There’s still no need to get nervous about missing this one as it is set to take place from the 3rd to the 7th of October, but you can always practice holding your breath in the meantime.

Now, this is an important event because it is valid for the World Championship in this field. The First Councillor for La Herradura, Juan José Ruiz Joya and the Chairman for the Federación Andaluza de Actividades Subacuáticas, Manuel have signed a deal so that the XVI Spanish National Championship can be held here.

So this is quite a ‘catch’ for the village as the best photographers, specialists in sub-aquatic photography will be present, enjoying probably the best underwater scenery in Europe.

This championship, by the way, will be incorporated with the 450th Anniversary of the sinking of the Spanish fleet precisely in this same bay, as a result of  a storm.

Now, whoever wins this will be packing his… or her, expectant bags and shipping out to Cuba in 2013 for the World Championship, as the Spanish representative.

La Herradura is bound to get plenty of media coverage, both general as well as specialised, and with around 80 people, between organisers and competitors, checking into hotels and other accommodation then there is plenty of reason to celebrate this scheduled event taking place in La Herradura.

Finally, but not least, a parallel but related event will also be taking place, which is an exhibition of sub-aquatic photography, entitled Andalucía Under the Sea, which will be held in the Centro Cívico, In fact, there is even talk of a diving fair involving national brands of diving equipment…

Enhorabuena, La Herradura