![Athletes swim from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city\'s Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/23/409d6d1ecb2d41078ffa1630ec5b53d8.jpg)
Athletes swim from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city's Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)
![An athlete gets out of the water after he swam from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city\'s Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/23/e37a70c555a24314b665af4311a2870d.jpg)
An athlete gets out of the water after he swam from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city's Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)
![Athletes begin their race from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city\'s Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/23/e32cb336404f408fabbeabc315dae8c8.jpg)
Athletes begin their race from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city's Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)
![Athletes from Ukraine pose for photographs after they swam in the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city\'s Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/23/5424950099af45d0a1601d34d3e973eb.jpg)
Athletes from Ukraine pose for photographs after they swam in the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, July 22, 2018. Over 2,000 open-water competitors plunged into the water from a ferry docked on the city's Asian side and swam for about 6.5km in the cross-continental event. (Photo/Agencies)