Ready to dive into water heralded in legends for centuries? You'll swim across the Messina Strait from Punta Faro in Sicily, to Cannitello, Calabria in Italy with strong currents in your favor. With water at 73-77 degrees Fahrenheit, you can shed that wetsuit and soak up the blue Mediterranean - and the delicious food and wine in the region! You'll be joined by our Italian Coaches Alessandro, as well as Coach Pedro.

The Messina swim dates are announced by mid January 2020. No refunds, and WWS is not responsible for people booking hotels or making any travel arrangements. The only reason for refund is if the swim gets cancelled by the Italian marine authorities or the swimmer doesn't comply with the medical requirements.

Before completing your International Application, please take a moment to review our Confidentiality & Minors policy, as well as our Required Supplemental Documents expectations. Thank you very much!

• Only approved swimmer applicants
• $485 per swimmer (non-refundable)
• Water World Swim crossing on Summer 2020
• Applicants must be 14 years old on swim day.
• Limited to 30 swimmers
• Mandatory briefing
• You'll get a finisher's tee, certificate of completion!

• 5:00 pm mandatory briefing at LA PUNTA Restaurant under the Tower (refreshments & aperitif)
• Certificate & Finisher's Tee
• Optional Award ceremony lunch Place: TBA
• Your name immortalized in our finisher list

• We recommend staying either Hotel Donato or Gechi di Mare B&B. 
• We recommend swimmers go in the morning, the day before the swim, to Torre Faro Beach at la Punta to try the waters in The Strait of Messina.
• Call the hotels directly about discounts for swimming Messina with Water World Swim
• Fly into Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) and take the ferry to Messina
• Or fly into Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) and take a bus or rent a car

You'll be on the Colapesce, named after Messina legend Nicola "Cola" who turned into a fish and carries Sicily on his shoulder. When he switches shoulders - earthquake!

Giovanni Fiannacca will pilot the swim. He holds the record for swimming the strait - 30:50 - and has held it since 1975!