Fastest swim crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar (male) (MP3)
- Quién
- Jeremias Mateo Castillo
- Qué
- 3:53:00 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Dónde
- Morocco (Point Cires)
- Cuándo
- 18 August 2022
The fastest swim crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar (male; MP3) is 3 hours 53 minutes, achieved by Jeremias Mateo Castillo (Spain) swimming from Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain, to Point Cires, Morocco, on 18 August 2022, as verified by the Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association (ACNEG).
A severe accident while mountain climbing in 2015 resulted in multiple bone fractures, as well as neurological and brain injuries. As part of his recovery process, Castillo began swimming including in pool competitions, representing Spain, and then later open-water challenges such as this.
Castillo, who is attempting to complete the Oceans Seven challenge which comprises seven of the world's toughest channel swims, has also made a 33.5-km (20.8-mi) crossing of the English Channel from England to France on 1 August 2024 (in a time of 11 hours 30 minutes) and a 35-km (21.5-mi) crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland, UK, on 16 August 2025 (in a time of 12 hours 3 minutes 33 seconds).