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Menorca Channel
The Menorca Channel (Canal de Menorca) stretches 37 km between the Balearic islands of Menorca and Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. Solo swims and relays across the Menorca Channel are governed by the Menorca Channel Swimming Association. It is named one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
History of the Menorca Channel Swimming Association
1. Kendall Mellor in October 1968 in 16 hours 18 minutes
2. Montserrat Tresserras on 16 July 1969 in 21 hours 7 minutes
3. Dellys Beynon on 18 July 1971 in 16 hours 9 minutes
4. Kevin Murphy on 8 October 1972 in 15 hours 41 minutes
5. Miquel Suñer Comalat on 19 July 2009 in 12 hours 19 minutes
6. Selina Moreno Pasagali on 3 July 2010 in 18 hours 20 minutes
7. Teresa Planas in September 2011 in 12 hours 18 minutes seconds
8. Margarita Llorens Bagur on 10 July 2012 in 12 hours 23 minutes
Menorca Channel Swimming Association Officers
- Presidente de la junta directiva y de la Asociación: Dña. Margarita Llorens Bagur
- Presidente Honorífico y Representante Internacional: Don Miquel Suñer Comalat
- Vicepresidente: Don Antonio Huguet Arguimbau
- Secretario: Don Francisco Pons
- Tesorero: Don Guillermo Bosch Marqués
- Vocales: Dña. Sofia Moll Benejam
External links
- Menorca Channel Announces Its New Association
- Margarita Llorens To Attempt 83 km Swim In Menorca
- Margarita Tita Llorens Goes 2 For 2 In Ibiza-Mallorca
- Menorca Channel Swimming Association
- To Bubble Or Not To Bubble - That Is The Question
- Rules And Regulations Across The Seven Seas
- Margarita Tita Llorens Goes 2 For 2 In Ibiza-Mallorca
- Time Will Tell How Changes Impact Open Water Rules
- Unimos las Islas - Unim les Illes - Join the Islands
