ABOUT 300 SWIMMERS HAVE PARTICIPATED

Emotional tribute to Alejandro Candela in the XV San Juan swimming crossing of the RCNA

Iria Vadillo and Airam Carretero have been proclaimed winners of the race

June 23 2018 (21:15 WEST)

Emotional tribute to Alejandro Candela in the XV San Juan Swimming Crossing of the RCNA

Photos: Sergio Betancort

With a splendid day for the occasion, the 300 participants met at the XV San Juan Swimming Crossing - Real Club Náutico de Arrecife. The day began with a heartfelt memory in the tribute that organizers, swimmers and fans paid to the recently deceased swimmer Alejandro Candela. To the sounds of a saxophonist, the presidents of Club Nadamas and Real Club Náutico de Arrecife, Carlos Fernández and Julio Romero, respectively, had words of remembrance for the unfortunate athlete.

Subsequently, the flag of the R.C.N.A. was lowered to half-mast, where it will remain for three days. The presidents, accompanied by the president of the Cabildo, Pedro San Ginés, and the Deputy Mayor of Arrecife, David Duarte, went out in a zodiac to the bay of Arrecife to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea in memory of Alejandro. A mural was placed with Candela's image in front of which a minute of silence was observed, later the swimmers were able to sign it so that it remains in the César Manrique Hall of the R.C.N.A.

Crossing

In the men's category with 2,000 meters of route, the victory went to master A Airam Carretero from C.N. Carucagua, investing a time of 26' 23'', after him were classified the child Iñigo Santamaría from C.D. Nonadamos and Javier de Frutos from Blufi Fariones. Among the women, Iria Vadillo (junior) was the winner, marking 29'58'' at the finish line, she was accompanied on the podium by Sbylle Bouchet (master B) from C.N. Vulcania and Inés Santamaría (Junior) from C.D. Nonadamos.

The day began with the pre-Benjamin test with 12 participants and without classification as it is not competitive. Juan José de Armas and Julia González were the winners in the Benjamin category with a distance of 400 meters. The children swimmers covered 800 meters with victories for Carlos Vizcaíno and Hoppe Denby. The Children and Junior categories swam 2,200 meters with final victories for Iñigo Santamaría and Carla María Pérez in children, while the winners in Junior were Javier de Frutos and Idia Vadillo. Lionel Morales from C.N. Nadamas with a time of 29'23'' won in the Adapted M category

After the celebration of the test, a refreshment was offered to the participants in the Chill Out area of the R.C.N.A. The awards ceremony was held later.

The test was valid for the IX Open Water Swimming Cup of Lanzarote and for the Canary Islands Cup of the specialty.