The team will face this challenge DragonBoat Pinatar next October 31, in which attempt to overcome the 186,54 kilometers achieved by Australian Komodo Dragons team this ship in one day.
The Councillor for Sports, Daniel Perez, the president of the UCAM Pinatarense AD, Nicolas Lopez, and the helmsman Pinatar Dragon Boat Team, David Granados, announced today at a press conference that this team of local paddlers try to beat the Guinness World Record greater distance traveled on a Dragon Boat in 24 hours.
Thus, on October 31, from 11:00, 22 paddlers Dragon Boat team Pinatar begin the challenge from Nautical Activities Center, where they hope to successfully complete this test on November 1 at the same time.
Councilman Sports has praised the initiative of this team, which at its tenth anniversary has become a benchmark in this discipline at European level, season in which he won six gold medals at the European Championship and two medals Club Silver representing Spain in the European Championship of Nations.
Councilman Sports has encouraged all lovers of water sports to continue and support this challenge paddlers and also thanked the work of spreading the sport that holds the club, because there are already many of pinatarenses all ages who are started on the dragonboat thanks to the championships and conferences organized by the club.
For his part, Nicolas Lopez has stressed the difficulty of this challenge will limit the physical and psychological resistance of 22 paddlers participating in the challenge and can rest 15 minutes every four hours, but if there are casualties can not be substituted.
David Granados explained that the equipment is subjected in recent weeks to lengthy workout routines between 10 and 12 hours to meet this challenge and thanked the support of sponsors and partners.
Those interested in pursuing this challenge can get more information on the facebook page "Dragon Boat Pinatar Guinness World Record".
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar