{"id":2923,"date":"2026-04-24T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:25:13","slug":"quando-a-rota-falha-minha-pequena-experiencia-a-deriva-e-a-importancia-de-manter-a-calma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/quando-a-rota-falha-minha-pequena-experiencia-a-deriva-e-a-importancia-de-manter-a-calma\/","title":{"rendered":"When the route fails: my small \u201cadrift\u201d experience and the importance of staying calm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello Swimmers
My name is Diego Sampaio, I\u2019m Brazilian and from Rio de Janeiro, and I\u2019ve been living in Lisbon for 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rio de Janeiro is a true paradise for open water swimming enthusiasts: abundant nature, pleasantly warm water, and endless possibilities for crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, I joined a group of friends to swim the crossing from Prainha to Pedra do Pontal, around 4 km. A sunny morning, little wind, favorable currents\u2026 ideal conditions all lined up. Let\u2019s go for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We entered the water together and swam to the end of the beach, heading toward our destination. At that point, I missed an important detail: the next beach (Praia da Macumba) has a concave shape, almost like a bay, which required adjusting the route closer to the shoreline. Unaware of this, I fixed my gaze on Pedra do Pontal on the horizon and kept swimming in a straight line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there I was, swimming along in a contemplative state, taking in nature, and after about half an hour of strokes, I decided to stop and look for my friends. Friends? There wasn\u2019t the slightest sign of human life nearby. I looked toward the shore: the beach was far away\u2014VERY far (I figured around 1.5 km). I looked back\u2014turning around was no longer an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello, despair. Welcome to my crossing!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In a brief moment, a pleasurable activity was overtaken by fear. The depth was so great that I could see nothing but an endless dark blue, accompanied by a deafening silence. For a few moments, I felt a kind of fear I had rarely experienced in my life. I was convinced that an orca would appear in front of me, or that a current would carry me out to the open sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I tried to keep going, unsuccessfully. Swimming in the company of fear is extremely exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiz ent\u00e3o um esfor\u00e7o herc\u00faleo para me recompor, at\u00e9 que um pensamento libertador surgiu: \u201cMas eu j\u00e1 n\u00e3o estava aqui a nadar? O mar n\u00e3o mudou! O que mudou foi a minha cabe\u00e7a.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked again toward my destination, now more aware of the factors shaping the moment, and set a simple plan: one stroke after another, total focus on technique and breathing\u2014and eventually, I would get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 hour and 40 minutes later, I arrived safe and sound at my destination. Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sea will present us with challenging situations\u2014controlling them is impossible. What remains is to control this incredible machine called the mind. Finding peace and awareness in turbulent moments is a vital skill for those who venture into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strong strokes to everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diego Sampaio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ol\u00e1, swimmers!Me chamo Diego Sampaio, brasileiro e carioca, em Lisboa h\u00e1 5 anos. O Rio de Janeiro \u00e9 um verdadeiro para\u00edso para os amantes da nata\u00e7\u00e3o em \u00e1guas abertas: natureza abundante, \u00e1gua em temperatura agrad\u00e1vel e infinitas possibilidades de travessias. Certa vez, juntei-me a um grupo de amigos para nadar a travessia da Prainha at\u00e9 … <\/p>\n

Read more “Quando a rota falha: minha pequena experi\u00eancia \u201c\u00e0 deriva\u201d e a import\u00e2ncia de manter a calma”<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria-en"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-17.00.05.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"Clube Swim4fun","author_link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/author\/geralclube-swim4fun-pt\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2923"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2929,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2923\/revisions\/2929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}