Barranquero and Ciobanu win Valencian open water swimming titles

Álex Barranquero and Cristina Ciobanu of Nados Castellón have been crowned the absolute open water swimming champions of the Valencian Community. The competition took place in Gandía, featuring 246 swimmers across three different events.

In the premier 2,500-meter race, Barranquero secured the men's title with a time of 29:43.57, finishing more than ten seconds ahead of runner-up Miguel Bou. In the women's category, Ciobanu claimed her first absolute regional title with a time of 32:39.65, narrowly defeating Sara Martínez.

The event was organized by the Federación de Natación de la Comunitat Valenciana (FNCV) in collaboration with local sports authorities. In the master categories, Alfred Piqueres won the men's race and Sheila Sánchez won the women's race.