Culebra
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Matthew Moseley finishing his solo 38 km Cruce y Nado por los Arrecifes de Coral swim from Culebra to Fajardo in Puerto Rico in May 2015 in 12 hours 1 minute 55 seconds
Isla Culebra (or Snake Island) is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of the Puerto Rican mainland, 12 miles (19 km) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles (14 km) north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo (Dewey), the downtown area and the administrative center of the city. The island is also known as Isla Chiquita ("Little Island") and Última Virgen ("Last Virgin"), reflecting its position at the end of the Virgin islands archipelago). Residents of the island are known as Culebrenses.
Open Water Swimming
- Jarrett Tishmack (USA) completed the first crossing of the 15 km Vieques Channel from Culebra to Vieques in Puerto Rico in 4 hours 33 minutes on 15 October 2013. Vieques Channel is located between Vieques and Culebra, sometimes referred to as the Spanish Virgin Islands, east of the main island of Puerto Rico.
- Matthew Moseley (USA) completed his 38 km Cruce y Nado por los Arrecifes de Coral swim from Culebra to Fajardo in May 2015 in 12 hours 1 minute 55 seconds.
- In July 2017, Matthew Moseley swam 24.5 miles from St. Thomas to Isla Culebrita in 15 hours 24 minutes.
- In 2017, Sydne Didier (USA) swam around Isla Culebra.
External links
- Marathoning Through Mush To Get What You Need
- Matthew Moseley website
- Cruce a nado de Culebra a Fajardo
- Crossing Culebra, Freestyle To Fajardo
- An Adventure Matthew Moseley Will Not Forget
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Scuba Dogs Society
- Minaglia Gaining Back His Mojo
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathoning Through Mush To Get What You Need
- 2017 Marathon Swimmers Federation Award Nominees
- Marathon Swimmers Federation 2017 Awards
