Saragossa He has lived on Saturday one of the most unusual prints of the year: thousands of rubber ducks have crossed the waters of the Ebro in a career as funny as solidarity. From the bridge of La Almozara to that of Santiago, the riverbed has been filled with yellow with the celebration of the stripped, a race that has brought together hundreds of people on the banks to witness this unique proof that, in addition, had a beneficial objective.
The event, which is part of the Centennial celebration of the Helios Swimming Club, has arrived for the first time to Zaragoza after sweeping cities such as Bilbao and several points in Germany. Its purpose: to raise funds for the investigation of neurodegenerative diseases through the The Walk On Project Foundation (WOP).
At 12.00, a yellow smoke has dyed the sky next to the bridge of the Almozara. Shortly after, the outbreak of a firecracker has marked the beginning of the race. From the top of a truck, the ducks have begun to fall to the river between applause and mobile recording the scene. Around him, about twenty canoeists escort the tour to guarantee the good development of the event.
The ducks have crossed the waters of the Ebro under the watchful eye of the public
The test has run to the Santiago bridge, just in front of the Helios Swimming Club facilities, where a small floating goal that marked the goal had been installed. There, the most exciting moment of the day has lived.
Thanks to an embedded chip in each of the 20,000 participating ducks, the winner has been identified. The winner has been Duck number 21,398, which has taken a journey to the Caribbean for two people. But it has not been the only award of the day.
Flights from Zaragoza with Air Horizont, a weekend at Silken Hotels, a dinner tasting in Aura, aesthetic treatments in helios, sports fertilizers, brewer packs and a 500 euros bonus in Austral technical clothing have also been raffled.
