Competitors ride a ferry at the Bosphorus before the Turkish Olympic Committee's (TOC) 36th Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race, in Istanbul, Turkey, 25 August 2024. The race starts on the Asian side of Istanbul (the Anatolian side) at the harbor of the Kanlica district and finishes in the Kurucesme district on the European side. The average time required to finish the race is 50 minutes to swim 6.5 kilometers. (Photo by Erdem Şahin/EPA/EFE)
