Fernando Betanzos Goes 2 For 2 In 10
Courtesy of WOWSA, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Fernando Betanzos won a very close and competitive race among the top three swimmers at this weekend’s 8 km Cruce Cancún in Cancún, Mexico. It was his second consecutive victory in the largest marathon swim sea race in the Yucatán.
His 2 hour 1 minute victory qualified him to represent Mexico at this summer’s Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (CCCAN or Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Natación) Championships in Trinidad and Tobago and the 2017 FINA World Championships in Hungary.
Top 3 Men’s Results
1. Fernando Betanzos 2:01.41
2. Arturo Perez 2:01.45
3. Alfredo Villa 2:01.46
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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