Leticia Flores Hernandez

Open Water Swimming Career

she participated in the 2006, 2008 and 2010 Manhattan Island Marathon Swims as a relay member.
she was part of the Altamar 66K a 6-woman relay from Mexico that holds the fastest two-way all-female relay record across the English Channel in 18 hours 59 minutes, accomplished on 10 August 2007. The first leg was in 10 hours 4 minutes from England to France and was 8 hours 55 minutes from France back to England. The swim is noted in the Guinness Book of World Records 2009.
On 6 June 2009, she completed the 45.8 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim around New York City in 8 hours 30 minutes 12 seconds at the age of 39.
On 10 July 2011, she completed the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in the 21.2 km stage swim in 5 hours 5 minutes 37 seconds at the age of 41.
On 11 July 2011, she completed the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in the 24.1 km stage swim in 6 hours 26 minutes 25 seconds at the age of 41.
On 3 August 2011, she completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 18 minutes at the age of 41.
On 22 June 2017, she completed the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in the 29.9 km stage swim in 6 hours 17 minutes 45 seconds at the age of 47.