Two Italians swimmers won the 10 km events for men and women in the open water swim World Series hosted for the first time at the Beau Vallon beach in Seychelles on Saturday and Sunday.
In the female event, Italian Arianna Bridi came out first in 1 hour, 58 minutes, 32 seconds. Bridi won three races in last year’s series.
On the men’s side her compatriot Simone Ruffini, who is the defending champion, won the race in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 41 seconds.
At the end of her race, Bridi told the press that the “race was very hard because of the hot weather….
Source: Seychelles News Agency