Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Patiño Macarine completed the first crossing of the Surigao Strait (Kipot ng Surigaw) today by swimming 10.99 km in 3 hours 37 minutes from Sumilon Island to Punta Bilar, Surigao City in the the Philippine Sea. “Strong currents changed direction five times,” wrote Ingemar. “With thousands of nasty […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 1521 during the first circumnavigation of the Earth, renowned explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were the first Europeans to sail through the Surigao Strait in the Philippines. Tomorrow, Ingemar Patiño Macarine will attempt to be the first solo swimmer to swim across the Surigao Strait between Sumilon