Name: XTERRA Greece Open Water Swimming Challenge 2026
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Voula

About the Event

OCTOBER 09-11 2026
Open Water Swimming Challenge - ATHINES By The Sea | Voula A' Beach

XTERRA is a large, international sports brand, behind which, major off roadand adventurous sport events are held around the world, with a special color and culture of action in nature

The Open Sea is an excellent terrain to showcase the talent of swimming, in addition to swimming pool gyms, in a land where the sea is its element! XTERRA Greece, fully embraces the quote: "Greece is not land .. it is a sea that embraces the land!

The great XTERRA Greece Open Water Swimming Challenge is the last summer meeting for Open Water Swimmers and takes place at the middle of October, on one of the most amazing beaches of the coastline of the southern suburbs of Attica.

The race includes:

10k O.W.S. distance (2 laps)
5k O.W.S. distance (1 lap)
2,5k O.W.S. distance (1 lap)
1k O.W.S. distance (1 lap)
0,2k O.W.S. Super sprint distance (one way)

The event includes open water swimming races for adults (1k, 2.5k, 5k, 10k and Super Sprint 0.2k), swimming races for children of the 3rd last classes of elementary and high school as well as other sports, recreational and cultural activities aiming at the development of sports thought - ideal and sports in generally. The event will take place in October 11, 2026 in Voula, at the organized beach ATHINES by The Sea (A' beach Voula), applying all safety measures.

The distances are:

10k O.W.S. distance (2 laps)
5k O.W.S. distance (1 lap)
2,5k O.W.S. distance (1 lap)
1k O.W.S. distance (1 lap)
0,2k O.W.S. Super sprint distance (one way)

A Floating Buoy is MANDATORY for all distances except from the 0,2k race. If you don't have one, you can buy it at the merchandise kiosk at the race venue.

Event details and schedule

O.W.S. Races Starts: Sunday the 11th of October, 09:00
Kid’s Cross Aquathlon Race Starts: Saturday the 10th of October, 11:00

Secretary's hours @ATHINES By The Sea - A’ Voula Beach

Friday 09/10/26 17.00 - 19.00
Saturday 10/10/26 10.00 - 14.30 & 17.00-19.00
Sunday 11/10/26 08.30 - 10.00

0.9 mm

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air Avg wind speed

9.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

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65.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:34

nightlight Sunset

18:46

About Voula

Learn more about the host city, Voula.

Voula is a southern suburb of Athens along the Athens coast and former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 8.787 km2.