Nadia Ben Bahtane

Nadia El Bahtane crossing Strait of Gibraltar

Nadia El Bahtane after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in 2015

Nadia Ben Bahtane, a Moroccan open water swimmer

Nadia El Bahtane is an open water swimmer from Casablanca, Morocco.

Open Water Swimming Career

• She competed in the Swim The Costa Brava in 2013
• She became the third woman from Morocco to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar on 28 April 2015 in 4 hours 18 minutes. For her preparation, she was supported by coach Trent Grimsey.
• She finished fifteenth in the 2016 19 km International Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim (Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac).
• She completed a crossing of the Strait of Bonifacio in 2017.
• She will attempt a 20 km charity swim between Agadir and Taghazout in Morocco on 30 July 2022.
• She was appointed ambassador for the World Rescue Championships to be held in Agadir, Morocco in 2026.

Honor: Royal Wissam

On 21 April 2015, she was awarded with the Royal Wissam (Wissam of Al Mukafaa Al Watania of 3rd class, officer) by His Majesty the King Mohamed VI during the banquet he chaired at the Marshan Palace in Tangiers on the occasion of Sovereign's 52nd anniversary. HM The King Mohammed VI awards royal Wissams to figures in the art and sport for their contribution and achievements in these areas during Youth day that corresponds to The Sovereign’s birthday.

WOWSA Woman of the Year Nomination

2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination

Nadia was nominated for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. Her nomination reads:

She lives in a land where open water swimming is still unknown. But Nadia Ben Bahtane has a dream to be the first working mother from Morocco to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar. With maternal responsibilities for her two children and professional responsibilities with her full-time marketing director position, she quietly goes about balancing her jobs at home, at work, and in the Mediterranean Sea. Day in and day out, even as she trains during Ramadan where she must fast 17 hours per day, she gives her all to family and work, with something left over for her swimming. For representing women who must balance everything without rest, for completing the Swim the Costa Brava 6 km as her first step towards completing the Strait of Gibraltar, for being focused on her swimming goals year-round, Nadia Ben Bahtane is a worthy nominee for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.

World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women

She was named to the list of World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women by the World Open Water Swimming Association in 2015.

External links

• Nadia Ben Bahtane and the Pink Wave: Nager à Contre Cancer
• The World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
• The Drive And Determination Of Nadia Ben Bahtane
• Nadia Ben Bahtane Honored By HM The King Mohamed VI
• Nadia Ben Bahtane Takes Her First Step To Gibraltar
• The Drive And Determination Of Nadia Ben Bahtane
• Swim The Costa Brava Facebook page
• Twitter: @SwimCostaBrava
• ProSwim Challenge
• Swim The Costa Brava And The ProSwim Challenge
• Culture Sport 365
• Mediterranean Magic - Swim The Costa Brava
• PROSwim Challenge
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• The Culture of Open Water Swimming
• Swim The Costa Brava Facebook page
• Twitter: @SwimCostaBrava
• Swim The Costa Brava And The ProSwim Challenge
• Culture Of Open Water Swimming
• Swim The Costa Brava And ProSwim Challenge
• The Culture Of Open Water Swimming In The Mediterranean
• The Culture And Sport Of Open Water Swimming
• If You Are Going To Swim The Island
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
• Nadia Ben Bahtane Facebook page
• Swimming Home To Morocco
• Nadia Ben Bahtane dans le top 50 mondiale des nageuses en eau libre
• Nadia El Bahtane Crosses Strait Of Gibraltar
• Duje Milan, Karla Šitić Win Plivački Maraton Jarak-Šabac
• Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac