Pinoy Aquaman Completes The Hinatuan Passage
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Patiño Macarine Full‘s New Year’s Day attempt to swim 10.5 km across the Hinatuan Passage in the Philippines was successful.
The Pinoy Aquaman swam from Brgy. Dona Helen, Socorro, Siargao to Brgy. Cagdianao, Claver, Surigao del Norte in 5 hours 8 minutes. “The swim is to promote clean seas and beaches, open water swimming as a sport, and tourism in Surigao. Thank you Claver Mayor Eddie Gokiangkee and Cagdianao Brgy. Capt. Redeemer Gabunada for sponsoring the swim. Thanks Hayanggabon Brgy. Capt. Rito Placencia, Nature Spring Ritche Joseph Fortus, Mindanews Correspondent Roel Catoto, GMA Network Correspondent Natz Corbeta, RPN Dxks Surigao Rpn, Surigao Runners Club and Triathlon Surigao members Michael, Garchil, Ronniel and Brian, and my navigator Edwin de la Cruz.”
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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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