Makronissos

Makronissos is part of the Prison Island Swims (or the Triple Break or Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims that were nominated for the 2016 WOWSA Awards, a recognition of outstanding men, women, performances and offerings around the globe sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association in the category of World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year

Makronisos (Greek: Μακρόνησος), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean sea, in Greece. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio. The island has an elongated shape, 13 km (8 miles) north to south, around 500m (1,640 ft) east to west, and its terrain is arid and rocky. In ancient times the island was called Helena.

Today it is uninhabited but it was used as a prison island from the time of the Greek Civil War up until the restoration of democracy, following the collapse of the Regime of the Colonels in 1974. Because of its history, it is considered as a monument of the civil war era; therefore the island and the original structures on it are protected from alteration.

Open Water Swimming

• Makronisos is site of one of the Triple Break swims (Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims), where swimmers challenge themselves to escape by swimming at least 3 of the world's most well-known prison island swims including Le Château d’If, Fort Boyard, Devil's Island, Île de Gorée, Robben Island, Alcatraz Island, Spike Island, Rottnest Island, and Sainte-Marguerite.
• Jacques Tuset completed a prison island swim by swimming from Makronissos to Greece.

External links

• Triple Break - Global List Of Prison Island Swims
• Triple Break Grows To Worldwide Prison Island Swims
• Jacques Tuset, The World's Greatest Escape Artist
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• World's Greatest Escape Artist Swims From Angel Island