{"id":5001,"date":"2020-08-30T12:20:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T05:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=5001"},"modified":"2020-08-30T12:20:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T05:20:50","slug":"hundreds-brave-fast-flowing-waters-to-swim-across-danube-river-in-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/hundreds-brave-fast-flowing-waters-to-swim-across-danube-river-in-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds brave fast-flowing waters to swim across Danube River in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"outer-img fancybox\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-align: justify;\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;Carlo, an employee of the 'Ambasciatori' (The Ambassadors), Rome's last porn cinema theater, displays a porn film's poster, August 26, 2020. Photo: &lt;\/em&gt;AFP\"><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5003 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/download-1-1598753682-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/download-1-1598753682-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/download-1-1598753682-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/download-1-1598753682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/download-1-1598753682-1-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-cover fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-caption=\"A participant dives into the Danube River during the Budapest Urban Games in Budapest, Hungary, August 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters\"><figcaption><em>A participant dives into the Danube River during the Budapest Urban Games in Budapest, Hungary, August 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"outer-body\"><\/div>\n<p>The event is part of the Budapest Urban Games, an event supported by the municipal government to encourage residents of the Hungarian capital to use the city\u2019s parks, roads and waterways as venues for sport.<\/p>\n<p>For the swimmers on Saturday, the biggest challenge was staying within a corridor of boats stretching the 430 metres (470 yards) from one side of the river to the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you try once, you will feel the power of the river, and it\u2019s amazing&#8230; how strong and fast the river is,\u201d said Istvan Kovacs, 50, nicknamed Koko, a former Olympic and world champion boxer who took part in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo swim in our beautiful river&#8230; it\u2019s a great feeling,\u201d he told Reuters Television.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers allowed only about 20-25 swimmers to be in the water at the same time to ensure safety and social distancing measures were implemented on the embankments due to the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Boriska Darvai, another participant, said she had found it more difficult to reach the other bank than during last year\u2019s event, but \u201cmade up her mind\u201d to make it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic experience to see the Danube and our city from that angle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A participant dives into the Danube River during the Budapest Urban Games in Budapest, Hungary, August 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters The event is part of the Budapest Urban Games, an event supported by the municipal government to encourage residents of the Hungarian capital to use the city\u2019s parks, roads and waterways as venues for sport. 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