A press conference was held for the Sixth Gran Retto Huatulco Open Water Swim 2026, which will bring together 2,200 swimmers, along with their families and technical teams. Participants will come from different states across Mexico and countries including Brazil, Uruguay, Guatemala, Ecuador, and the United States. Huatulco will also host the fifth and final stop of the PanAm Aquatics Open Water Swimming Series, featuring 10 km, 500 m, 1.5 km, 3 km, and 7 km races at Santa Cruz and Chahué beaches. The event is expected to generate an economic impact of more than 75 million pesos, boosting tourism and commercial activity in the destination.
The press conference was led by Gerardo Copka Téllez, Tourism Councilor; Luis Mario Villarreal Vélez, General Director of Gran Retto; Manuel Meléndez, Technical Director of PanAm Aquatics; Erick Julián Sánchez, head of the Port Captaincy; Héctor Limón Ángeles, Public Security Commissioner; and José Luis Borrego González, World Aquatics judge for Mexico.
The Municipal Government of Santa María Huatulco, headed by Eng. Julio Cárdenas, supports and will continue to support national and international sporting events of this caliber, which raise Huatulco’s profile and benefit service providers, businesses, and families across the municipality.
We continue working together to make Huatulco a venue for major sporting events.
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