Basul Island
From Openwaterpedia
Basul is a tiny island at the entrance of Hinituan Channel with fine white sand that is within the Surigao City limits. It is site of one of the Philippine Open Water Swimming events.
Philippine Open Water Swimming Events
- Splashmob White Castle Challenge, a 3 km open water social swim in Subi
- Caramoan 7K Swim Challenge, a 3.5 km and 7 km open water swimming event between islands in Camarines Sur
- Guimaras-Iloilo Strait, a 7 km crossing from the Buenavista Wharf in Guimaras to the Iloilo river wharf across the Iloilo Strait first accomplished by Martin Soriano in 1994
- Olango Swim Challenge, a 6 km sea swim in Cebu
- Aqua Sphere Open Water Series, a series of 3 sea swims including 250m, 500m, 1.5 km, 3 km, 5 km, 8 km race at Pico de Loro Beach & Country Club in Nasugbu, Batangas
- 13 km crossing from Balicasag Island to Alona Beach on Panglao Island in Bohol
- 7.2 km crossing of the Babuyan Channel
- 12.8 km crossing of the Surigao Channel from Hikdop Island to Surigao City
- 4 km crossing from Basul Island to Surigao City
- Swim across Sarangani Bay, a 15 km 5-member relay from Kamanga Beach in Maasim to Glan in Sarangani Province, part of the Sarangani Bay Festival that offers a first prize of P50,000, second of P30,000 and third of P25,000
- 358 Swim, a 3 km, 5 km and 8 km open water swim in the Hamilo Coast at the Pico de Loro Beach and Country Club in Nasugbu, Batangas
External links
- Open Water Swimming In The Philippines
- Philippine Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- First Steps With Speedo 3.5.8 Open Water Swim Masters Series
- 358 Open Water Swimming Race
- Open Water Swimming
- Top 50 Open Water Swims in Asia
- 358 Swim Announced
- Open Water Swimming In The Philippines
