the countdown has started…

28 May 2019: the countdown to the first Capri-Napoli 2019 which will open the 54th edition of the historic open water kermis officially begins.

The international competition will take place on Friday 28 June and will see the participation of 54 swimmers (42 men and 12 women) divided among: SOLO, DUO and RELAYS with the start from Capri (Le Ondine Beach Club) and the arrival in Naples at the Circolo Nautico Posillipo.

There will be representatives from 6 countries: Italy, Argentina, Canada, France, Romania and the USA.

The second competition will be held on 12 July. Finally, the official competition is scheduled for Saturday 7 September

OFFICIAL STARTING LIST:

SOLO

1) Keila Amore (ARG)
2) John Batchelder (USA)
3) Jean Luc Boulanger (FRA)
4) Robert Mc Glashan (CAN)
5) Luca Valeriani (ITA)

DUO

11) Luxembourg Sharks with Alexis D’Esposito (ITA) and Catalin Cosma (ROM)
12) Niat with Francesca Proietti (ITA) and Federico Scola (ITA)
13) Santopietro’s with Massimiliano Santopietro (ITA) and Maria Vittoria Santopietro (ITA)

RELAYS

21) Abracua blanco celeste with Mariano Flores (ARG), Maria Giraldo (ARG), Francisco Macchia (ARG), Mario Navarro (ARG), Veronica Ortega (ARG), Jeronimo Plit (ARG);
22) Attraversatori di pozzanghere with Marco Allegretti (ITA), Andrea Gianoli (ITA), Antonio Langone (ITA) Roberto Maggi (ITA), Nicola Vitali (ITA);
23) NIAT 2.0 with Edgardo Chimieri (ITA), David Cis (ITA), Barbara Guccione (ITA), Vincenzo Viggiano (ITA);
24) C.N. Posillipo with Monica Biglietto (ITA), Ashley Cox (USA), Amelia Monteforte (ITA), Silvana Postiglione (ITA), Mimmo Scaldaferri (ITA), Valeria Simeono (ITA);
25) Sporting Club Salerno with Roberto Acampora (ITA), Mario Fimiani (ITA), Arturo Napoli (ITA), Alfredo Sacco (ITA), Raffale Vernieri (ITA);
26) FINP with Vittorio Abete (ITA), Gianluca Attannasio (ITA), Toni Boccia (ITA), Antonio Franzoni (ITA), Francesco Iennaco (ITA);
27) Squali-ficati with Amos Barbante (ITA), Francesco Capitanio (ITA), Silvia Corridori (ITA), Adriana D’Ercole (ITA), Fulvio Epifani (ITA), Giovanni Giovannini (ITA)

28) Blue Team Augustea with Massimo Coppola (ITA), Carlo Ferraioli (ITA), Luigi Fiorenza (ITA), Stefano Grimaldi (ITA), Roberto Longobardi (ITA), Luigi Somma (ITA);

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