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First Double Crossing of the Beagle Channel’s Mackinlay Passage by a Single Male Swimmer

Number:
WRC251027A
Achievement:
A total distance of 3,250 meters in a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 59 seconds
Where:
Argentina
When:
January 10th, 2026

Marcelo Stancanelli, from Argentina, on January 10, 2026, became the first male swimmer to complete a double crossing of the Beagle Channel’s Mackinlay Passage, swimming from Punta Mackinlay (Argentina) to Cabo Peña (Chile) and back, in the Beagle Channel, Chile. Wearing a wetsuit, he covered a total distance of 3,250 meters in a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 59 seconds.

Verified by the WRCA, this achievement has been confirmed as the “First Double Crossing of the Beagle Channel’s Mackinlay Passage by a Single Male Swimmer”.

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First Double Crossing of the Beagle Channel’s Mackinlay Passage by a Single Male Swimmer

Number:
WRC251027A
Achievement:
A total distance of 3,250 meters in a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 59 seconds
Where:
Argentina
When:
January 10th, 2026

Marcelo Stancanelli, from Argentina, on January 10, 2026, became the first male swimmer to complete a double crossing of the Beagle Channel’s Mackinlay Passage, swimming from Punta Mackinlay (Argentina) to Cabo Peña (Chile) and back, in the Beagle Channel, Chile. Wearing a wetsuit, he covered a total distance of 3,250 meters in a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 59 seconds.

Verified by the WRCA, this achievement has been confirmed as the “First Double Crossing of the Beagle Channel’s Mackinlay Passage by a Single Male Swimmer”.