Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Patiño Macarine continues to dream, plan, organize, attempt and complete one unprecedented swim after another in his native Philippines. Today, he completed a 17.1 km Canigao Channel in 6 hours 37 minutes from Brgy. Tugas, Carlos P. Garcia in the Province of Bohol to Maasin City, Southern
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This coming Sunday, Ingemar Patiño Macarine will attempt the first 17 km crossing of the Canigao Channel from Brgy. Tugas, Carlos P. Garcia in the Province of Bohol to Maasin City, Southern Leyte in his native Philippines. "The swim is organized by the Municipality of Ubay, courtesy of Mayor Constantino
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Patiño Macarine, nicknamed the Pinoy Aquaman, had quite a year in 2016. The Filipino attorney not only pioneered five unprecedented channel swims during the year, but received much national recognition for his ocean advocacy efforts. January 17th: He became the first person to cross from Sumilom
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A goggle tan* is the division on a swimmer's temple and around their eyes between skin of noticeable paleness relative to the rest of the face that has been suntanned by prolonged sun exposure. Upper photo shows Vedika Bolliger, a 34-year-old Swiss swimmer who swam across Lake Geneva on July 30th-31st 1999
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. English Channel aspirant Ingemar Patiño Macarine, his coach Edwin dela Cruz and the rest of Ingemar's support team have all traveled a long way from their native Philippines to England. The team - and many more fans in the Philippines - are following Ingemar and hoping that he becomes the first Filipino to
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Macarine completed another unprecedented swim in crossing the Cebu Strait in the Philippines. In April 2015, the Pinoy Aquaman first pioneered the Cebu Channel with a 17 km channel swim in the Visayas, from Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island to San Remegio town in northern Cebu in 7 hours 45
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Patiño Macarine, the Pinoy Aquaman, has been training hard for his upcoming English Channel. He aims to be the first Filipino to cross the famed channel. Last Sunday on April 24th, Ingemar was lucky. But that is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. "What was supposed to be a training
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Legendary Filipino triathlete Frank Lacson and the Pinoy Aquaman and attorney Ingemar Patiño Macarine successfully swam 10.38 km in 3 hours 47 minutes across Subic Bay from Grande Island, Bataan to Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, Philippines. The tandem swim was the first time that Subic Bay was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Legendary Filipino triathlete Frank Lacson and Ingemar Patiño Macarine, nicknamed the Pinoy Aquaman, will swim 10 km from Grande Island, Bataan in Subic Bay to Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City. The charity swim by the 52-year-old triathlete and the 38-year-old English Channel aspirant will benefit Bicycle
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, San Miguel Corporation President Ramon Ang and 1st Filipino Movement Founder Honorable Consul Buddy Cunanan announced the 1st Filipino English Channel Swim by Ingemar Patiño Macarine to thousand of fans, supporters and media representatives. The WOWSA Award nominee
