335 nadadores se lanzan al mar desde la Isla en la XXI edición de esta prueba deportiva
Miguel Bou prevails for the second time in the Popular Swimming Crossing
Despite the wind and the threat of rain, 335 athletes have participated in the twenty-first edition of the Popular Crossing to Swim l'Illa-Puerto de Benidorm organized by the Department of Sports.
At 7:00 in the morning, hundreds of swimmers have gathered in the port of which, after the mandatory accreditation, have embarked on the swallows that were to take them to the island where, after 8:15 a.m., the councilor for Sports, Javier Jordá, blew the starting horn. All the swimmers wore an orange identification cap, carried a location buoy and a control chip.
The first to reach the finish line on the Mal Pas beach was Miguel Bou, from Benidorm, from the La Nucía Swimming Club, in a sprint, in battle with Haigor Aranguren, winner of the test on six previous occasions and who holds his record with 41' 51”. The winner completed the course in 42' 36", the second took four more seconds. The third to arrive, Iskander Sagarminaga, with a time of 51' 39", from Haler Ur Irekiak.
In the women's general classification, Ángela Cerdán, from CN Master Nature, has repeated the podium that she won in the last edition with 53'44”. Behind her, Leyre García, from Albacete Swim, with 1 hour and 45”; and Espe Navarro, from the Valencian Swimming Club, 1 hour, 3' 9”.
In the local classifications, Vicente Solbes, from Gladiators Benidorm, came first in men, with 52' 11”. In women, Ángela Llorca Delaitte, from the Alpha Swimming Pool, with a time of 1 hour 7' 13.
Javier Jordá, together with the Queen of the Festes Majors Patronals 2023, Angélica Morenilla and her Dames handed out the trophies to the winners in a ceremony that had to be interrupted for a few moments due to the rain.
Finally, the councilor Jordá, Morenilla, and other councilors of the government team distributed souvenirs of their participation to the collaborating entities and companies. These are: Red Cross, Beach Section of the Local Police, Yacht Club, RA Benidorm, Cerbuques SL, Stones SL, Carla 7 Boat, Carlos Serrano Water Activities, Horizontes Scout Group, Coca-Cola, Caixa Callosa and Marcos Tonda Chocolates.
The final classifications can be checked on the web https://www.chiplevante.com/es/prueba/2023TRAVBENIDORM-833-2023
