramdisek  Slovakia Teodora Raptis  North Macedonia
1993 Zoltan Kade  Hungary Rita Kovács  Hungary
1994 Julio Fernandez  Argentina 5:10:04 Natasa Tomanovic  Croatia 5:38:56
1995 Julio Fernandez  Argentina 6:14:00 Natasa Tomanovic  Croatia 6:46:18
1996 David Meca Medina  Spain 5:43:24 Rita Kovács  Hungary 6:14:59
1997 David Meca Medina  Spain 5:31:43 Anne Chagnaud  France 5:53:14
1998 David Meca Medina  Spain 5:57:25 Peggy Büchse  Germany 6:28:04
1999 Aleksey Akatyev  Russia 6:08:28 Peggy Büchse  Germany 6:11:23
2000 Igor Majcen  Slovenia 5:19:49 Edith van Dijk  Netherlands 5:27:39
2001 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 6:00:17 Edith van Dijk  Netherlands 6:02:09
2002 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:56:23 Edith van Dijk  Netherlands 6:06:04
2003 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:36:19 Angela Maurer  Germany 5:57:43
2004 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:31:11 Angela Maurer  Germany 5:43:23
2005 Gilles Rondy  France 5:23:58 Edith van Dijk  Netherlands 5:26:06
2006 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:36:19 Darja Pop  Montenegro 6:52:44
2007 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:52:00 Esther Nuñez Morera  Spain 6:26:15
2008 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 6:14:51 Stefanie Biller  Germany 6:15:58
2009 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:25:37 Camilla Frediani  Italy 5:50:37
2010 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:37:39 Karla Šitić  Croatia 5:47:18
2011 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:35:13 Karla Šitić  Croatia 5:52:55
2012 Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria 5:19:30 Olga Koziul  Russia 5:33:41
2013 Axel Reymond  France 5:09:54 Martina Grimaldi  Italy 5:24:07
2014 Brian Ryckeman  Belgium 5:41:47 Silvie Rybářová  Czech Republic 6:09:34
2015 Evgeniy Pop Atsev[2]  North Macedonia 5:39:42[2] Alice Franco[2]  Italy 5:44:03[2]
2016 Tomi Stefanovski  North Macedonia 5:55:18 Olga Kozydub  Russia 5:55:25
2017 Alexander Studzinski  Germany 5:15:14 Barbara Pozzobon  Italy 5:15:51
2018 Francesco Ghettini  Italy 5:13:59 Barbara Pozzobon  Italy 5:22:59

References

  1. ^ Vest newspaper
  2. ^ a b c d "Евгениј Поп Ацев победник на 29. Охридскиот пливачки маратон" [Evgeniy Pop Atsev wins the 29th Ohrid Swimming Marathon]. www.libertas.mk. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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