mayan channel swim

Us

Business philosophy.

MISSION

VALUES

  • Service. Our main commitment is to serve and be useful to our swimmers to achieve their personal and sporting goals. Service for service's sake.
  • Punctuality. We know how important sport achievements are for our swimmers in their personal lives, it is for this reason that part of our commitment is to be punctual in each process of development of the crossing so that they can achieve their goals.
  • Diligence. We are strict in carrying out each crossing with the protocols and security measures to minimize every risk involved in practicing this sport.
  • Responsibility. We respond with skill to any circumstance that arises during the implementation of a crossing, as long as it does not jeopardize the physical integrity of the swimmer. We will never take unnecessary risks.
  • Sports ethics. We provide our service with respect towards the natural human effort of each swimmer. It is for such reason that we do not tolerate the implementation of pharmacological substances that would enhance the sports performance of the swimmer.
  • Leadership. We are always at the forefront in this sport, improving ourselves to always provide the best service and positive influence through this value in our swimmers and collaborators at each crossing.
  • Respect for nature. We are aware and respectful of the marine flora and marine fauna in each of the crossings that we assist.

Founders

About us

Orlando Iván Mejía Tronco

Co-founder and Corporate Business Director.

Orlando is an international solo open water swimmer.

He has crossed:

  • Cancún – Isla Mujeres 10 kms
  • The Strait of Bonifacio, Corsica-Sardinia, (16 km).
  • He is currently in the process of completing the Triple Crown Atlantic Islands and is embarking on an internationally ambitious personal open water swimming project.

Orlando is a lawyer by profession. He has completed postgraduate studies at ITAM in the areas of finance, economics, investment project valuation, corporate finance, accounting, marketing and project management.

He has a Masters Degree in Real Estate Development at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

Orlando’s role at Mayan Channel Swim is to give strategic business direction to the project, strengthen its corporate finances, observe all the legal issues that concern the company and the open water activity, establish the best accounting and financial strategy according to the needs and circumstances of the company and implement marketing and sales strategies.

LANGUAGES: spanish, french, german & english

Juan Fernando Urrutia Valencia

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer & Sports Logistics.

Juan is an open water swimming coach with more than 15 years of experience.

As a coach he has managed to cross:

  • The Strait of Gibraltar twice,
  • Capri-Naples twice ,
  • Three times the escape Alcatraz,
  • He has also completed three Swim Miami-10 km competitions,
  • An open water marathon in San Diego California,
  • Five Sumidero Canyon 5 km competitions,
  • Five Ironman competitions and six 70.3 competitions

Also, his coaching achievements include one of his swimmers becoming the second Mexican to cross the Strait of Bonifacio and finishing in second place as a team in the Sea of Cortes 35km challenge.

Juan’s strongest passion is preparing and developing swimmers for open water projects.

Juan’s role at Mayan Channel Swim eis to execute and plan all the operations and logistics for all crossings. Thanks to the tools and experience he has obtained over years of crossings, the operational and sports logistics management of Mayan Channel Swim will be in his charge.

Ethics and safety in open waters are the strongest pillars in his principles and values.

LANGUAGES: spanish & english