Almost six kilometers so that almost everything is decided in the final strokes. This was the 26th of the Tabarca-Santa Pola swimming journey, which did not disappoint anyone in terms of excitement, number of participants and quality. A test he won michael bou (CN Benidorm) is just seconds behind the other three swimmers.

Bou covered the 5.9 kilometers between Tabarca island and the coast of Santa Pola in an official time of 1 hour 20 minutes and 8 seconds, just 6 seconds ahead of him. Jorge Navarro (CN Marina Cartagena) finished second. It was a success for the youngest as they both competed in the promises category. The podium was completed by last year’s winner, daniel ponce Having not lost his face in the race and entering the finish line with Navarro (CN Tennis Elche), he gave up in the sprint.


race moment Matias Segarra

The equality in question was completed with the fourth classification, Mario Guillen (CN Terrassa) was only 5 seconds away from the podium. The four runaways playing for positions of honor finished the trip with more than 3 minutes advantage over the next group of swimmers.

She won the women’s category. Aina Conca (Independiente) has clearly dominated the waters of Santa Pola since the second division, completing the test in 1 hour 35 minutes 13 seconds. Nadia Rodriguez (Club Trinat) entered almost two and a half minutes after the finish line. Rodríguez, the winner of 2022, had to drop the crane due to the superiority of his opponent. podium finished Ainhoa ​​Bays (Independiente) narrowly beat him, finishing almost 4 minutes behind the winner. Caroline Damasio.

CLASSIFICATIONS 26th EDITION TABARCA CROSS TO SANTA POLA

General

1º Miguel Bou

2º Jorge Navarro

3. Daniel Ponce

4. Mario Guillen

5. Fernando Calvo

Female

1. Aina Conca

2. Nadia Rodriguez

3. Ainhoa ​​Bays

4. Karolina Damasio

5. Esther Morales

Local

1. Karolina Damasio

2. Ester Rico

3º Antonio Martinez


When the ladies’ winner arrives in Santa Pola Matias Segarra

participation success

The Tabarca-Santa Pola swimming parade, which resumed last year after a pandemic hiatus, continues its participation success and is already considered one of the world’s top 100 and Spain’s most exclusive. The first edition took place in 1996 and was organized by Solo Swimming Club.

The route is the most attended voyage on open waters in all of Spain, from an island to a peninsula. This Sunday, 1,248 swimmers overcame their personal challenges in completing the nearly 6-mile test that will definitely come back stronger next year.