Bárbara Hernández Huerta is currently swimming northwards from Aomori Prefecture to Hokkaido in northern Japan. If she completes this 19.5 km crossing, she will become the 28th person in history to achieve the Oceans Seven

Bárbara Hernández Huerta was announced by World Open Water Swimming Association as its 2020 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year in the annual WOWSA Awards