March 28, 2016 Special Thanks Open water swimming is a sport that requires the support and assistance of a team. This time, as with all my other crossings, I counted on the guidance of

March 20, 2016 After 17 hours, Lucia, Ximena and I finally arrived in Hawaii. Nora, Ariadna, Hugo (Ariadna’s husband) and Joaquin (her son) got here four hours later, having missed the connection in Los

March 20, 2016 Today was my last workout. Tomorrow I begin my attempt to cross the Molokai Channel between the islands of Molokai and Oahu. Compared to the Tsugaru swim, my shoulders are in

March 14, 2016 Yesterday was my last long training in Las Estacas, 10 kilometers with the objective of finishing the week with 40 kilometers. It wasn’t easy. On Tuesday I had to swim 100

Text by Franco Bavoni Translation by Douglas Gorney February 23, 2016 To my coaches Nora Toledano, Rafael Alvarez and Ricardo Duron This weekend I came to La Jolla to train, my last long session

Text by Franco Bavoni February 9, 2016 Last Friday I had an extraordinary day. I woke up at 5 am in Windermere, England. It was February 5, the day on which WOWSA would present their