{"id":1962,"date":"2025-07-11T08:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2025-07-11T08:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:33:19","slug":"sair-da-zona-de-conforto-e-procurar-novas-experiencias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/sair-da-zona-de-conforto-e-procurar-novas-experiencias\/","title":{"rendered":"Step out of your comfort zone and seek new experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2017, I took part in my first open water race, the Swim Challenge Cascais 1.9km.
At the time, there was still little talk about this type of race, and my goal was to test the feeling of swimming in the sea in preparation for doing Triathlon.
Since I didn\u2019t know how to swim, I had started taking lessons about a year earlier \u2014 it was a whole new world for me. I already had experience cycling and running, but swimming long distances in the sea felt exhausting given my experience.
On race day, I was super nervous, and when I arrived at the beach, instead of the usual calm sea at Praia da Duquesa, the ocean had huge waves \u2014 I couldn\u2019t believe it! It looked like a tidal surge!
I thought twice and decided not to turn back \u2014 my main goal was right in front of me. I had to be strong and face nature\u2019s challenges, and I couldn\u2019t ignore a whole year of training. I threw myself into the sea and didn\u2019t stop; it felt like it would never end, but when I finished, it was an incredible feeling of accomplishment, and it sparked a passion in me to keep exploring the ocean.
After a few years, I started doing Half Ironmans outside of Portugal, and new challenges arose \u2014 swimming in lakes, rivers, and warm waters \u2014 so I decided to join Swim4fun to learn techniques and work on my mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the motivation and companionship of Swim4fun, I decided to join the club in the races of the National Open Water Championship, and it\u2019s been a challenging experience due to the slightly longer distances than I was used to. I also want to highlight one of the very positive and interesting aspects of this circuit: the great sense of community among all the athletes and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana Sal\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Em 2017 participei na minha primeira prova de \u00e1guas abertas, Swim Challenge Cascais 1,9km.Ainda se ouvia falar pouco deste tipo de provas, e o meu objectivo era testar as sensa\u00e7\u00f5es no mar para fazer Triatlo.Como n\u00e3o sabia nadar tinha iniciado aulas \u00e0 cerca de 1 ano, era todo um mundo novo para mim. J\u00e1 tinha … <\/p>\n

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