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Gran Retto Open Water Crossing event to increase participants

Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Gran Retto Open Water Crossing event, to be held in Varadero beach resort on September 16 and 17, will increase the number of attendees in competition compared to the 2022 edition, according to Director Luis Mario Villareal.

Nearly 400 swimmers from Mexico, the United States, Peru, Spain, and Cuba will compete in different modalities ranging from 750m to 10km. It will include young athletes up to the Master’s category, Villareal stated.

Villareal stressed that 90% of participants who took part in the 1st edition are repeating this year. This shows the level of acceptance of a competition that aims to grow even more and expects to have more than 500 participants next year.

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