Hoy reports that Dominican swimmer Marcos Diaz will pursue the world record for swimming the Strait of Gibraltar both ways. The Strait has only been swum both ways twice. The world record-holder is Spaniard Maria Luisa Cabanero who made it in 10 hours 58 minutes on 21 September 1990. The other athlete to swim the Strait both ways was Argentine Gustavo Oriozabala on 29 August 1994 with a time of 13 hours 42 minutes. The Strait has been swum one-way by 150 swimmers. Marcos will swim from Tarifa, Spain to Cires Point, Morocco, a distance ranging from 18.5 to 22 kilometers and will then return to Spain. “I want to bring a world record to the Dominican Republic, and that is what I will do”, stated Diaz during a visit to Hoy newspaper with the Minister of Youth, Manuel Crespo. The Ministry is sponsoring this new challenge for Diaz, through the Fund for Youth Initiatives. Marcos Diaz has to his credit having crossed the 30-40 mile English Channel last August.