A successful bet after a year 2023 compromised by climatic hazards, the 2024 edition of the end of the year swim brought together more than 600 people on Tuesday morning (compared to 515 in 2022). A long parade allowed everyone to present themselves on the beach-mounted platform in the city center before the warm-up with music.
Enough to appreciate the extent of the participants, coming not only from all over France, but also from Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, United States United or Japan!
In the lot, the youngest, Jules, a 3-year-old Rémois and the oldest, Liliane, a 78-year-old Maximoise, did not waver when they plunged into water at 12° at 11am…
“It is colder than other years”observes a faithful, Eric from the club Sainte-Maxime Athlé before going back… In the water, everyone has their own style. There are the “splashers”, the “express dippers”, the “endurers” or the fervent “swimmers” who rush to the rescue boat which crisscrosses the bay to ensure that everything is safe. goes wonderfully. Which was the case!
