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maintenance activity set on November 18, 2017 (Saturday) will not push through
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Environmental lawyer and
triathlete Ingemar Macarine almost abandoned his swim from Pamilacan Island to
Panglao Island in Bohol province last Sunday (Nov. 12), because of shoulder
pain after being in the water for almost two hours.
Macarine, who earned the
moniker “Pinoy Aquaman” for setting records as the only Filipino who swims in
several parts of the country and abroad in open-water swimming.
“All of a sudden I had a
problem with my right shoulder,” Macarine said.
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It took Ingemar Macarine 6 hours and 43 minutes
to complete his swim
from Pamilacan Island to
Panglao Island in Bohol province on Sunday,
Nov. 12,
2017, despite experiencing shoulder pain.
Leo Udtohan
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At first, he tried to
raise his right hand while swimming, but there were times where he could hardly
lift it out of the water.
“I was thinking of
abandoning the swim because of the painful right shoulder,” he said.
But he didn’t stop.
He only stopped for some
seconds to drink his energy drink. He was not allowed to touch the boat.
Macarine, 41, woke up
early at 4 a.m. on Sunday to prepare for his swim.
He read Psalm 23 while his
coach, Roel Catoto, applied sunblock on him.
He started his swim at
6:30 a.m. from Pamilacan Island, which is part of the municipality of Baclayon
town, to Alona Beach in Panglao Island, a 15-killometer trip that would
normally take four to six hours of continuous swimming.
It took Macarine six hours
and 43 minutes to finish the swim.
He will now undergo
medical examination of his right shoulder.
Macarine got into
open-water swims as part of his lifetime advocacy for marine resource
protection, environmental tourism and climate change awareness.
His attempt last Sunday
was to promote cleaner seas and tourism in Panglao.
Panglao, a tourism jewel
in the province of Bohol, is the home of the country’s white sandy beaches
which dot the island coast. The fine white sands are often compared to the
white beaches of Boracay.
“I hope the swim will
encourage or inspire fellow Filipinos to take care of our marine environment,”
he said.
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‘Pinoy Aquaman’ with Panglao disaster risk
management officer Art
Bagcat, lawyers
Idonah Lee Grupo-Coritico, Ted Lagang, Warren Yap
and Lord
“Cocot” Marapao of the Integrated Bar of the
Philippines (IBP)-Bohol Chapter
and Othoniel Galia, Jr and
Ondoy Bustalino of Dagohoy Masonic Lodge No. 84
and
Order of Demolay. Leo Udtohan
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The Pamilacan-Panglao swim
was his 7th marathon swim in Bohol seas including the October 2013 Balicasag
Swim, the 15-km Pamilacan-to-Baclayon swim in January 2015, the 16-km
Bohol-to-Cebu swim in June 2016, the 17-km Bohol-to-Maasin City swim in
November 2016, the 13-km Calape-to-Loon swim in May 2017, and the 18-km
Cebu-to-Bohol swim in June 2017.
Macarine said that the
swim was also a part of his preparation for his last and final attempt to
conquer the English Channel, a swimming route considered as the “Mt. Everest”
for open-water swimming in August 2018.
Last August, Macarine was
stopped in his bid to complete crossing the English Channel due to bad weather.
After the successful swim,
a buffet lunch was served for Macarine and support crew at Alona Tropical Beach
Resort courtesy of Panglao Mayor Leonila Paredes-Montero.
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