Ua ʻike ʻia ka pīhoihoi ma Beau Vallon Beach ma ka Pōʻaono, ʻApelila 13, 2019, kokoke i hoʻokahi mahina ma mua o ka hoʻokipa ʻana o Seychelles no ka makahiki lua o ka makahiki ka FINA CNSG Open Water World Series 2019.
Mālama ʻia ka hanana o kēia makahiki me ka hui pū ʻana me ka hui ʻo Kina CNSG a ʻo Seychelles ka lua o ka wāwae i ka papa o ʻewalu.
ʻO nā hoa o ke kōmike hoʻonohonoho me Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), nā luna a me nā ʻauʻau kai kūloko i ʻākoakoa ma Beau Vallon Beach kahi i hoʻonohonoho ʻia ai kahi hoʻokolokolo no ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i nā pono hana, nā koina ʻenehana a me nā kālena ʻauʻau kūloko.
ʻO ke Kakauolelo Nui no nā Pāʻani, ʻo Fabien Palmyre i kēia manawa i ka wā hoʻokolokolo i haʻi ʻia i kona ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka hana ʻana o ka FINA CNSG Open Water World Series 2019 me ke kākoʻo o nā hoa kūloko.
"Ua hauʻoli wau i ka hou, i ʻāpana o kahi hanana. Haʻaheo wau i kā mākou ʻauʻau kai ʻōpio āpau i hoʻoikaika e kū ma kēia lā. Mahalo wau i nā hoa āpau a me nā mea manawaleʻa a ke nānā nei wau i mua i ka hanana o kēia makahiki, ”i ʻōlelo ʻo PS Palmyre.
Ua hoʻokūkū ʻo 15 mau ʻauʻauʻau i ka wai o Beau Vallon i nā heihei nui ʻekolu, 2.5 km, 5 km a me 7.5 km. Wahi a nā luna ʻo Seychelles Swimming Association (SSA), ʻo ke kumu ma hope o kahi mamao i koho ʻia e hiki ai i nā ʻauʻauʻau e hoʻāʻo i ko lākou hiki ke ʻike i ka mahele e kūpono iā lākou no ka hanana Mei 11, 2019, e wehe ʻia no ka lehulehu. a me nā mea ʻauʻau ʻauʻau ʻē aʻe.
E mālama ʻia ka hanana 2019 Open Open Mass ma ka Pōʻaono Mei 11, i hoʻokahi lā ma mua o ka hanana Elite.
ʻO ka hanana 11 Mei nui o ʻehā mau mamao, Pūʻulu A (500 m), Pūʻulu B (1 km), Pūʻulu C (3 km) a me Pūʻulu D (5 km). ʻO ka palena makahiki wale nō no ka Pūʻulu A kahi e hiki ai i nā haumāna mai ka makahiki 13 a keu ke komo. E wehe ʻia nā mea ʻē aʻe i nā makahiki āpau a aia he mau heihei ʻelua, he heihei kāne a wahine hoʻi no kēlā me kēia mamao.
"He mea nui ke komo nui ʻana i mea e holomua ai ka hanana Mass a ke kāhea nei ʻo Seychelles Swimming Association i nā ʻauʻau kai āpau e hoʻopaʻa inoa no kēia hanana," i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo David Vidot, ka luna o SSA.
Ua hōʻike ʻo Mr. Vidot i ka loaʻa ʻana o nā palapala no ke kākau inoa ʻana ma ka ʻaoʻao SSA Facebook a paena. ʻO ka lā palena pau e hoʻihoʻi i ka palapala hoʻopaʻa inoa i ka ʻAhahui ʻAuʻau ʻo Mei 1, 2019.
Hoʻohanohano ka Seychelles i kēia makahiki i ʻehā mau ʻauʻau kai Seychellois i kūpono e komo i ka heihei Elite 10 km, e mālama ʻia ana ma ka Lāpule Mei 12, 2019.
ʻO ka hui pū ʻana me nā ʻauʻau ʻauʻau 2018, nā hoahānau ʻo Bertrand lāua ʻo Damien Payet, ʻo Matthew Bachmann lāua ʻo Alain Vidot, nā mea ʻelua i hoʻopau i ka heihei 7.5 km i ka lua a me ke kolu ma hope o Damien i hele i ka laina hoʻopau ma ka Pōʻaono mua.
ʻO ka hanana Elite i hoʻolaha ʻia i ka lehulehu ma o ka pūnaewele FINA, hōʻike iā Seychelles i kahi kukui ʻē aʻe, e like me ka hanana Eco-Marathon makahiki, kahi e hoʻoikaika ai i ka hiki iā Seychelles ma ke ʻano he wahi huakaʻi haʻuki.
“He mea nui ia e hoʻokipa hou ana i ka hanana ma ko mākou kahakai; e like me ka mea i hoʻolaha mua ʻia i kēia makahiki, ua kūpaʻa ʻo STB e hoʻolaha iā Seychelles ma ke ʻano he wahi haʻuki kūpono. ʻO kā mākou hana pū ʻana me Seychelles ʻAhahui ʻauʻau a me nā hoa ʻē aʻe no FINA CNSG Open Water World Series 2019 kahi kahua kūpono no mākou e hōʻikeʻike i ko mākou wahi maikaʻi a me kāna wai maikaʻi, "wahi a Mrs. Sherin Francis, Seychelles Tourism Board Chief Executive.
I ka Mei 2018, ua hoʻomaka ka ʻauʻau wai ākea ma Seychelles, ʻoiai ua lilo ka mokupuni mokupuni liʻiliʻi i mea hoʻokipa ʻelua ma ka FINA World Cup Series 2018. ʻO ke kahakai ʻo Beau Vallon ke kahawai i koho ʻia e hoʻolauna iā Seychelles ma ka honua ʻauʻau wai ākea, e hana ana ʻo ia ka ʻāina mua ma ʻApelika i hoʻokipa i kahi hanana o kēia caliber.
Ma ke ʻāpana o ke kauoha FINA, koi ʻia ka ʻāina hoʻokipa i kahi hanana nui ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka hanana elite 10k m, i mea e paipai a hoʻāla i ke kaiāulu kūloko e mahalo a komo i ka haʻuki.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Ma ke ʻāpana o ke kauoha FINA, koi ʻia ka ʻāina hoʻokipa i kahi hanana nui ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka hanana elite 10k m, i mea e paipai a hoʻāla i ke kaiāulu kūloko e mahalo a komo i ka haʻuki.
- According to the Seychelles Swimming Association (SSA) officials, the reasoning behind the distances selected is to enable the swimmers to test out their abilities to see which category would suit them best for the May 11, 2019 event, which will be opened for the public and other swimming enthusiasts.
- The iconic Beau Vallon beach was the chosen venue to launch Seychelles in the open water swimming world, making it the first country in Africa to host an event of this caliber.
