Javea

Xàbia or Jávea is a coastal town in Marina Alta in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea.

Open Water Swimming

Jorge Crivilles Villanueva of Spain swam 105 km between Javea and Ibiza in 2013 in 27 hours 15 minutes.
Margarita Llorens Bagur of Spain attempted a 90 km solo open water swim between Javea and Ibiza on 30-31 July 2017 that ended after 73 km and 37 hours due to currents and adverse conditions. It was voted as the 2017 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
On 28 July 2018, Tita Llorens completed an unprecedented 90 km solo swim between Javea on the Spanish mainland and Ibiza across the Canal de Ibiza in 36 hours 16 minutes.