Cold Water Swimming Championship – level 1

01-02-2017 15:00

The Open Water Swimming Championship happens in Minsk, Belarus. This is the second year of the event. Hundreds of people come from around Europe. They want to take part.

One man says that the event is like a club. The club is for people who like difficult sports. He wants to make the event even better. He wants to have a World Cup next year.

Difficult words: open water (water that is outside), championship (a sports event when the best person becomes the champion), World Cup (a sports event for teams from different countries).

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