
Photos from the World Championships
photographer Seppo Sarkkinen
Winter
Swimming World Championships 2006
Oulu, 3rd – 5th of March 2006
The Winter Swimming World Championships took place in the beach area of the
Raatinsaari Island in Oulu during the weekend of March 3-5. Swimmers from a
total of 18 countries participated in this unique cold swimming event and wintry
carnival. Participating nations included such countries as Australia and
Lebanon, together with several Middle-European countries. As expected, Finnish,
Russian and British swimmers turned out to be among the best. The sunny weather
attracted plenty of local people to witness the competition series on Saturday.
Each of the World Championships competition series was won by a Finnish
participant. The fastest swimmer of the Championships was Tero Matkaniemi of
Joensuu Polar Bears, whose time 15,69 (25 meters) is a world record.
More in the press release (March
6, 2006)

Pictures of the competition venue
Location of the competition venue on the map
Material on the Winter Swimming World Championships 2006 (pdf format)
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