Woman will swim across Golf Dulce in an effort to protect the marine ecosystems will swim

Taken from: www.nacion.com

Renate Herberger, a German with a disability that impedes her to stay standing for a long time, will swim Golfo Dulce to create conscience on the importance of the fight on the preservation of marine ecosystems. This is the third time that she comes to Costa Rica with this mission.

Her passion for swimming was born after she suffered a thrombosis in her left leg. This injury doesn’t permit her to be standing or to walk for long periods of time. Swimming became a form of therapy for her, and later in her way to generate social conscience.

"The coasts are rich places in marine sanctuaries that have been threatened by fishing in such a great scale. What I want is to do an urgent call to authorities to protect the marine species that are endangered, like the turtles and sharks", said Herberger.

The crossing of Golfo Dulce will begin this Thursday 17 of December and will finish December 24.

After that, she will try to swim from Punta Burica in the southernmost part of Costa Rica, to Bahia Salinas, in Guanacaste, really close to the border with Nicaragua.