60 Travesías - 3 by Jordi Cohen

60 Travesias is an ongoing project that is part of the collection Merce; Stories. It is a project initiated three years ago when I met Antonio Figueredo in Port in the Barcelona’s Port Course in the Fiestas de la Merce; (patron of the city of Barcelona). Since then, I share every year the Port Travessia Sundays during the festival of La Merce. Antonio Figueredo (86 years old), has 62 years doing this test. It all started back in 1948 and since then, almost every year attended. Only a few absences (less than 5 seems to remember) the result of work commitments of the past. This brave swimmer who holds multiple records and championships in Spain senior categories, go every year to its annual meeting with the Mercedes with the intention to withdraw. So far not succeeded. Hopefully a long time to do …!