Hugo Gonzalez de Oliveira, European champion, favorite at the Christmas Swimming Tournament in Ordizia
The test belongs to the European League, which will be broadcast the following Monday, 29 December, and will be broadcast live by EITB.
Hugo Gonzalez de Oliveira, recently proclaimed Europe's short pool champion, is the favorite to repeat victory in the 43rd edition of the international Christmas swimming tournament to be held in Ordizia on December 29.
The test, which belongs to the European League, will be broadcast live by EITB through eitb.eus and ETB4from 18:00 .
More than 250 participants are expected and there will be country representation for almost a decade, such as France, Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, Russia or Ukraine.
Hugo Gonzalez de Oliveira will defend the title won in 2024, if he wins, it would be his fourth win in this tournament, since he also won in 2021 and 2022 . In the women's test he will be Nayara Pineda , winner of the 2024 edition, although Nika Godum is the great favorite for victory, both competing in braza discipline .
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