Mahahual
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Double leg amputee Pedro Rangel Haro will attempt a 32 km crossing from Banco Chinchorro to Mahahual, called the Crocodile Swim
Mahahual is a village on the Costa Maya on the Caribbean Sea coast of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Previously a fishing village, it is now a rapidly developing tourist center.
Open Water Swimming
- Double leg amputee Pedro Rangel Haro will attempt a 32 km crossing from Banco Chinchorro to Mahahual in 2026, called the Crocodile Swim.
- A 5-person relay team of 5 Mexican open water swimmers completed an unprecedented 45 km relay swim from Chinchorro to Costa Maya, Mexico in the Mexican Caribbean in October 2021 with Nora Toledano, Ximena Argüelles, Jaime Lomelín, Antonio Argüelles, René Martínez and escort crew members Marieluise von Rheinbaben, Josune Mondragón, and Jacinta Martínez in 15 hours 55 minutes 10 seconds.
