JOSE LUIS LARROSA : EL NAVEGADOR DE NATACION

José Luis Larrosa Chorro is a Spanish open water swimmer, aquapreneur, writer for Revista Open Swim Magazine, and a former water polo player (2000-2006) with the Elche Swimming Club. In 2009, he swam for Benidorm C.N. and C.N. Tennis Elche. He is the owner of Lovexswim, an athletic good store that sells to pool and open water swimmers, water polo players, triathletes, synchronized swimmers.

He is a pool and open water swimming coach, lifeguard, and Personal Trainer.

Sport Curriculum

Jose Luis Larrosa Chorro (Elche, 18th February 1981)

- Swimming Coach. RFEN (Spanish National Swimming Federation)

-Open Water Swimming Coach. WOWSA (World Open Water Swimming Association).

-International Lifeguard. Red Cross.

-International Livesaving . RFESS. ILS (International Life Saving)

-Diploma of Higher Studies . Biology. Alicante University.

-Diploma of Higher Studies. Sea Sciences. Alicante University

-Bachelor Degree. Physical Education Teacher. Alicante University. UA

-Sport Clubs Management. UHM University

-CPR-AED American Heart Association.

Season 2006-2010

José Luis Larrosa

2006 Gibraltar Strait Crossing Relay x4 Team Go and back August 2006 7h55’ New World Record (Spain-Morocco)

2008 Gibraltar Strait Solo Crossing 6^th August 2008 3h12’ (Spain-Morocco)

2010 Tabarca Marathon Challenge Swim 21Km Tabarca Island –Alicante 30^th May 2010 5h16’(Spain)

Season 2011

2010 Islands Challenge Relay x4 Tabarca Island –Benidorm Island 48,6Km 4^th September 2010 11h01’ (Spain)

2011 I Charity Marathon Swimming Pool APNEA 12hours 22^nd January 2011 22,2Km 1^st Overall (Spain)

2011 King Of The Sea Europe Lisbon 5Km 1^st May 2011 1h12’37” 13º Overall 1^st Category (Portugal)

2011 Regional Valencia Open Water Swim 10Km Cullera Bay 26^th June 2011 2h18’02” 4^th Overall (Spain)

2011 24^th Interational Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim Rapperswil-Zurich 7th August 2011 26,4Km 7h28’22” 3^rd Overall 2^nd Category (Switzerland)

2011 I Ultramaratón del Ebro Xerta-Amposta 27Km 6h00’ 1º Overall 20th August 2011 (Spain)

2011 Mar Menor Half Challenge 2nd October 2011 11Km 2h35’ (Spain)

Season 2012

2012 Mar Menor Challenge 23,5Km 17^th April 2012 5h35’ (Spain)

2012 I Tabarca Marathon Swim 21Km Tabarca Island –Alicante 29th May 2012 5h50’ 1^st Overall (Spain)

2012 I Mariners Tabarca 10Km 3rd June 2012 2h20’ 1^st Overall (Spain)

2012 Regional Valencia Open Water Cullera Bay 10Km 22^nd June 2012 2h32’47” 9^th Overall (Spain)

2012 24^th International Marathon Swim Messianakos Gulf Kalamata-Stoupa 30Km 1^st September 2012 7h40’ 1^st Overall (Greece)

Season 2013

2013 II Tabarca Marathon Swim 21Km Tabarca Island – Alicante 2nd June 5h22’ 1st Overall (Spain)

2013 II Mariners Tabarca 10Km 16th June 2013 2h17’12” 1st Overall (Spain)

2013 International Open Water Swim Cullera 10Km 22th June 2h20’ 1^st Overall (Spain)

2013 Valencian Regionals Open Water Championships 8,5Km Peñíscola-Benicarlo 14^th July 2013 2^nd Overall 1h55’11” (Spain)

2013 XV Asturias Cup Open Water / 5^th Len Cup Leg 7,5Km 10^th August 2013 1h38’28” 25^th Overall (Spain)

2013 II BCT Gdynia Marathon Swim 19,5Km 23th August 2013 (Retired after 8Km) (Poland)

2013 38^th Faros Marathon (Stari Grad, Hvar Island) 16Km 31^st August 2013 3h41’54” 13^th Overall Men (Croatia)

Season 2014

2014 Senior Long Distance Swimming Pool Valencian Regionals 11^th January 3000m (SC) 35’59”81 3^rd Bronze Overall (Overall)

2014 Spanish Nationals Long Distance Swimming Pool (LC) 5Km 9^th February 1h03’05”65 13^th Overall (Spain)

2014 III Mariners Tabarca 10Km 1^st June 2014 2h11’15” 1^st Overall (Spain)

2014 III Tabarca Marathon Swim 21Km 8^th June 2014 5h07’ 3^rd Overall (Spain)

2014 France National Open Water Championships 25Km (Retired 8Km) 15^th June 2014 (France)

2014 45^th Jarak-Sabac Marathon Swim 19Km 3^rd August 2014 2h32’08” 11^th Overall (Serbia)

2014 XVI Asturias Cup / 5^th Len Cup Leg 7,5Km 9^th August 2014 1h47’ 27^th Overall (Spain)

2014 Marathon Swim Cartagena-El Portus 12Km 15th August 2014 2h40’ 1st Overall (Spain)

2014 39^th Faros Marathon 16Km (Stari Grad, Hvar Island) 30^th August 2014 3h45’ 11^th Overall Men (Croatia)

2014 I Open Water Menorca Swim 10Km 28^th September 2h19’58” 3^rd Overall (Spain)

Season 2015

2015 III Yaguaron Challenge 8Km 53’36” 1^st Overall (Argentina)

2015 42^nd Maratón Acuática Rio Coronda Santa Fe-Coronda 57Km 1^st March 2015 (Cancelled after 2h50’ and 18km) (Argentina)

2015 X Nahuel Huapi Crossing Lake 8Km 8^th March 2015 (Water 11ºC) 1h34’44” New Record 1^st Overall (San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina)

2015 I Rio Negro Challenge Amazonas 30Km 2^nd May 2015 6h03’21” 8^th Overall Men (Manaos, Brazil)

2015 IV Mariners Tabarca 10Km 30^th May 2015 2h17’58” 2^nd Overall (Spain)

2015 IV Tabarca Marathon 21Km 7^th June 2015 5h21’36” 1^st Overall (Spain)

2015 IV Oceanman Orta Lake 14Km 20^th June 2015 3h08’15” 4^th Overall (Italy)

2015 I Cabo Palos –Hormigas Islands-Cabo Palos Challenge 12Km 28^th June 2015 2h51’13” 1st Overall (Spain)

2015 46^th Jarak-Sabac Marathon Swim 19Km 2^nd August 3h08’50” 13^th Overall (Serbia)

2015 46^th Ijsselmeer Stavoren-Medemblik Marathon Swim 22Km 8^th August 2015 (Retired after 2h35’) (Netherland)

2015 II Singleswimtocht Breda 7,5Km 9^th August 2015 1h41’43” 8^th Overall (Netherland)

2015 40^th Faros Marathon 16Km (Stari Grad, Hvar Island) 29^th August 2015 3h36’56” 13^th Overall Men (Croatia)

2015 II Menorca Swim 10Km Macarella-Son Xoriguer 27^th September 2015 2h14’15” 3^rd Overall (Spain)

2015 II Defí Des Iles 23Km Porquerolles-Port Cros-Levant Islands (Hyeres) 4^th October 2015 5h47’ 3^rd Overall (France)

2015 Oceanman Benidorm 7,5Km 25^th October 2015 1h29’43” 10^th Overall (Spain)

Season 2016

2016 II Penang International Channel Swim Cross 7,5Km 19^th March 2016 1h40’02” (New Record) 1^st Overall (Malaysia)

2016 I Port Dickson International Swimathon 5Km 20^th March 2016 1h16’56” 1^st Overall (Malaysia)

2016 I Seaman La Azohía-Puerto Marrón 8Km 17th April 2016 1h53’56” 1st Overall (Spain)

2016 Labuan International Swimming Cross 5,4Km 30^th April 2016 1h11’36” 4^th Overall (Malaysia)

2016 II Seaman Cabo de Palos-Hormigas Islands-Cabo de Palos 12Km 5th June 2016 2h51’22” 1st Overall (Spain)

2016 V Tabarca Marathon Swim 21Km 11th June 2016 4h48’22” (New Record) 1^st Overall (Spain)

2016 V Oceanman Orta Lake 14Km 26^th June 2016 3h07’23” 4^th Overall (Italy)

2016 V Mariners Tabarca 10Km 10^th July 2016 2h24’13” 1^st Overall (Spain)

2016 46^th International Swimming Cross Toroneos Gulf 26Km 16^th July 2016 6h19’26” 3^rd Overall (Greece)

2016 II Travesía Cofrentes 11,5Km 6^th August 2016 2h28’17” 1^st Overall (Spain)

2016 41^st Faros Marathon 16Km (Stari Grad, Hvar Island) 27^th August 2016 3h38’00” 13^th Overall Men (Croatia)

2016 73rd Indian Long Distance Open Water Championship. Baghirathi River Marathon Swim. India, Janjipur-Berhampur- Murshidabad 18^thSept. 2016 81Km 10h57’45” 1^st Overall

2016 -Perhentian Island Marathon Swim. Pulau Perhentian Besar, 15,6Km 28th Sept. 2016 Malaysia 4h17’20”

2016 The Clean Half Marathon Swim. 15Km Hong Kong. 8th October 2016 3h30’32” 1^st Overall. (3^rd Best time ever)

2016 Oceanman World Championship Benidorm 10Km 16th October 2016 2h21’ 3^rd Overall (No Wetsuit, Water Temp.21ºC)