As the entry limit is 3,000 persons, the registration may end earlier when the total number is full, Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) said
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/04/24
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—The 2018 Waimushan (外木山) sea swimming race in Taiwan’s
Waimushan (外木山) sea swimming race (2016 file photo) (By Central News Agency)
northern port city of Keelung will take place on June 10, and registration for the race is open from now to May 4, the organizer of the event, Keelung City Government, announced on Tuesday.
The annual sea swimming event had been held consecutively for 11 years until last year when it was canceled due to the impact of heavy rains.
The swim will start from Hai Xing Pool (海興游泳池) and end at the Dawulun Beach (大武崙海灘), covering a total distance of 3,200 meters.
Keelung City Government said only groups of three or more people and online registration will be accepted and that only people older than 10 years are eligible to participate. The registration fee is NT$600 (US$20) each, the organizer added. [FULL STORY]
