{"id":2127,"date":"2025-08-29T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2025-08-28T19:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:57:28","slug":"o-desafio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/o-desafio\/","title":{"rendered":"The challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If someone, someday, had told me that I would complete a triathlon, I would have said they were fantasizing. I was the girl who only liked ballet. To say that open water swimming had always been part of my life would also be a fantasy. Swimming, yes, was present \u2014 thanks to my parents, who early on understood the importance of knowing how to swim. But that was it: knowing how to swim, with respect for the sea.\u201d\n\nDo you want me to keep the translation more literal (close to the Portuguese phrasing) or make it more natural and flowing in English, like for a personal story or article?
O desafio das \u00e1guas abertas chegou mais tarde, trazido pelo meu, hoje, marido:
\u2014 E que tal participares num triatlo?
Dist\u00e2ncia super-sprint: 300 metros no mar, 10 km de bicicleta e 2 km de corrida. Em Oeiras. Soou-me poss\u00edvel.
Pois, n\u00e3o foi. Desisti cedo, logo na nata\u00e7\u00e3o. Imposs\u00edvel, pensam voc\u00eas. Imposs\u00edvel para a equipa de apoio, que me incentivava a seguir em frente. Mas n\u00e3o para mim. Desisti naquele dia, sim \u2014 mas n\u00e3o desisti de tentar.
Meses mais tarde, cruzei a meta em Cascais e, depois, em Oeiras.
Anos passaram sem regressar ao triatlo, nem ao mar.
Until 50 came. And it came with everything!
The sea once again became part of my life. With Bibiana\u2019s guidance and the support of a five-star group (the Saturday W+ group), I started swimming again. It is still always a challenge, but also a moment of peace \u2014 and a celebration of life.\u201d\n\nDo you want me to polish these translations into a single, smooth narrative in English (like for a blog or speech), or keep them as separate faithful translations of each piece?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filipa Leit\u00e3o<\/strong> Rev\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Se algu\u00e9m, algum dia, me tivesse dito que eu concluiria um triatlo, teria respondido que estavam a fantasiar. Eu era a menina que s\u00f3 gostava de ballet. Dizer que a nata\u00e7\u00e3o em \u00e1guas abertas sempre fez parte da minha vida seria tamb\u00e9m fantasia. A nata\u00e7\u00e3o, sim, esteve presente \u2014 pelas m\u00e3os dos meus pais, que … <\/p>\n

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