Stage set in Razanac for Open Water Swimming Cup curtain nearer

The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025 will attain its conclusion this Saturday, September 27, because the collection arrives in Razanac, Croatia, for its fifth and ultimate leg. After the drama of Barcelona, the villagel will present a becoming setting for the season finale, with Europe’s prime open water swimmers set to contest a decisive 10km race that may decide the general champions. 

In the lads’s competitors, the battle for the title may hardly be nearer. Italy’s Fabio Dalu leads the rankings with 2050 factors from 4 races, however his compatriot Andrea Filadelli is simply 50 factors behind regardless of having competed one race fewer. Both males shall be on the beginning line in Ražanac, and with Belgium’s Logan Vanhuys in additionally lining up from fourth within the standings, the finale guarantees a gripping showdown between a few of Europe’s most constant performers.

Also competing shall be Hungary’s David Betlehem, who took victory in final weekend’s fourth leg in Barcelona in type, and shall be wanting to take action once more this time round. 

The girls’s collection has been dominated by Monaco’s Lisa Pou, who has collected 2750 factors throughout 4 appearances and arrives in Croatia with a commanding lead. She shall be joined on the beginning checklist by Italy’s Giulia Berton, presently second general on 1700 factors, and Poland’s Klaudia Tarasiewicz, who has amassed 1600 factors from solely two outings and can look to take three wins from as many outings. Italy’s Iris Menchini can also be within the combine, guaranteeing that the closing race of the season shall be fiercely contested. 

Ražanac itself has turn out to be a preferred cease on the Cup circuit, providing not solely a wonderful Adriatic backdrop but additionally glorious circumstances for open water swimming. Athletes will tackle a clockwise 10km course marked by 4 flip buoys, with the lads’s race beginning at 09:00 and the ladies’s 5 minutes later. The occasion shall be preceded by Friday’s opening ceremony and press convention, earlier than Saturday morning brings the decisive motion. 

Much greater than only a sporting event, the Ražanac leg additionally displays the dedication of the Croatian Open Water Swimming Federation, the native authorities, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sport, who’ve labored collectively to showcase each the sporting and cultural attraction of the Zadar area.

With prize cash on supply for the highest three European athletes in every race and the general collection rankings to be finalised, the stakes couldn’t be larger. After a season that started in Cyprus and travelled by Portugal, France, and Spain, all eyes now flip to Croatia, the place the champions of the 2025 European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup will lastly be topped. 

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Stephen Stanley for European Aquatics