Sea of Calm swimming challenge generates huge response

A hugely popular sporting event on El Hierro this September is already generating a huge response.

Entries are flowing in for the 2015 Travesía Mar de Las Calmas (Crossing of the Sea of Calm) which takes place on September 26th.

The swim is a unique experience, billed as “a total adventure” with distances to suit all abilities.

This year, organisers have expanded the number of places for the open swim to 500 and a new distance of 12km has been added for those who want to challenge themselves but feel the 18km is too far.

Entries are likely to close very early as in the space of just one day and a half, 400 registrations were received.

President of the Cabildo, Alpidio Armas said the response was “extraordinary” and showed just how successful the swim had become over the last three years.

It is a spectacular event to watch as well if you want to be in El Hierro to coincide with September 26th.

There will be swimmers from all over Spain, as well as from Germany, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Holland, Italy and Portugal.