The Italian Swimming Federation and the City of Torino will host another round of the Energy for Swim Meet on Dec. 20-21, 2018 following the conclusion of the 2018 Short Course World Championships.
Competing athletes are invited to the meet and are then divided into four teams to race for prize money. Last year, the teams were USA, Australia, Italy, and Energy Standard.
Sarah Sjostrom, Tom Shields and Emily Seebohm have already confirmed their participation via their Instagram accounts. Many more swimmers are slated to announce their participation in the upcoming days.
The full press release from the Italian Swimming Federation is available below.
The Italian Swimming Federation, in collaboration with the City of Torino, will organize ENERGY FOR SWIM 2018, that will be held in 20-21 December 2018 on Aquatic Stadium.
The contest will be attended by the greatest champions of swimming for two unforgettable days of entertainment and consists of a competition in a 25-metre pool according to all the rules of LEN and FINA.
The event includes all the individual events of the World Championship (except 800 and 1500) and the relays 4×100 freestyle, 4×100 medley, 4×100 mixed freestyle and 50 freestyle skins.
ENERGY FOR SWIM 2018 is an individual competition by invitation of national and foreign athletes that will be split in four groups and not representing the national teams of the country of their origin.
The format provides a points ranking and prize money for the athletes in each events.
The contest aims to enhance the image of the performance of participating athletes to be a real showcase after the World Championship in short course that will end in Hangzhou (CHN) a few days earlier.
The event will be sponsored by the Energy Standard Group.
The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the Italian Swimming Federation. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.
This is a test