The 27th Indian Ocean Swimming Festival has kicked off on Reunion Island and it run until the end of the year, with the last competitions taking place on December 31, 2015
Reunion Island
The 27th Indian Ocean Swimming Festival has kicked off on Reunion Island and it run until the end of the year, with the last competitions taking place on December 31, 2015.
The first day ended with the French Olympic duet synchronised swimming – eighth in the world championship in 2015 – at the synchronised swimming gala. In preparation for the Olympic Games, Margaux Christian Auge and Laura were accompanied in the pool by various clubs from the island, namely the Aquanautes, Western Sirens, West Swimming Meeting, and the Sainte-Marie Aquatic Club.
Each year on the occasion of the International Meeting of the Indian Ocean Swimming, the Reunion Island league swimming receives one of the biggest names competing in the 25-metre short pool of Plateau Caillou.
The 2015 edition will shine with the arrival of Olympic champions and vice champions of the world, Europe or even France and local swimmers who have distinguished themselves in the last games of the Indian Ocean islands in August 2015. Spectators have a chance to witness the performance of the world champion of the 10 kilometre in Kazan AurГ©lie Muller (France); the relay world champion 4×100 metres freestyle, Lorys Borelly (Martinique); and double bronze medalist in the 400 metres and 800-metre freestyle in the championship of France and eight times gold medalist of Games of the Indian Ocean islands, Alizee Morel (RГ©union Island).
Other renowned guests are also present in the vicinity of pools, such as Philippe Lucas, Manaudou’s coach, as well as coach of the France team of open water swimmers and the president of the French Swimming Federation, Francis Luyce. New this year is the freestyle event which will take place on December 31. For its 27th edition, the event hosts the open water Coupe de France which will be contested in a five-kilometre race across the lagoon of the Hermitage.
