41-year-old Pere Renom is a Scientific Reporter with TV3 from Spain. He crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and reported on his swim from a wide variety of perspectives for a Spanish TV program of science called “Quèquicom” (What-who-how).
Renom became the 298th person to cross the Strait of Gibraltar with a wetsuit. He crossed the Estrecho De Gibraltar in July 2013 in 3 hours 50 minutes.
Renom did a great job comprehensively describing his crossing from the European continent to the African continent for the Spanish television audience on Quèquicom:
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. 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), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.