Marcos Diaz completed his second continental crossing this morning when he swam from Asia to Africa (Jordan to Egypt) from Aqaba, Jordan to Taba Heights, Egypt. “I started at 8:27 am this morning and finished the 18.3K swim in 4 hours and 54 minutes. I swam almost all the entire way under swimming pool conditions: flat and glassy with almost no wind. This was a very unusual day.”

“Although conditions were great and I felt strong, the finish line was moved several time during the swim. So when I reached the shores of Egypt, I had to swim parallel to the shore, just 25 meters from the beach, for 50 minutes until the new finish. But the water was great and I think this is one of the most beautiful places I have ever swum.”

With two swims down: Oceania to Asia (Papua New Guinea to Indonesia) and Asia to Africa, Marcos has two to go: Africa to Europe (Morocco to Spain) and Europe to the Americas (Big Diomedes Island, Russia to Little Diomedes Island, Alaska, USA).

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