Benidorm celebrates the XXII edition of the traditional L'Illa Swimming Crossing on August 25

Places are limited and registration to participate opens this Thursday, August 1, at 9 a.m.

On Sunday, August 25, one of the most eagerly awaited events of the summer in Benidorm will be held, the XXII edition of the traditional L'Illa-Port de Benidorm Popular Swimming Crossing, organised by the Department of Sports in collaboration with the areas of Citizen Security, Mobility and Beaches, as well as the Benidorm Nautical Club and collaborating companies. This was conveyed by the Councillor for Sports of the Benidorm City Council, Javier Jordá, who recalled that the test covers the distance that separates this natural space from the Mal Pas beach, with a distance of 2 nautical miles, equivalent to 3.6 kilometres.

Jordá has announced that registration to participate in this test will open at 9:00 a.m. this Thursday, August 1, and must be done through the link Click Here , after which she also recalled that places are limited. 

Regarding the actual organisation of the event, the Councillor for Sports has reported that the delivery of the numbers will take place on the day of the crossing in the dock of the Port, from 7 in the morning until 7.30 am. The boarding of the swimmers to the golondrina from the Port for their transfer to l'Illa will take place at 7.45 am, while the departure of the crossing will be at 8.15 am. 
 

Finally, the councillor reminded that all participants will be obliged to use their approved location buoy during the crossing.