Francisco "Siscu" Pons helped create the bilingual (Spanish-English) website for the Menorca Channel Swimming Association together with a group of other experienced Menorca Channel swimmers and enthusiasts. "We welcome you to our Menorca Channel Swimming Association official website. Here you can see the history of all swimmers who have managed to cross in
Teresa Planas and Matthew O'Connor announced the BEST FEST, their second annual open water swimming extravaganza in May 2014 in Colònia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca. The BEST FEST is a 7-day, 10-event open water swimming festival ranging from 500 meters to 9.5 km along the beautiful island of Sa Dragonera (for information and bookings, visit
Margarita Llorens Bagur completed the 39.8 km (21.3 nautical miles) Menorca Channel (Canal de Menorca) that stretches between the Balearic islands of Menorca and Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. She completed the swim in 12 hours 23 minutes in 2012, just off the world record currently held by Teresa Planas set in 2011 in 12 hours 18 minutes. But Llorens
Margarita Llorens Bagur completed the Menorca Channel from Menorca to Mallorca on July 10th in 12 hours 23 minutes. Margarita just missed the world record by 5 minutes with her outstanding swim between the Balearic islands of Menorca and Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. The current record is held by Teresa Planas set in 2011 in 12 hours 18 minutes
XBOSS is a marathon swimming service provider in Spain. Teresa Planas and her colleagues enable and help train open water swimmers who want to challenge themselves across some marathon swims in the beautiful waters of Spain. Among several different endurance activities, XBOSS - XTRM organizes two marathon solo and group swims: the 42K Cruce a Nado
Teresa Planas, a student at the Universitat de Barcelona, swam 39.8K (21.3 nautical miles) across the Menorca Channel (Canal de Menorca) from the Balearic island of Menorca to the island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea in September 2011, setting the overall world record in 12 hours 18 minutes 42 seconds. Born on Pòrtol on the island of Mallorca, Teresa
