The Por La Libre event is one of the top open-water swimming events in the world. About 1000 racers, both pros and amateurs, compete in either a 3 kilometer or a 10 kilometer race in the beautiful blue Caribbean waters between Cancun and Isla Mujeres. One of the highlights of the race is swimming over Cancun’s Underwater Museum. This year was the 8th year that this race was held and people came from all over the planet to participate.

Ricardo Hassey, as anyone who has worked with him knows, is an incredible real estate agent who works for Tierra Yucatan here in Merida. He is also an incredible athlete. After working with Jennifer Lytle, owner of Tierra Yucatan, for days at the International Living Ultimate Event in Playa del Carmen, Ricardo took off for Cancun where this Saturday 25th May, he competed in the Tenth Internationl Por La Libre open water swimming event. He sawm from Cancun to Isla Mujeres in just over three and a half hours. What a guy!

If you click on this link, you can see the route of the Por La Libre swimming event.