It’s almost time to meet the first challenge of the year 2016: to offer a swim on the 1st January at Saint Gilles, at 3pm.
To celebrate the new year 2016, the 4-20-5 brand, SGXV shop and the municipality of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie launched the challenge to all vendee Vendee and to swim in the Atlantic Ocean. Last year, for the first edition in Saint-Gilles, 250 swimmers were thrown into the water in front of hundreds of onlookers gathered on the embankment.
This year, swimmers are even invited to come dressed up if they wish. It will always be possible to register on site and free. There are monitored cabins and even hot drinks after bathing …
At Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie at 3 pm on the embankment facing the pendulum near the surf club.