Pablo Fernández Álvarez of Spain set a new world record of 36 hours 0 minutes and 19 seconds in an Endless Pool in Spain for the Longest Continuous Swim in a Counter-current Pool, breaking the existing record of 35 hours 20 minutes 50 seconds set in November 2021.
In May 2020,
Pablo Fernández Álvarez
of Spain set a new record of 25 hours in an
Endless Pool
in Madrid, Spain for the
Longest Continuous Swim in a Counter-current Pool
category. Today, he started on a new challenge to try to increase the record to 36 hours. Watch him live below. At his
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pablo Fernández Álvarez swam 250 km in 26 hours 36 minutes in a logistically-challenging current-assisted
(current-positive) ocean swim
in the Gulf Stream. Along the way, he completed the first 100 km in 11 hours 7 minutes, breaking his previous record of 12 hours 21 minutes set in
Pablo Fernández Álvarez set a world record for the longest ocean swim at 250 km using the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida in 26 hours 36 minutes.
Pablo Fernández Álvarez attempted to swim the longest distance in the ocean while swimming in the Gulf Stream.
Dave Tonge will attempt a Guinness World Record by extending the Longest Continuous Swim in a Counter-current Pool in May in Cardiff, Wales.
Mayra Santos Sets Longest Continuous Swim In A Counter Current Pool Record Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The Longest Continuous Swim in a Counter-current Pool has been extended for the fifth time in six years. Swimmers from Australia, Denmark, Japan, Spain and Brazil/Portugal has swum to extend the record over the years from 16
Courtesy of Pablo Fernández Álvarez, Madrid, Spain. Pablo Fernández Álvarez set his third Guinness World Record after completing 25 hours swimming in a continuous-flow pool in a charity swim for COVID-19 research [see here]. There were over 60 media reports of the event that raised over €15,000 for the Red Cross fight against COVID-19 on television,
Pablo Fernández Álvarez from Madrid, Spain participated in the Great Shark Swim
Pablo Fernández Álvarez Sets World Record Swimming In Place For 25 Hours Courtesy of Libertad Silva, Madrid, Spain. After a long, stressful night for Pablo Fernández Álvarez and his team, Fernández finally set his third Guinness World Record after completing 25 hours swimming in a continuous-flow pool. Libertad Silva reported, "He was tired but happy to
