For the eleventh time in Lielupe, the traditional “Līgo” swimming took place, in which those interested challenged themselves in 4 kilometers of open water. 40 swimmers competed in the individual SOLO-4km distance, two of which did not finish. In turn, another 17 swimmers started in the relay competition and 6 swimmers started in the relay separately as the team “52nd…
Jelgava Open Winter Swimming Championship „11. Jelgavas Roni Cup”, 1st stage of the 16th Latvian Winter Swimming Championship, 1st stage of the Winter Swimming World Cup, in accordance with the rules of the International Winter Swimming Association, will take place on November 1 and 2 in Pastasala 1, Jelgava. Winners of teams S1 and S2 relay will receive «Jelgavas Roni…
For the 10th time the swim “LĪGO 4km” took place on the river Lielupe, where interested people accepted the challenge for the 4-kilometer swim on open water. At the individual distance, 27 swimmers took part in SOLO-4km, two of which did not finish. In turn, another 20 swimmers took part in the relay. In the women’s group, a new record…
10th Jelgavas Roni Cup – for the fourth time the 1st stage of International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) World Cup was held in November the 2nd and the 3rd, 2018 in the charming city Jelgava. As it was planned, the venue for the championship was the area between the bridges “Driksas” and “Mītavas” right in the city centre, between the…
Beautiful old town of Jelgava is situated on the River Lielupe, 40 km from the Latvian capital city of Riga from the Baltic sea and the Gulf of Riga and Jurmala resort. The city is famous winter swimming club «Jelgavas Roņi», which this year celebrats 28 years anniversary. In 2009, in November, when the water is ice, on the idea…
The 11th Winter Swimming World Championships took place in Tallinn, Estonia from 6 to 10 March. This championship set new records – 1386 winter swimmers representing 40 countries were registered, which made it the largest in terms of the number of countries and participants to date. The team “LATVIA” 48 winter swimmers, 25 from them “Jelgavas Roņi” team returned from…
From 6 to 10 March 2018, Tallinn will host the 11th Winter Swimming World Championships. To date, almost 1,300 winter swimmers from 35 countries have been registered, of which 47 participants will represent Latvia. The team of Jelgavas Roņi unites 28 winter swimmers who will compete at 10 distances from 25 to 450 meters in ice-cold water 0С degrees in…
9th Jelgavas Roni Cup – for the third time the 1st stage of IWSA World Cup was held in November the 3rd and 4th, 2017 in the charming city Jelgava. As it was planned, the venue for the championship was the area between the bridges “Driksas” and “Mītavas” right in the city centre, between the restaurant “Pilsētas Elpa” and the…
At the Jelgava Yacht Club everyone gathered who wanted to test themselves on the traditional swim “LĪGO 4km” to the end of the island Pils. Such an event on the day of the Midsummer is organized by our club since 2009. This year, 25 swimmers made applications for participation, among them the Olympic swimmer Andrey Duda, the multiple winners of…
Already 2 years in a row Jelgavas Roni Cup has had Nations Cup award. Best results of swimmers of each country (according to IWSA rules) were summarised and conveyed into points by the formula: 3 best female and male results in 25m and 50m swims, 1 best female and 2 best male results in 450m swim, 1 best result in…
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