France's biggest open water swimming event references the death-defying swim by which Edmond Dantès escapes in Alexandre Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Two thousand five hundred participants are expected for the three distance races (1km, 2km and 5km) in this 17th edition.

20-21 June
Plage du Grand Roucas-Blanc, Marseille 8
Tel. 09 32 39 56 49
Inscription sur www.defimonte-cristo.com