
Roberto del Río
Roberto del Río is a 23-year old from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico who is currently training for the Olympics. He came in first place overall at the 2019 OCEANMAN Cozumel, and both second place overall and first place in his category for the OCEANMAN Lake LEmman. Roberto was awarded the 2017 State Youth Prize and 2016 State Sports Athlete of the Year in Morelos, Mexico. He will participate alongside his sister and fellow swimmer, Mariana del Río. Roberto serves as a spokesperson and representative for the United Nations Commission. Social Media: Instagram @robertodlr, Twitter @RioRoberto.

Mariana del Rio
Mariana del Río is a 24-year old from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico who has been an open-water swimmer since she was 11-years old. She has come in first place for the last 12 consecutive years in statewide swimming competitions in Morelos, Mexico. Mariana will participate alongside her brother and fellow swimmer, Roberto del Río. She recently earned a degree in marketing. Social Media: Instagram @mariana_delrioc.

Karina Yasmín Almanza
Karina Yasmín Almanza is a 39-year old open-water Triple Crown swimmer and certified diver who swims for social and environmental causes. She earned the Triple Crown in 2018 for swimming more than a combined 71.3 miles (115 kilometers) in the Catalina Chanel (Southern California, U.S.), English Channel (between France and England) and around Manhattan (New York, U.S.). Social Media: Instagram @karalmanza.
The three swimmers will undertake a 74.4-mile journey (120 kilometers), in the Riviera Maya of Mexico, from Punta Allen to Playa del Carmen. Each must reach a 24.8-miles distance (40 kilometers) by swimming continuously. They begin Friday at 5 in the morning, ending on Saturday around 3 in the afternoon. It is estimated that the Caribbean waters during these dates bring temperate currents and that the currents reach speeds between 2 and 3 knots from South to North.