Santorini Experience

2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim silver medalist Spyridon Gianniotis at the Santorini Experience in Greece. Photo by Elias Lefas

Santorini Experience in Greece. Photo by Elias Lefas

Santorini Experience in Greece. Photo by Elias Lefas

Santorini Experience Ambassadors for 2016

Santorini Experience is a running and sea swimming event that includes a 2.4 km swim with 1 km + 5 km + 10 km + 15 km runs held on Santorini Island (Cyclades Group of Islands) in Greece held in October. It is named as one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

Location

Santorini island (Cyclades Group of Islands)

Biathlon

Amateur and professional open water swimmers swim from the volcano on Santorini Island to the old port while after several running races are held. The innovative element of the routes was that the trails were designed on the magical path that connects Oia with Fira with a view to the famous volcano of Santorini.

Participants

• 5-time Olympian (2000 + 2004 + 2008 + 2012 + 2016) and 2-time open water swimming world champion Spyros Gianniotis
• 2016 Olympian Kelly Araouzou
• Greek national swim team participates in the event
• Greek Federal Swimming Coach, Nikos Gemelos designed the swimming routes

2016 Videos

by Aeromotion & Thanks Rivios Photography

External links

• Yasu Hirai Is Experienced, Surely and Swiftly in Santorini
• Mario Sanzullo and Barbara Pozzobon Win Santorini Experience
• Phenomenal Creativity...PHEE
• Santorini - Open Water Swimming from a Volcano
• The Santorini Experience, The Swim Goes On
• Swimming Santorini
• World's Top 100 Island Swims For 2019
• Santorini Experience
• Swimming In Santorini, An Experience From Coast To Caldera
• The Santorini Experience Is Magical
• Swimming In Santorini, Experience The Extraordinary
• Swimming In Santorini With Elias Lefas
• Swimming In Atlantis
• Documentary
• Santorini Experience
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
• Marathon Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Sea Swimming In Santorini...Splendid
• Santorini Experience Wins Gold
• Dimitris Negris Wins Santorini Experience
• Swimming Santorini 2018
• Beautiful Santorini
• Volcano Swims Around The World
• Simply Splendid Santorini
• Santorini Experience Like No Other
• Navarino Navigation