Marcos Diaz, Halfway Across The Continents
Marcos Diaz completed his second continental crossing this morning when he swam from Asia to Africa (Jordan to Egypt) from Aqaba, Jordan to Taba Heights, Egypt. “I started at 8:27 am this morning and finished the 18.3K swim in 4 hours and 54 minutes. I swam almost all the entire way under swimming pool conditions: flat and glassy with almost no wind. This was a very unusual day.”
“Although conditions were great and I felt strong, the finish line was moved several time during the swim. So when I reached the shores of Egypt, I had to swim parallel to the shore, just 25 meters from the beach, for 50 minutes until the new finish. But the water was great and I think this is one of the most beautiful places I have ever swum.”With two swims down: Oceania to Asia (Papua New Guinea to Indonesia) and Asia to Africa, Marcos has two to go: Africa to Europe (Morocco to Spain) and Europe to the Americas (Big Diomedes Island, Russia to Little Diomedes Island, Alaska, USA).
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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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