El Cruce Doble

54 km Mayan Channel Swim two-way crossing on the eastern coast of Mexico is called El Cruce Doble

Orlando Iván Mejía Tronco, co-founder of the 27 km Mayan Channel Swim and th 54 km El Cruce Doble

Juan Fernando Urrutia Valencia, co-founder of the 27 km Mayan Channel Swim and the 54 km El Cruce Doble

El Cruce Doble is a 54 km two-way crossing of the Mayan Channel Swim in the Cozumel Channel between the coast of Playa del Carmen and Cozumel Island off the eastern point of Mexico.

Conditions

Water can be up to 26.9°C temperature with unpredictable currents running 2 knots for up to 8 hours in the Caribbean Sea.

Co-founders

• Orlando Iván Mejía Tronco
• Juan Fernando Urrutia Valencia

Swimmers

Bojan Maric of Serbia will be the first person to attempt El Cruce Doble in 2026.

External links

• Bojan Marić To Attempt a Mayan Channel Swim First, 54 km El Cruce Doble
• The New Mayan Channel Swim, A Crossing of the Cozumel Channel
• Mayan Channel Swim website in Spanish
• Mayan Channel Swim website in English