• Warm-up exercises are held before each race begins in the Swim for Clean Seas event. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Warm-up exercises are held before each race begins in the Swim for Clean Seas event. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Held this year on Saturday, April 16, it is organised to raise awareness of the need to protect marine life and fight pollution of the oceans
    Held this year on Saturday, April 16, it is organised to raise awareness of the need to protect marine life and fight pollution of the oceans
  • It takes place on the beach of Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
    It takes place on the beach of Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
  • Participants set off for the 800-metre race
    Participants set off for the 800-metre race
  • For the first time in the event’s history, a 3.2-kilometre race will be among the challenges
    For the first time in the event’s history, a 3.2-kilometre race will be among the challenges
  • Competitors take the plunge for the 3.2-kilometre race
    Competitors take the plunge for the 3.2-kilometre race
  • Competitors take the plunge for the 3.2-kilometre race
    Competitors take the plunge for the 3.2-kilometre race
  • Swimmers set off for the 800-metre race
    Swimmers set off for the 800-metre race
  • Competitors take the plunge for the 3.2-kilometre race
    Competitors take the plunge for the 3.2-kilometre race
  • A woman crosses the finish line
    A woman crosses the finish line
  • Even young children took to the water
    Even young children took to the water
  • The finish line was marked by a big inflatable arch
    The finish line was marked by a big inflatable arch
  • Another swimmer nears the end point
    Another swimmer nears the end point
  • Kyran Prakash won first place for 800 metres and second place in the 400-metre under-12s category
    Kyran Prakash won first place for 800 metres and second place in the 400-metre under-12s category
  • Jose Carrera took second place in the Veterans male category of the 1,600-metre race
    Jose Carrera took second place in the Veterans male category of the 1,600-metre race
  • Peter Klohna and Joanne Norman were the first-place winners of the 400-metre race
    Peter Klohna and Joanne Norman were the first-place winners of the 400-metre race
  • A man approaches the finish line
    A man approaches the finish line
  • Michelle Balmer, a team member, conducts the nurdle hunt
    Michelle Balmer, a team member, conducts the nurdle hunt
  • Cristian Ciccioli was the first-place male winner overall
    Cristian Ciccioli was the first-place male winner overall
  • Heleen Coetzee won first place in the open female category of the 1,600-metre race
    Heleen Coetzee won first place in the open female category of the 1,600-metre race
  • Dr Sarra Lajnef, OLY, a 2012 Tunisian Olympic-qualified swimmer and Fina athletes Safeguarding Council member
    Dr Sarra Lajnef, OLY, a 2012 Tunisian Olympic-qualified swimmer and Fina athletes Safeguarding Council member
  • Gabriel Figueroa won first place for both 800 and 400 metres in the under 15 category
    Gabriel Figueroa won first place for both 800 and 400 metres in the under 15 category
  • Eva Cabezas, first-place winner in female masters category
    Eva Cabezas, first-place winner in female masters category

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Swimmers participate in event to raise awareness of sea pollution - in pictures

Oceans increasingly blighted by litter, climate change activists say

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April 20, 2022

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Updated: April 25, 2022, 2:44 PM
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