Konyaaltı Municipality International An-Aqua Swimming Race had great excitement on the second day. Expressing that they contribute to the city tourism with sports activities, Konyaaltı Mayor Semih Esen stated that they want to make such organizations traditional.
Konyaaltı Municipality An-Aqua Swimming Race witnessed great excitement on the second day of the swimming race. The race, approximately 500 athletes participated, started again with the first lights of the day. The athletes participated in the 6,000-meter stage beginning at 08.30 and experienced the excitement of swimming in the blue waters of the Mediterranean. Around 70 athletes from abroad participated in the races held on the world-famous Konyaaltı Beach. Mark Shrom numbered 609 in the open men's class of the 6,000-meter course, and Victorian Number 629 in the women's category won third place. In the 3,000-meter track that started at 10.30 am, Davut Kaan Kama numbered 319 in the open men, and Nur Acar numbered 302 in the women took the first place. Konyaaltı Municipality An-Aqua Swimming Race ended with two stages. Awards were given to the contestants at the award ceremony.
Continuing Sports Activities
Konyaaltı Mayor Semih Esen said they host more and more sportive events every year and aim to make Konyaaltı be remembered more with sports, arts and cultural events. Noting that they plan to make the Konyaaltı Municipality An-Aqua Swimming Race event, which they organized for the first time, a traditional one, Mayor Esen said, “We attach importance to sports tourism. We need to organize such events locally. Because in this way, we both find the opportunity to train young athletes and contribute to the region's promotion. That is why we organize all the big events we organize internationally. Another goal is to create environments where our young people can discover or showcase their talents. Of course, we would all be proud to have more athletes in international sports competitions. That's why we're trying."
Athletes are Satisfied with the Stages
Nuri Acar, who competed in the 6,000-meter stage in the Konyaaltı Municipality An-Aqua Swimming Race, said he had competed in the 1500 meters the previous day. Stating that the weather conditions were good, Acar said, “The organization went very well. Antalya is a very nice city for such organizations. Similar events abroad take almost 12 months. Antalya is also a very suitable place for this. I believe Konyaaltı Municipality will support this even more," he said. Triathlon National Team Coach and former national athlete Mert Onaran said that although it was the first time it was held in Konyaaltı, the turnout was good. He stated that they aim to double this number next year and said, "Positive feedback from the participants. "This was very enjoyable for us. Konyaaltı Municipality was behind us completely. We thank them very much. Because with their support, we have provided such a nice organization," he said.
Victoria Third, the 6,000 meters general classification open women's winner, said that she liked the swimming race hosted by Konyaaltı Municipality and said; "If we're going to rate it out of 10, I'll give it 10 points. Both the activity and the water are amazing. I enjoyed it a lot” (DHA)
