Swim your canal (in Paris)!

Date On Saturday 22^nd August 2026 from 12:00 to 18:00

The FSGT93 organizes 5 races of 250 to 5000 meters and other distances in freestyle swimming "Nage ton Canal!" in the Ourcq Canal at Place de la Pointe - 3 place Cécile Brunschvicg in Pantin.

Nage ton Canal races

2026 - Registration for Nage ton Canal is €10 and is open to all swimmers aged 12 and over, with or without a license, and with a medical certificate.

Registration for Nage ton Canal 2026

Buoy race - free registration
Freestyle swimming: 250 m, 500 m, 1,500 m, 3,000 m and 5,000 m
Aquathlons (running and swimming), one long 1500m + 10 km, one short 500m + 3.3 km

Swimmers can pick up their participation kits on site from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the welcome desk. They can pay in advance online or on site on the day (by cheque payable to FSGT93 or in cash). Copy of license and/or medical certificate required.

Times will be measured using an electronic stopwatch with chips (maximum precision of time measurement). Before the race, the canal water will be tested for bacteriological contamination by a duly authorized laboratory. Lifeguards will be present on the banks and in canoes.

Program for the 9th edition:

12pm: village opening
2pm: buoy race
2:15pm: collective warm-up and briefing 3,000 m and 5,000 m
2:30 pm: 3,000 m and 5,000 m start
2:45 pm: collective warm-up and briefing 250 m / 500 m and 1,500 m
15h: start 250 m and 500 m and 1 500 m
4pm: collective warm-up and aquathlon briefing
4:15pm: aquathlon starts
5:30 p.m.: results and awards ceremony

Nage ton canal events

Free sports activities and games will be on offer on Place de la Pointe in Pantin from 2pm to 6pm.

To register, visit the FSGT93 website.

Other races are proposed in the Ourcq canal and the La Villette Basin like the Garmin Triathlon, the Open Swim Stars or Run&Fun which is also a running and cycling race.

Don't miss the Bassin de La Villette swimming pool, which opens in Paris in summer. You can also check what to do in summer in Paris around the water.

Short video of the Nage ton canal 2024 edition!