EVENT INFORMATION

Following the grand success of “Kochi Swimathon 2022 & 23 – India’s Largest River Swimathon”, the organizers have decided to continue with the legacy and make the event much bigger and memorable.

The Open Fresh Water swimming event “Kochi Swimathon 2024” will attract a huge number of participants from all across the country. A lot of international swimmers are expected to participate as the event is scheduled in the busy tourist season in Kerala.

A fresh challenge waits for you in April 2024! The scenic River Periyar is waiting!!!

Objectives of Kochi Swimathon 2024

1) Importance of Swimming & Rescue Team

The regular recurrence of Floods and the innumerable drowning incidents in the state has been an ongoing issue in the past few years. It is reported that around 3 people drown (non-swimmers) in Kerala every day, much more than road accidents happening in the state.

To address this issue, our event Kochi River Swimathon focuses on the importance of Swimming as an essential Sport Activity for all individuals and the importance of Rescuing people who are drowning or in distress. The event also emphasizes the importance of building a State Level Rescue Team with contact database who can coordinate together in social media groups and carry out the Rescue mission in case of catastrophes.

2) Finding the next Olympian

Swimming has the second highest number of Olympic medals contested events after the athletics. Kochi Swimathon raises the awareness of Swimming as a competitive sport and a big step towards discovering the next Olympian from Kerala and India.

3) Importance of River Periyar

River Periyar, popularly known as the Lifeline of Kerala is the reservoir of Drinking Water of Kochi City. The event raises the importance of keeping the River Clean and preserving River Life and Habitat as well as encouraging the use of non-motorized transport / Sports Activities in the river.

4) Aluva as the next Adventure Tourism & Eco Tourism destination

The event also showcases the potential of River Periyar & Aluva as the hub of Adventure Tourism to conduct Water Sports Activities and promote Eco-Tourism and Responsible Tourism activities, one of the hallmarks of Kerala Tourism.

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