Dagmara Łuczka
Dagmara Łuczka is its press spokesperson of the BCT Gdynia Marathon, a 19.5 km marathon swim between Hel and Gdynia in Poland. The event is organised and sponsored by Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia and held annually in late August. The total pool of prizes amounts to US$28,000, including two first-place cash awards of US$10,000 for the overall female and male winners. The event`s participant limit is 15. It is organized by Mikołaj Nałęcz- Nieniewski and Paulina Olczyk with the assistance of Tomasz Pąchalski, Marathon`s Sport Director. Krzysztof Szymborski is the President of the event's title sponsor Baltic Container Terminal.
Event Information
Date: 23-25.08.2013 (decision will be made according to weather conditions)
Website: BCT Gdynia Marathon
Class: Pro with shorter race for less experienced swimmers
Wetsuit: Yes (see event`s statute for detailed info)
Type: Sea
Length: 20 km (18,5 in 2012)
2013 Edition
BCT Gdynia Marathon 2013 was announced in March 2013 and will take place on the weekend between 23rd and 25th of August. Apart from main race, shorter swim will be held on route not exceeding 3 km, to allow less experienced open water swimmers to compete. Application forms can be found on competition website.
External links
- BCT Gdynia Marathon entry form and regulations
- BCT Gdynia Marathon website
- Poland Pays Plenty
- Fast Open Water Swimmers Headed to Poland
- BCT Gdynia Marathon Race
- Petar Stoychev Wins $10G At BCT Gdynia Marathon
- List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming website
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- More Than 28,000 Reasons To Head To Poland
- Call For The World's Best Pros And Interested Amateurs
- Jose Luis Larrosa, Darkhorse At BCT Gdynia Marathon
- Christian Jennings Has 10,000 Reasons To Defend Her Title
- Alex Meyer Has A Powerful 1-2 Combination
- The Polish Extravaganza, 2014 BCT Gdynia Marathon
