Issue No. 1941 15 - 21 September 2022
COSTA DE ALMERIA • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
HEROIC SWIM MALAGA resident Christian Jongeneel intends to swim almost 100 kilometres across the Alboran Sea in Almeria to raise money for two charities. These funds will help the Vicente Ferrer Foundation and Brazadas Solidarias a charity which raises funds via swimming events to pay for 135 young women from rural areas in India to study nursing. Christian’s initiative is backed by Malaga’s provin cial council, whose presi dent Francisco Salado de scribed the swim as “an unprecedented challenge,” as the 48yearold will be the first person to swim across the treacherous Alb oran Sea. Setting out from Alboran Island, which belongs to Almeria Province, Christian will have to deal with strong currents, high winds and jellyfish, not to men tion the constant presence of shipping. Salado urged members of the public to follow the stages of Christian’s swim and take part in an adven
Photo credit: Almerimar Puerto
Linda Hall
Photo credit: Diputacion de Malaga
CHRISTIAN: Will end his swim in Almerimar marina.
ture that will improve the young students’ lives as well as those of their fami lies and the communities where they live. Throughout September, Christian has been studying weather conditions to choose the best day to start out on the 24hour or
deal between Alboran Is land and the Almerimar marina in Almeria Province. He and his team are pre pared to set out at a mo ment’s notice once the con ditions are right for the swim, which is due to end at a point between Adra
and the Almerimar marina in Almeria Province. “What Christian Jonge neel is doing goes beyond sport,” said Victor Gonza lez, assistant head of the Diputacion’s Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport. “Society needs more heroes like him.”
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