{"id":2973,"date":"2026-05-15T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:31:45","slug":"adeus-fato-abracem-o-frio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/adeus-fato-abracem-o-frio\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye wetsuit \u2014 embrace the cold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ve started the swimming season without a wetsuit. The water is already at 16 degrees. The cold challenges us, but not only physically\u2014it\u2019s above all mental. Letting go of artificial protection is a decision.\n\nThe first contact with cold water can be a shock. The skin tightens, breathing turns into hyperventilation, and instinct tells us to give up\u2014it\u2019s the body reminding us that we\u2019re fragile. If we resist that first impulse, if we embrace the cold and stop fighting it, something almost magical happens: the body adapts and the breath finds its rhythm.\n\nThe cold becomes a familiar presence, and we begin to feel the water as part of ourselves. We sense the waves and currents more clearly, along with the constant changes in temperature. There\u2019s a deeper connection between us and nature, a sense of freedom in swimming without a wetsuit (and, honestly, the best part: not having to put it on and take it off).\n\nThis isn\u2019t a debate that can be won with arguments, because studies show several advantages to swimming with a wetsuit over long distances\u2014safety and protection, better buoyancy, improved biomechanics, and reduced risk of hypothermia in cold water. It\u2019s more a personal choice: a challenge, a preference, a way of deciding how we want to experience life with the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we get out, the body may shake and the skin is covered in goosebumps, but the energy is priceless. We feel happy with our ability to adapt, and there\u2019s that sense of victory. The cold of the sea reminds us that we\u2019re alive, that we feel, and that freedom often requires a bit of discomfort.\n\nAnd then everyone says, \u201cso brave to go without a wetsuit\u2026\u201d which brings a certain satisfaction\u2014but what really matters is feeling the harmony between body and sea, and the energy we\u2019re left with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s already 16 degrees\u2014give it a try, it costs nothing\u2026 well, just a little, but only at the beginning\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sofia Guedes<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iniciei a \u00e9poca de nata\u00e7\u00e3o sem fato. A \u00e1gua j\u00e1 est\u00e1 a 16 graus. O frio desafia-nos, mas n\u00e3o \u00e9 s\u00f3 a n\u00edvel f\u00edsico, \u00e9 acima de tudo mental. Abandonar a prote\u00e7\u00e3o artificial \u00e9 uma decis\u00e3o. O primeiro contacto com a \u00e1gua fria pode ser um choque. A pele contrai-se, a respira\u00e7\u00e3o transforma-se em hiperventila\u00e7\u00e3o … <\/p>\n

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