Tita Llorens - Mallorca Channel, Spain

Punta Grossa, Ibiza to Punta de la Mola, Mallorca

82 km

28 hours, 13 minutes on July 15-16, 2016

Observed and documented by Toni Huguet

Swimmer

Swim Route

  • Body of Water: Mediterranean Sea
  • Route Description: Crossing of Mallorca Channel from Ibiza to Mallorca (Spain)
  • Route Type: straight-line, point-to-point
  • Start: Punta Grossa, Ibiza (39.079590, 1.609800)
  • Finish: Punta de la Mola, Mallorca (39.532093, 2.363329)
  • Route Distance: 82.0 kilometers (51.0 statute miles) by straight line

Support Personnel

  • Escort Boat: Sea Cat Dos
  • Captain: Guiem Bosch
  • Observer: Toni Huguet (Menorca Channel Swimming Association)
  • Kayakers: Siscu Pons, Teresa Villalonga, Jaume Pons
  • Medical Support: Jaume Pons
  • Support Swimmers: Jose Luis Larrosa, Jose Garijo, Selina Moreno, Marti Riera, Sofia Moll

Swim Data

  • Start: 15 July 2015, 04:04 Central European Summer Time (GMT+2).
  • Finish: 16 July 2015, 08:17.
  • Elapsed: 28 hours, 13 minutes

Summary of Conditions

  • Sea Temp: 26-27° C
  • Air Temp: 24-35° C
  • Wind Speed: 1-6 knots
  • Wave Height: < 1m

GPS Track

Recorded by Suunto Ambit3 worn by observer.

track

Hourly Progress

Hour Latitude Longitude Meters Total Km Km to Finish
0 39.080 1.610 - 0.0 82.1
1 39.100 1.646 3826 3.8 78.2
2 39.118 1.677 3352 7.2 74.9
3 39.136 1.706 3191 10.4 71.7
4 39.153 1.732 2948 13.3 68.8
5 39.168 1.756 2715 16.0 66.0
6 39.181 1.781 2602 18.6 63.4
7 39.197 1.805 2709 21.3 60.7
8 39.214 1.830 2807 24.2 57.9
9 39.228 1.856 2742 26.9 55.2
10 39.243 1.883 2916 29.8 52.3
11 39.261 1.908 2900 32.7 49.4
12 39.286 1.933 3540 36.2 46.0
13 39.309 1.963 3622 39.9 42.4
14 39.316 2.000 3230 43.1 39.4
15 39.334 2.032 3479 46.6 36.0
16 39.352 2.067 3600 50.2 32.4
17 39.369 2.099 3348 53.5 29.0
18 39.385 2.125 2810 56.3 26.2
19 39.398 2.145 2263 58.6 24.0
20 39.409 2.165 2118 60.7 21.8
21 39.423 2.185 2336 63.1 19.5
22 39.435 2.200 1850 64.9 17.7
23 39.450 2.224 2592 67.5 15.1
24 39.464 2.251 2896 70.4 12.2
25 39.482 2.278 2959 73.4 9.2
26 39.498 2.304 2942 76.3 6.3
27 39.513 2.334 3032 79.3 3.3
28 39.531 2.361 3075 82.4 0.2
28:13 39.532 2.363 178 82.6 0.1

Speed per Trackpoint

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Observer Log

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Supporting Data

Media Coverage

Selected Marathon Swimming Resume

LongSwimsDB profile

Spanish master openwater 2010 (castelldefels)
3000m cat. 40-44 silver medal

Spanish master openwater 2011 (castelldefels)
3000m cat. 40-44 gold medal

Spanish master openwater 2012 (vilanova i la geltrú)
3000m cat. 40-44 gold medal

Spanish master openwater 2013(port de barcelona)
3000m cat. 44-49 silver medal

Spanish master openwater 2014(banyoles)
3000m cat. 44-49 gold medal

Gibraltar strait 09-2011 (tarifa)
22km 3h 51’

Tabarca -alicant 2012 (alicant)
22km gold medal

Menorca channel 07-2012
39km 12h 23’

ultraebre 09-2012 (catalunya) “ebre river”
38km silver medal

Tavesia tabarca Alacant 2014
22 km 2 femenina i 7ª general

koronni-Kalamata 30km (greece) 09-2014
gold medal

Ultraswim Formentera-Ibiza 30km 05-2015
gold medal

Marathon swim in Menorca 25km 06-2015 gold medal