Bárbara Pioneers New Course Across The Beagle Channel Courtesy of WOWSA, Beagle Channel, Chile. On March 1st, Bárbara Hernández Huerta pioneered a new 7 km straight-line course across the Beagle Channel between Chile and Argentina. Her cross-border swim, that meandered for 9 km, took 1 hour 55 minutes and 33 seconds in 7.8°C water under the support of the