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The 3rd variation of ‘Den Den’ Open Sea Swimming Championship volition beryllium held astatine Surf Club Beach successful Tannirbhavi connected Monday.
The unfastened oversea title is held each twelvemonth adjacent the spot wherever Den Den vessel sank successful Tannirbhavi successful 2017.
Talking to reporters present connected Saturday, Mangaluru Surf Club President Padmanabha Nayak said 8-km aquatics has been introduced successful this year’s event. This is successful summation to 500 metres, 2-km., 4-km and 6-km aquatics categories. The 500 metres aquatics volition beryllium for archetypal timers, portion the different categories volition beryllium for seasoned swimmers. Those participating successful categories beyond 500 metre person been told to taxable fittingness certificate, Mr. Nayak said.
As galore arsenic 34 boats volition beryllium placed on the route, and 20 beingness guards volition beryllium successful the oversea to guarantee information of each participants. The participants person been told to usage tow floats, which makes it casual for beingness guards to individuality each participants successful the sea. Indian Coast Guards volition besides beryllium progressive successful information for participants successful the sea. KMC Hospital volition supply on-site ambulance work and exigency aesculapian support.
A full of 318 persons from Mangaluru and different parts of the state person registered for the event. The events volition commencement astatine 6 a.m. and extremity by 11 a.m. The fig of registered participants this twelvemonth was treble of the fig of participants for the lawsuit held past year, Mr. Nayak said.
