08/09/2026
🌊 Open Water action in Tenero! 🇨🇭
What a weekend at Lago Maggiore! The Swiss Open Water Championships brought together Switzerland’s best open water swimmers and a strong international field for two days of racing in Tenero. The highlight was Sunday’s 10 km race, which also served as the second stop of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup. 🇪🇺
In the EA Cup, Dario Verani 🇮🇹 and Louna Kasvio 🇫🇮 took the victories after thrilling races that went down to the very last metres.
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🥇 Dario Verani 🇮🇹 – 1:47:19.51
🥈 Bartosz Kapala 🇵🇱 – +6.52
🥉 Jaan Pasko 🇪🇪 – +14.16
🇨🇭 Paul Niederberger delivered a strong performance to finish 6th overall and claim the Swiss title, with Christian Schreiber 7th overall – just 0.26 seconds behind him.
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🥇 Louna Kasvio 🇫🇮 – 1:56:01.51
🥈 Klaudia Tarasiewicz 🇵🇱 – +0.06
🥉 Iris Menchini 🇮🇹 – +8.58
On the women’s side, Emma Fredersdorf was the top Swiss finisher in 8th place overall and secured the national title.
☀️ A fantastic weekend of racing in the beautiful setting of Tenero and Lago Maggiore, with exciting international competition, great conditions and plenty of Open Water action!
👉 All results and rankings from the weekend are available on our website.
📸 Patrick B. Kraemer