Swimming across Bordeaux
The swimming club of Girondins de Bordeaux organizes on Sunday, June 7, 2026 the fourteenth edition of the crossing of Bordeaux in swimming within the framework of the EDF Aqua-Challenge.
Created in 2006 by Jean Boiteux, emblematic Olympic champion and coach of the Girondins de Bordeaux, and Marc Lafosse, national swimmer of the Girondins, French champion, to revive the tradition of the Bordeaux swimming crossing of the 1900's, which gathered at that time the elite of long distance swimming in the framework of a great popular festival at the edge of the river. the event started from Bègles and arrived 7km further in Lormont.
The current Bordeaux swim brings together 500 participants divided into 4 waves of more than 100 swimmers from the slowest to the fastest over a distance of 1700m. The start is given in the direction of the current at ebb tide. Departure from the pontoon of honor on the left bank quai Richelieu-pont de Pierre to the arrival on the right bank at the hold of the Bastide port.
The crossing is part of the festivities of Bordeaux alternately the odd years: Bordeaux Wine Festival and the even years: the Festival of the River. This popular swimming event is a good moment of personal and team challenge. The organizers of the Traversée de Bordeaux à la nage have decided to elaborate an eco-responsible event in order to tend towards "carbon neutrality". It is the first "carbon compensated" French sport event in France. Safety is the most important challenge of the attendants supervising the race from the start to the finish, from the first to the last. Golden rule: 1 lifeguard for 6 swimmers maximum.
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La Traversée de Bordeaux à la nage
La section natation du club omnisports des girondins de Bordeaux organise le dimanche 7 juin 2026 une nouvelle édition de la traversée de Bordeaux à la nage dans le cadre de l’EDF Aqua-Challenge.
La 18ᵉ édition de la Traversée à la nage !
L’actuelle traversée de Bordeaux à la nage rassemble 500 participants répartis en 4 vagues de plus de 100 nageurs des moins rapides aux plus rapides sur une distance de 1700m. Le départ est donné dans le sens du courant à marée descendante. Départ du ponton d’honneur rive gauche quai Richelieu-pont de Pierre à l’arrivée rive droite à la cale du port Bastide.
2 type de course
- La Vague 1 : course longue distance de 3800 mètres entre Lormont et Bordeaux port Bastide.
- Les vagues 2, 3, 4 : courses historiques de 1700 mètres, reliant les deux rives en plein coeur de la ville classée au patrimoine UNESCO.
La sécurité est le défi le plus important des accompagnateurs encadrant la course du départ à l’arrivée, des premiers aux derniers. Règle d’or : 1 sauveteur pour 6 nageurs maximum.
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