Cies Islands

Cíes Islands, start of the Batalla de Rande a Nado in northern Spain

San Simón island, start of the Batalla de Rande a Nado in northern Spain

The Cíes Islands (Spanish: Islas Cíes) are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, in the mouth of the Ría de Vigo. They belong to the parish of San Francisco de Afora, in the municipality of Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park created in 2002

Open Water Swimming

La Batalla de Rande is a 27 km (16.7 mile) wetsuit and bioprene open water swim held between the Cíes Islands, at the mouth of the Ria de Vigo, and the small island of San Simón island in Galicia in the northwest of Spain. La Batalla de Rande is organized by Loli Paz, Julio Castro, and the Asociación Deportiva Islas Cíes – San Simón.

External links

• Colder, Further, Tougher, Older To Islas Cíes
• Swimmers To Fight Nature In Batalla De Rande
• Rumors Of Another Batalla De Rande
• Batalla De Rande Facebook
• Batalla De Rande website
• List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
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• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Cies Islands
• San Simon islands
• Ana Villanueva Peñacoba Loving The Open Water Life
• Jacques Tuset Heads To Isla de San Simón
• 62 To Go 27 In La Batalla De Rande
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