{"id":1754,"date":"2025-04-18T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2025-04-18T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:54:10","slug":"o-primeiro-mergulho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/o-primeiro-mergulho\/","title":{"rendered":"The first dive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It all started at the Quarteira race in the Algarve, a place that, for many, already commands respect \u2014 but for me, it was the true beginning in open water. I was also just starting in triathlon at the time, which, in a way, mirrored what was happening in the sea: I didn\u2019t exactly know what I was doing, but I felt like I had to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That day, the sea was rough. You couldn\u2019t see anything \u2014 not where to go, nor what to do. It was like being blind, but with a steady heart. Fear hit hard, like the waves crashing against my body. Even so, I kept going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without seeing, I started feeling. Every stroke, every breath drawn deeper than the last, as if I were building a character on an invisible stage. I faced the sea like someone stepping into an intense scene \u2014 with everything, with full commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it wasn't easy. Despite the pool training and the open water simulations, nothing had fully prepared me for what I encountered there. The anxiety before the start, the cold that cut through my skin even before I entered the water, the feeling of constantly losing my bearings \u2014 all of it was real. The pace I thought I had in training vanished with the first clash against a wave. The technique I had practiced so much seemed to evaporate with every poorly executed stroke, every mouthful of water. The sea revealed itself as it truly is: unpredictable, and above all, honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, I went out. I did the race. And in that moment I realized: it wasn\u2019t just the beginning of a sport or an art. It was the beginning of throwing myself into the unknown and trusting that I was capable. The breakthrough wasn\u2019t just at the finish line \u2014 it was in every second spent in the water, where the body fought and the mind learned, where I realized that real training begins when comfort ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lu\u00eds Braz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tudo come\u00e7ou na prova de Quarteira no Algarve, um lugar que, para muitos, j\u00e1 imp\u00f5e respeito \u2014 mas para mim, foi o verdadeiro in\u00edcio nas \u00e1guas abertas. Estava tamb\u00e9m a come\u00e7ar no triatlo na mesma altura, o que, de certa forma, espelhava o que se passava no mar: n\u00e3o sabia exatamente o que estava a … <\/p>\n

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