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Baku hosts SPLASH for Swimmable Cities event

Baku hosted SPLASH for Swimmable Cities on Biodiversity Day. 100 people swam together.

Aria Wright
ByAria Wright- Senior Editor
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On May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity, Baku hosted the "SPLASH for Swimmable Cities" event.

It was held within the framework of "Baku 2026 - World Sports Capital" and "Baku Urban Planning Week".

Organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Azerbaijan Swimming Federation, Swimmable Cities Alliance, and UN-Habitat.

Diplomats, WUF13 guests, athletes, and swimming enthusiasts gathered at Sea Breeze Resort shoreline.

Minister Farid Gayibov, UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach, Federation advisor Rashad Abdurrahmanov, and Ironman Firdovsi Karimov spoke.

About 100 participants swam simultaneously in the sea.

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