Banco Chinchorro
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Double leg amputee Pedro Rangel Haro will attempt a 32 km crossing from Banco Chinchorro to Mahahual, Mexico called the Crocodile Swim
Banco Chinchorro is an atoll reef, a protected nature reserve located on the southeast corner of Mexico in Quintana Roo front of the Río Huach beaches in Xcalak and Mahahual. It is the largest of its kind in Mexico and the second largest on the planet. Banco Chinchorro is known for its rich biodiversity, one of the only two spots in the world where you may be able to swim with American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in a perfectly safe and controlled environment.
Open Water Swimming
- Double leg amputee Pedro Rangel Haro from Guadalajara, Mexico will attempt a 32 km Crocodile Swim from Banco Chinchorro to Mahahual.
- A 5-person relay team of 5 Mexican open water swimmers completed an unprecedented 45 km relay swim from Chinchorro to Costa Maya, Mexico in the Mexican Caribbean in October 2021 with Nora Toledano, Ximena Argüelles, Jaime Lomelín, Antonio Argüelles, René Martínez and escort crew members Marieluise von Rheinbaben, Josune Mondragón, and Jacinta Martínez in 15 hours 55 minutes 10 seconds.
