Swiss Swimming Marathon 2016

Hi! This is just a quick update post for those who actually read my writings about sports events (thank you, BTW)! I started my 8th open water swimming season by participating in the 7th annual Swiss Swimming Marathon. The marathon was started in 2010 and I haven’t missed a single one of them. Usually, the

Swimming Marathon: Platelee 2015

Hello! This past weekend, I and a bunch of my friends went camping by the Plateliai lake (wiki). That lake and the whole Plateliai town (wiki) is a very special place for all the members of the swimming community, which I and most of my friends are a part of. 34 years ago, the first open

Swimming Marathon: Lampedžiai 2015

Hello! Today, Lithuania (my country) commemorated one of its many national celebrations – the Coronation of the only King of Lithuania – Mindaugas. I celebrated this historical event by participating in a swimming marathon as I had done for the past 5 years (at least). The swimming marathon took place in a man-made lake of Lampedziai,

Swimming marathon: Sudeikiai 2014

Hello! Last weekend (on August 9th) I participated in the last swimming marathon in Lithuania this summer – 6th Annual Sudeikiai Swimming Marathon. Sudeikiai is a little town in eastern part of Lithuania near the city of Utena. You can learn more about it here: http://utenainfo.lt/en (The location of the town is the red dot on the