History of the Ultramarathon Swim Series

History of the UltraMarathon

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2007:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Hernandarias-Parana
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 3: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 4: SRB, Serbia, Sabac
Meet 5: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 6: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 7: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 8: MEX, Mexico, Sumidero Canyon

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2008:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Rosario
Meet 3: ARG, Argentina, Viedma
Meet 4: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 5: SRB, Serbia, Sabac
Meet 6: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 7: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 8: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 9: MEX, Mexico, Sumidero Canyon

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2009:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Rosario
Meet 3: ARG, Argentina, Viedma
Meet 4: MEX, Mexico, Sumidero Canyon
Meet 5: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 6: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 7: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 8: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 9: UAE, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2010:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Rosario
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 3: ARG, Argentina, Hernandarias-Parana
Meet 4: MEX, Mexico, Sumidero Canyon
Meet 5: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 6: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 7: SRB, Serbia, Sabac
Meet 8: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 9: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2011:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Rosario
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 3: ARG, Argentina, Viedma
Meet 4: ARG, Argentina, Hernandarias-Parana
Meet 5: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 6: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 7: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 8: SRB, Serbia, Sabac
Meet 9: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2012:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Rosario
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 3: MEX, Mexico, Cancun
Meet 4: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 5: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 6: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 7: SRB, Serbia, Sabac
Meet 8: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2013:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Rosario
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 3: ARG, Argentina, Parana
Meet 4: MEX, Mexico, Cozumel
Meet 5: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 6: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 7: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 8: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2014:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Hernandarias-Parana
Meet 3: MEX, Mexico, Cancun
Meet 4: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 5: CAN, Canada, Lac Magog
Meet 6: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 7: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2015:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Villa Urquiza-Parana
Meet 2: MEX, Mexico, Cozumel
Meet 3: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 4: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 5: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2016:

Meet 1: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 2: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 3: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli

Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series 2017:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 2: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 3: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake
Meet 4: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli

Note: In 2018 the FINA 10km Swimming World Cup rebranded as the FINA Marathon Swim World Series, focusing on the 10km distance. The Grand Prix, known for its longer races in rivers and other moving bodies of water, was renamed the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series.

UltraMarathon Swim Series 2018:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 2: CAN, Canada, Lac St. Jean
Meet 3: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid Lake

UltraMarathon Swim Series 2019:

Meet 1: ARG, Argentina, Santa Fe
Meet 2: ARG, Argentina, Rosario

UltraMarathon Swim Series 2021:

Meet 1: CAN, Canada, Lac St-Jean
Meet 2: MKD, North Macedonia, Ohrid
Meet 3: ITA, Italy, Capri-Napoli
Meet 4: ARG, Argentina, Rosario