Cold Water Swimming Championship – level 3

01-02-2017 15:00

The Open Water Swimming Championship took place in Minsk, Belarus, and hundreds of participants from across Europe came to be part of it. This is its second year and the icy event is a hotspot for thrill seekers.

One man said that it is becoming like a club for people who are involved in extreme sports and with their feedback, the event will improve. He hopes that next year the championship can stage an ice swimming World Cup.

With a World Cup in the cards, it will be seen if people will want to take up the chilly challenge!

Difficult words: hotspot (a popular thing or event), thrill seeker (a person who wants to do exciting things), in the cards (planned), chilly (freezing).

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