Jorge Crivilles Villanueva

Description

Jorge Crivilles Villanueva is an open water swimmer from Alicante, Spain who completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 2015 and achieved the Oceans Seven with a 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait on 20 January 2020. He is a member of the 24-hour Club.

Open Water Swimming Career

In 2010, he completed a 9 km Crossing of Santa Faz.
On 8 April 2010, he completed a 9 km Travesía Solidaria Santa Faz in 2 hours 55 minutes.
On 3 August 2010, he completed a crossing of the Estrecho de Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar) in 3 hours 46 minutes to benefit the Cancer Hematologic Patients Association.
In 2010, he completed the International Crossing Bahía de Cullera and Campeonato Autonómico 10 km.
In 2011, he completed the International Crossing Bahía de Cullera and Campeonato Autonómico 10 km
On 4 April 2011, he completed a 3.2 km I Volta al Penyal de Ifac in 1 hour 48 seconds.
On 24 July 2011, he completed a 4.4 km Vuelta a la Escollera in 1 hour 9 minutes 37 seconds.
On 19 November 2011, he completed a 23.5 km swim Tabarca to Alicante.
He completed 31.5 km swim from Benidorm to San Juan beach.
In 2011, he completed a 65 km Cabo la Nao-Playa Postiguet relay, Alicante, Spain.
In 2011, he completed the 25 km Crossing Cabrera-Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
In 2012, he completed a 9 km Crossing of Santa Faz.
On 31 March 2012, he completed a 28 km swim Albufera – Tabarca in 6 hours.
On 19 April 2012, he completed a 9 km Travesía Solidaria Santa Faz in 2 hours 40 minutes.
On 10 August 2012, he crossed the 33.8 km English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 53 minutes at the age of 41.
On 13 October 2012, he completed the 7 km Radikal Marbrava in 1 hour 47 minutes 23 seconds.
On 27 June 2013, he completed a 105 km crossing from Javea to Ibiza in 27 hours 15 minutes to join the 24-hour Club.
On 28 June 2014, he finished 6th in the 45.9 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York in 9 hours 17 minutes 7 seconds at the age of 43.
On 14 July 2015, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in *11 hours 43 minutes 24 seconds at the age of 44.
In August 2016, he completed the 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu in 17 hours 54 minutes at the age of 45.
On 27 July 2017, he completed the 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in 8 hours 29 minutes at the age of 46.
On 26 August 2019, he completed the 35 km crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland in 12 hours 54 minutes 57 seconds at the age of 48.
On 17 October 2019, he completed the 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 9 minutes at the age of 48.
On 20 January 2020, he completed the 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait from North Island to South Island in 9 hours 12 minutes to achieve the Oceans Seven at the age of 48.