International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honoree Montserrat Tresserras Dou wrote a wonderful Spanish-language book entitled "Nadando El Estrecho, Sus Orígenes Y Su Historia".Translated as "Swimming the Strait, Its Origin and History", the book adds to any open water swimming collection.
The 287-page hard cover book is filled with hundreds of great photographs of swimmers in the Gibraltar Strait with explanations of their personal histories and triumphs. Montserrat comprehensively outlines the history of swimming in the Strait of Gibraltar (مضيق جبل طارق in Arabic or Estrecho de Gibraltar in Spanish) that separates Spain from Morocco, Arica. Many of the stories and photographs are publicly disclosed for the first time.
Montserrat (shown on left) was a pioneer of many open water swims and was the first Spanish women to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar in 1957 in 5 hours and 18 minutes. She was also the first Spaniard to swim across the English Channel in 1958 in 14 hours and 14 minutes. In 1961, Montserrat again crossed the English Channel in the opposite direction from France to England to become the first women to swim the English Channel in both directions.
In 1969, she swam from Minorca to Majorca in Spain in 21 hours and 10 minutes and across Lough Neagh in 16 hours and 13 minutes. She also swam from Santa Fe to Corronda in Argentina and from Concordia in Argentina to Columbus, Uruguay. She serves on the Board of the Channel Swimming Association and acts as an official observer on many attempts to swim the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar.
Whether or not you read Spanish, Nadando El Estrecho, Sus Orígenes Y Su Historia is a great book for all open water swimming enthusiasts, especially historians of the sport.
Montserrat's book provides colorful descriptions of hundreds of individuals including Helena Abel, Antonio Abertondo, Patricia Adam, Rafael Alberti, George Henry Allen, Dr. Eduardo Alonso, Greta Anderson, Dr. José Antunes, Dr. Aureo Aramburu, Amalia and Dorita Arena, Vicente Arena, Julio Felipe Arias, Juan Antonio Armenta, José Arriola, José Arroyo, Ceferino Artuz, Arti Arun Pradhan, Asencio El Asaz, Luis Asensi Galiana, Francisco Asensio Mesa, Dr. Andrle Augustin, Carlos and José Aymes, Barnejee, Adolfo Horacio Barbichi, Nélida Barbichi, Rafael Barroso, José Beltrán Limiñana, Tom Blower, Antonio Bohigas Arroyo, Dr. Emilio Boto, Summers Brown, Thomas Burgess, General Burruaga, Eloísa and Marina Burruaga, Jack Burville, José Caballero Márquez, Jesús Cabañero Sánchez de León, Luisa Cabañero Sánchez de León, Francisco Calatayud, Jesús Calatayd, Alfredo Camarero, Néstor Campos Alcalá, Candi, Pedro Candiotti, Ramón Cardenas Ortiz, Fergus Carey, Patrick Carey, Ana Carmona, Daniel Carpio Maccioti, Francisco Carrascal, Ramos Carrasco, Mary Casacuberta, José Casanovas Gilabert, Segundo Castelló Cano, Francisco Castillo, Francisco Castro Blanco, José Castro Mesa, Manuel Cazalla Díaz, Sebastián Cazalla Moreno, Francisco Cazalla Quintero, Carlos Cereceda, Jordi Cerveza Martínez, Florence Chadwick, Madan Chavi, Dr. W. E. Chiesman, John Chuen Shiong Wang, Julio Cisneros Palacio, Miguel Ángel Cisneros, Milagros Cisneros, Dr. Cobo Puertas, Victor Contreras, Teniente Coronel Cornejo, Jaime Cortazar Cano, José Cortinas, Josef da Costa, Abilio Álvaro da Couto, Mauricio Cozzoli, Augusto Cuenca, Dailza Damas, K. Dayarnani, Akhil Desai, José Luis Díaz Marcheno, Patricia Oscar D'Ottavio, Jim Dreyer, Modesto Eiroa, Andrés Elorza, Ted Erikson, Dr. Benito Espinosa, Vicente Esquiroz, Santiago Esteban, Horacio Estol, Estrabon, William Farrance, Ramón Fernández Espinosa, Kieran Fitzgerald, Javier Flores, José Fontfreda Gratacós, Com. Gerald Forsberg, José Freitas, Mimosa Freitas, Dr. Philip Frossard, José Gancedo Camargo, Santiago García León, Fernando García Pro, Victor Garrido, Juan Gil Santamarnía, Mercedes Gleize, Stella Gleize, Gopaldas, José Granados, Chris Green, Joe Grossman, Gunjan S. Pakuldar, Antonio and Fernando Gurrea, Juan Gurrea, Jesús Gutiérrez, Hannon, Miss Hayden, H.B. Hayward, E. Heaton, Duncan Heenan, Vivienne Heenan, Hércules, Himilcon, Hinojosa, Sidney T. Hirst, Montagne Holbien, Holland, Millie Hudson, Stanilaus Idriksanov, Seppo Erik Ingervo, Padre Juan Jaen, Salomón Jauli, Jiménez, Sergio Jiménez, Sergio Jiménez Cancino, Ricardo Jordá Güell, Manual Juliá, conde de Julian, Vikran Kamat, Vicki Keith, Annette Kellerman, C. Kornblutt, Ashit Kumar, Penny Dean, Fray Luis de León, Carlos Lernes, Vicente Llorca, Juan Llorca Bravo, Dr. Dorothy Logan, Andrés López Bonaque, Antonio López Mesa, Ángel López Ortego, Dr. Salvador Losa Álvarez, Pirjo Maattola, Mona Mac Lellan, Manuel Maestre, José Mallet, José Manel-la Palou, Rafael Mantaras, Fred Mardle, Juliàn Marias, Francisco Martín Bueno, Demetrio Martín Isidro, Rvdo Domingo Martínez García, Manuel Mateo, Mayur J. Mehta, Jack McClelland, McVicker, J. Mearns, duque de Medinaceli, Armando Mendes, Julia Miguel, Sen Mihir, Milo, Domingo Moli, Dr. Mondejal López, Roja Mora, J.A. 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