Eduardo Collazos

Eduardo Collazos Valle is a 54-year-old open water swimmer from Lima, Peru. He is the first person from Peru who completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

He finished 2nd in the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim in 7 hours 21 minutes 13 seconds on 14 July 2018 at the age of 47.
He completed the 22 km Travesía de Olaya in Lima Bay, Peru in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. The event is named after Peruvian hero José Olaya who carried secret messages while swimming between the Government of Callao and Lima Patriots during the Peruvian War of Independence in 1822-1823.

On 2 September 2019, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 11 hours 16 minutes 0 seconds under the governance of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation at the age of 48.
On 7 July 2021, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland at the age of 49 in 9 hours 56 minutes 1 seconds. He is the first Peruvian to swim the Catalina Channel and the first Peruvian to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. He was coached by Nora Toledano with crew chief Rocio Gomez and observers Don Van Cleve and Megan Haugh.
On 23 August 2022, he completed the 34.5 North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland in 12 hours 29 minutes 30 seconds at the age of 51.
On 5 June 2023, he completed the 45 km Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in Hawaii i 14 hours 18 minutes at the age of 52.
On 10 July 2024, he completed the 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 6 minutes at the age of 53.
On 26 January 2025, he completed the 23 km Cook Strait in 9 hours 33 minutes 17 seconds from South Island to North Island in New Zealand.
In July 2025, he will attempt the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan at the age of 54.