Aquatic
AquaticChannel your inner Edmond Dantès swimming from Château d'If to shore. Europe's biggest open-water race offers distances from 1 km to 6 km, including the classic 5 km escape route across the Mediterranean.
literary-inspired race
endurance swimming
Mediterranean crossing
château d'If start
Tips
🏊train for currents and distance before race day
🏰the 5 km classic starts at Château d'If — the actual prison island from the novel
🌊salt water buoyancy helps, but the Mediterranean can get choppy
Saturday, June 13
28e édition du Défi Monte Cristo
June 13 at 12am
+1La Plage
AquaticAquaticChannel your inner Edmond Dantès swimming from Château d'If to shore. Europe's biggest open-water race offers distances from 1 km to 6 km, including the classic 5 km escape route across the Mediterranean.
literary-inspired race
endurance swimming
Mediterranean crossing
château d'If start
Tips
🏊train for currents and distance before race day
🏰the 5 km classic starts at Château d'If — the actual prison island from the novel
🌊salt water buoyancy helps, but the Mediterranean can get choppy
Saturday, June 13
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