Traversée international du lac St-Jean

The Traversée International du Lac St-Jean includes a FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup race and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix's 32 km marathon swim, considered by many to be the top professional marathon swimming competition in the world.

Videos

Esther Nuñez Morera at the 2015 Traversée internationale du Lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada

Alice Franco at the 2017 Traversée internationale du Lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada

2015 FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Series

1st race - 7 February - La Patagones Viedma (Argentina), part of Maraton Patagones-Viedma International Open Water Swim
2nd race - 13 March - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3rd race - 18 April - New Caledonia, France
4th race - 2 May - Cancún (Mexico)
5th race - 20 June - Balatonfured, Hungary
6th race - 27 June - Setúbal Bay (Portugal)
7th race - 23 July - Lac St-Jean (Canada), part of the Traversee international du Lac St-Jean
8th race - 31 July - Lac Magog (Canada), part of the Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
9th race - 8 August - Lac Mégantic (Canada), part of the Traversee international du Lac Mégantic
10th race - 12 October - Chun'an (China)
11th race - 17 October - Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

FINA Open Water Swim World Events

The lake is also site of the FINA Open Water Swim World Events, a one-loop race series held before the FINA World Cup races for amateur and masters swimmers.

1st race - 6 February - La Patagones Viedma (Argentina), part of Maraton Patagones-Viedma International Open Water Swim
2nd race - 18 June - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3rd race - 23 July - Lac St-Jean (Canada), part of the Traversee international du Lac St-Jean
4th race - 12 August - Lac Mégantic (Canada), part of the Traversee international du Lac Mégantic
5th race - 9 October - Chun'an (China)
6th race - 16 October - Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

External links

• Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles
• Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Shelley Taylor-Smith
• Alex Meyer Talks About His Classic 2010 World Championship Race On WOWSA Live
• Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
• Philip Rush Talks About Epic Swims On WOWSA Live
• Philip Rush Recalling The Past On WOWSA Live
• Christine Cossette Goes Down Memory Lane On WOWSA Live
• ElShazly – Father And Son – Hall Of Famers On WOWSA Live
• Doug Northway, An Unexpected Triumph In The 1984 Traversée
• ISHOF vs. IMSHOF, Greatness Defined Two Ways
• Live Broadcast Live Webcast of the Traversée Internationale Du Lac St-Jean
• Landmarks, Monuments And Memorials Of Open Water Swimmers
• Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Lake Michigan
• Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - lac St-Jean
• Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Mount Everest
• Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Rome
• When Women Move Men And Mindsets
• Like Daughter, Like Father, Christine And Robert Cossette
• The Turbulent Traversée, Jan Van Scheijndel In Lac St-Jean
• Memorials & Monuments Of Open Water Swimming Greats
• Léandre Lapointe Features Esther Nuñez In Lac St-Jean
• International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• A Giant Of The Sport, Joe Grossman
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation website
• Hosa Signs On To Support Pro Marathon Swimming Circuit
• Remembering Great Open Water Swimmers
• Christine Cossette, Elizabeth Fry Extend The Possible
• Robert Cossette Lived Heroically
• Is FINA's Open Water Swimming Rule Fair Or Not?
• Trent Grimsey Honored By The Hall Of Fame