Marcos Díaz is the new record holder of the longest uninterrupted swim in the DR. He established the long distance record of 52 kilometers on Saturday morning during the Body Shop gym’s swimathon. He set the new record at 15:03:27. He broke Victor Massalles record, set in 1980, of 50 kilometers in 15:52 minutes. Díaz passed the 50-kilometer mark in 14:23 minutes. He completed the last 100 meters of the competition swimming butterfly. His physician, Benjamín Payano said Díaz was shivering at the end of the swim and had lost 5.5 pounds. The swimathon was held to gather funds for the national swimming team.
