Mactan Channel CONQUERED
Monday, October 9th, 2006LIKE a scene in the Sinulog fluvial parade, a crowd gathered at the Muelles Osmeña ferryboat landing in Lapu-Lapu City early yesterday morning.
They were not there for the holy child, but to witness an attempt of a five-year-old boy that could possibly place him in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Justin Junio had to overcome the cold waters, the strong current and the sorry state of the murky waters to successfully cross the Mactan Channel. The feat, if approved, will make him the youngest swimmer to cross a channel, expelling the current holder from Arizona, USA. More…