Padova Water Marathon News

The press conference presenting the 2026 Padova Water Marathon was held yesterday in the Sala Bresciani Alvarez of Palazzo Moroni, the seat of the Municipality of Padua. A concrete opportunity to take stock of the upcoming edition, just days before the May 3rd event. The numbers—up from last year—and the main innovations were shared, starting...

A city you’ve known by heart for years suddenly reveals itself as different and unexpected when you cross it by canoe. So I slide into the narrow cockpit of the kayak, thinking about the tough life of Formula 1 drivers, and wait for the long-awaited “go.” The anticipation is the same as in other endurance...

Since the very first edition of the Padova Water Marathon, the sports association “Professione Cane” has believed in our project and has supported us in ensuring water safety along the event route. Among its institutional activities, the association promotes water-based activities with dogs and provides training for professional K9 units specialized in open water rescue....

Who are we? It took faith and courage to entrust a boat full of ideas to the river of Time, imagining that it could reach us still eager for the future after more than a century of navigation. Yet what, in 1909, seemed like the dream of a few forward-thinking citizens of Padua has proven...