Guillem Pujol, with his tenth consecutive victory, and the host Jimena Pérez, who won the women’s category, were the main protagonists yesterday of the 114th edition of the Nadal Cup, which like every Christmas morning was organized by the CN Barcelona and It was held in the waters of the Port of the Catalan capital.
It was the largest edition in history with 427 swimmers in an event that began to be held in 1907 and has already become a tradition.
In addition, the popular series had 299 participants, among whom once again the swimmers dressed as Santa Claus stood out and were able to enjoy the festive atmosphere combined with an excellent temperature.
Regarding the most notable results, Guillem Pujol, from CN Mataró, won with a time of 2.17 in doing the 200 meters while in the women’s category Jimena Pérez, from CN Barcelona, ??took the victory, with a time of 2.29, who achieved her first victory in the event. Regarding Pujol, the swimmer achieved his tenth consecutive victory since 2014 in the Nadal Cup, which equaled the historical record of Dani Serra, who achieved 10 victories between 1984 and 2013.
The first winner of the Nadal Cup was Edwald Poeschke, with a time of 3 minutes and 17 seconds, while in 1928 there was the first female participation with the victory of Maria Lluïsa Vigo.
