Courtesy of Por La Libre Cancún to Isla Mujeres (El Cruce or Cruce Cancún), one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims, in Cancún, Mexico. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over 600 swimmers from 7 countries participated in the 9th edition of El Cruce, also known as Por La Libre, Cancún to Isla Mujeres, one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims. It is a beautifully two-race event from Cancún to Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo in southern Mexico. Swimmers can choose between a 3
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Melissa Villaseñor is a Mexican pool and open water swimmer who always seems to be smiling around the water. Before her races and after, 19-year-old Villaseñor clearly enjoys the sport and has won the women's division of the Por La Libre (El Cruce) 10 km marathon swim in Cancún, Mexico and placed third in
Swimming upstream. Up a creek without a paddle. Swim against the tide. The calm before the storm. In the swim of things. Out of the swim of things. Sink or swim. Be in the swim of things. It is remarkable how many idioms in life are related to open water swimming. But every open water swimmer knows how much these saying have meaning on terra firma.
Viewed from every angle, the sea swim in Cancún was an outstanding race between Luiz Lima, a two-time Olympian from Brazil, and Fernando Betanzos, one of the brightest young Mexican swimmers, at the 10 km El Cruce (Por La Libre), a 10 km crossing from Cancún to Mexico's famed Isla Mujeres. Among the 398 swimmers who entered the 10 km race, Lima and Betanzos
Rafael Hernández, race director of El Cruce (Por La Libre) in Cancún, Mexico's Isla Mujeres, organized a great offshore start for the 192 swimmers in the 3 km race. Fom Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, United States, Canada, UK, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Spain, the top swimmers included: 1. Carlos Fernando Carvajal - 45:02 2. Karina Ruiz Arrieta - 47:48 (top
Rafael Hernández, race director of El Cruce, a 3 km and 10 km event from Cancun to Mexico's famed Isla Mujeres reported that 398 swimmers competed in the 10 km race and 192 swimmers did the 3 km race. And the 590 swimmers were from all over the world: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, United States, Canada, UK, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Spain. The top 3
Por La Libre Cancún to Isla Mujeres is one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims for good reason. It's outstanding beauty is matched by the genuine hospitality of its organizers and ambiance of excitement. Por La Libre is a gorgeous two-race event from Cancún to Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo in southern Mexico. Swimmers can choose either a 3 km or an
One of the world's top 100 open water swims took a hit from the Tropical Storm Debby passing through the Caribbean Sea this weekend. But Por La Libre - Cancún to Isla Mujeres was still a hit in Quintana Roo in Mexico. American traveler Bill Ireland said, "Hurricane Debby didn't cooperate. They had to cancel the 10 km cross-channel swim and replace it with
Cancún, Mexico. The Por La Libre Cancun to Isla Mujeres race is one of the world's top swims. The two-race event, organized by Rafa Hernández, is held between Cancún Island to the magnificent Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo in southern Mexico. The Pirates Night was used during the 2009 and 2010 events as a guide for the swimmers. It is impossible to miss
