RULES
Date of the Event: September 13th, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Stari Grad (Faros) – Novo Riva 1 (in front of the City Library)
RULES
SWIMMING MARATHON “FAROS OPEN” – 3000m
Organizer: Stari Grad Tourist Bord, DPK Faros – Stari Grad, and VK Faros
COURSE
- Race start: 12:00 PM
- Race length: 3000 meters
- Number of laps: 2 laps of 1500 meters each (2 × 1500 m = 3000 m = 3 km)
- Swimming direction: Counterclockwise
- Start: from the sea
- Split timing point: located between buoys 3 and 4
- Finish: marked with 2 red triangular buoys and finish gates
COURSE MARKINGS
- 4 yellow turning buoys: mark turning points on the course (pass on the left shoulder), numbered 1 to 4
- 2 white guiding buoys: course orientation
- 2 red triangular buoys for the finish: mark the finish funnel
- Split gates width: 4 meters
- Finish gates width: 5 meters
DISTANCES BETWEEN BUOYS
- Buoy 1 – 2 = 50 m
- Buoy 2 – 3 = 750 m
- Buoy 3 – 4 = 50 m
- Buoy 4 – 1 = 750 m
PARTICIPATION
- Members of sports clubs and recreational swimmers from Croatia and abroad may participate.
- Men and women compete simultaneously, but results are evaluated separately.
- Participants under 18 years old may compete only with a signed parental/guardian consent form.
- Each competitor participates at their own risk, confirmed upon filling out the registration form, which is non-transferable.
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
- ABSOLUTE CATEGORY (M/W)
- AGE CATEGORIES (M/W)
- Up to 15 years
- 16–19 years
- 20–29 years
- 30–39 years
- 40–49 years
- 50–59 years
- 60+ years
- OTHER CATEGORIES
- Youngest and oldest participant
- “Best on Hvar Island” category
AWARDS
- Absolute Category
1st place – trophy, medal, gift package + 300 EUR cash prize
2nd place – medal, gift package + 200 EUR cash prize
3rd place – medal, gift package + 100 EUR cash prize - Age Categories
Medals for the first three places in each category - Other Categories
Youngest and oldest participant – symbolic prize
“Best on Hvar Island” – prizes for first three places
REGISTRATION
- Register via the timing portal: https://www.stoperica.live/races/386