What's the challenge?
X-WATERS Belgrade 2026 - opening of the outdoor swimming season in this part of Europe.
Belgrade Sea presents us with a new challenge for fans of swimming, hundreds of swimmers from different countries will come here to show their strength in open water.
During the X-WATER race, you will experience the beauty of Ada Ciganlia Lake and magnificent Ada Bridge. The race perfectly blends breathtaking history and calm lake swimming comfort.
The courses are set along the shore of the Ada Ciganlija lake promenade, which:
- has calm and clear lake water;
- is super safe and easy to navigate, ideal for beginners or short-distance swimers;
- For professionals, it's an opportunity to prove themselves in super fast swimming conditions;
- beautiful scenery, beautiful nature, beautiful water! And a thousand more reasons to spend your May vacation in a wonderful European city at a great international event in exciting Belgrade!
Watch videos from previous races:
X-WATERS Belgrade 2021
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It is possible to combine: 1 mile + 3 k, 3 k +500 m, 5 k + 1 mile, 5 k + 500 m, 5 k + relay, 3 k + relay
All races start and finish at the same place. Start/Finish is at the Taložnik beach. Participants start from the shore, run into the water and swim clockwise direction (right shoulder on the buoy), swimming around buoys along the way. An organizer's boat will stand at each turning buoy to guide the competitors. There will also be direction-marking buoys, different size from turning buoys.
• X-KIDS 100 m - one lap
• 500 m- one lap
• relay 3x1 k - 3 laps
• 1 mile - one lap
• 3 km - one lap
• 5 km - 2 identical laps
All races start and finish at the same place. Start/Finish is at the Taložnik beach. Participants start from the shore, run into the water and swim clockwise direction (right shoulder on the buoy), swimming around buoys along the way. An organizer's boat will stand at each turning buoy to guide the competitors. There will also be direction-marking buoys, different size from turning buoys.
• X-KIDS 100 m - one lap
• 500 m- one lap
• relay 3x1 k - 3 laps
• 1 mile - one lap
• 3 km - one lap
• 5 km - 2 identical laps
Ada Ciganlija is an attractive tourist lake for X-WATERS swimming.
There are about 7 km of perfectly landscaped beaches, with a gradual entry into the water, which is suitable for children and all categories of swimmers. Ada Ciganlija lake is located very close to the center of Belgrade and is easily accessible by foot, bicycle and public transport. Nikola Tesla Airport is only 19km away from the start of X-WATERS Belgrade.
If you have decided to spend your vacation here, "Belgrade Sea" has a pleasant microclimate - greenery, forest and water create a feeling of freshness and lower temperatures compared to the city center during the summer heat.
In addition to swimming, water sports, restaurants, cafes, cycling and hiking trails are available at Ada Ciganlija, which allows visitors to spend the whole day enjoying themselves.
Agenda
X-WATERS Belgrade 2026
Preliminary schedule:
Sunday, May 17th
9:00-9:50 Race kit pick up - All Distances
10:00 1 mile start
10:30 500 m start
10:50 X-KIDS start
11:00 5 K start
11:05 3 K, Relay start
12:00 1 mile and 500 m Award Ceremony
14:00 3 K and 5 K and Relay 3x1 K Award Ceremony
The exact schedule will be known closer to the start. You will receive a participant's booklet 2 weeks before the event.
How to get there:
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Connect:
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