{"id":3071,"date":"2026-06-05T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:08:07","slug":"nadar-no-norte-muito-mais-do-que-enfrentar-o-frio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/nadar-no-norte-muito-mais-do-que-enfrentar-o-frio\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim in the North: much more than just facing the cold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello Swimmers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we talk about swimming in Northern Portugal, the first thing most people think is: \u201cThe water must be freezing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they are not wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I clearly remember the first time I faced truly cold waters. In 2019, I took part in a race in Galicia, Spain, where the water temperature was around 14\u00b0C. It was an intense and challenging experience, but one that sparked my curiosity to learn more about this environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since then, swimming in cold water has become a personal challenge. And since 2022, I\u2019ve been coming regularly to Matosinhos to continue that learning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s something I discovered along the way: the cold isn\u2019t the biggest challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real challenge is learning to swim in the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currents, swell, navigation, adapting to the day\u2019s conditions, and the confidence to handle an environment that is constantly changing all make open water a unique experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s exactly why I have the pleasure of being part of the Swim4Fun team as an Open Water instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we have classes for all levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who train only in the pool and want to have their first experience in the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who already swim in open water and want to improve their technique, sea-reading skills, and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group and individual lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout my journey as an open-water ultramarathon swimmer, I have had the opportunity to swim in different locations across Portugal, Spain, and Ireland. In 2021, I completed a 72 km crossing that earned me an internationally recognized record and later inspired the book Beyond the Sea (Al\u00e9m do Mar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the most important thing is not the number of kilometres covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s what I learned from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, my goal is to help every swimmer develop their relationship with the sea in a safe, progressive, and confident way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because open-water swimming is not just a matter of technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is an experience of discovery, growth, and personal achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have always been curious to try the sea or are looking to improve in open water, it will be a pleasure to welcome you to one of our classes in Matosinhos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you soon, in the water!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jos\u00e9 Ferreira
Professor de \u00c1guas Abertas | Swim4Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ol\u00e1 Swimmers! Quando falamos em nadar no Norte de Portugal, a primeira coisa que a maioria das pessoas pensa \u00e9: “A \u00e1gua deve ser gelada!” E n\u00e3o est\u00e3o erradas. Lembro-me bem da primeira vez que enfrentei \u00e1guas realmente frias. Em 2019, participei de uma prova na Gal\u00edcia, em Espanha, onde a temperatura da \u00e1gua rondava … <\/p>\n

Read more “Nadar no Norte: muito mais do que enfrentar o frio”<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sem-categoria-en"],"featured_image_src":null,"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\/3071","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=3071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}