Related News
World highest altitude swimming race kicks off in Guide
Online Edition
THE International Extreme Swimming Race across Yellow River started in Qinghai Province, northwest China, on Sunday.
Being held in Guide county at an altitude of 2,200 meters in Tibetan plateau, the world highest altitude swimming race has attracted 74 swimmers from home and abroad.
"Swimming in this cold water is a big challenge to me, but it's so exciting, I will try my best to finisih it," said Jiang Wei, a swimmer from China's Shanxi Province.
Low water temperature, high altitude, thin oxygen all blended well, making Guide an ideal place to host international winter swimming race.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
