{"id":3135,"date":"2026-06-19T08:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2026-06-19T08:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:13:09","slug":"3135-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/3135-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A little fish going for 3000m"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have always been passionate about the sea, but in Brazil I always lived far from it and never had the opportunity to learn how to swim in open water.
In January, I decided I would learn to swim in open water as a new challenge.
It was literally not easy. My first lesson had huge waves, extremely cold water, and the deep ocean beneath me\u2014but giving up was not an option.
Little by little, I overcame the cold, the depth, and the kilometers. I realized I wanted more. I had already completed two 750m races, and in training I was swimming longer distances, which encouraged me to push further.
Num desafio ousado e dif\u00edcil me inscrevi para 3000m em Sines. Literalmente um grande sonho imaginar que algu\u00e9m que nada h\u00e1 6 meses v\u00e1 t\u00e3o longe.
Ent\u00e3o o grande dia chegou, as borboletas come\u00e7aram a voar e pensei o que realmente estou fazendo, e mais uma vez desistir n\u00e3o era uma op\u00e7\u00e3o.
Beyond my family, who of course believe in and support my dreams, there was Anabela\u2014an impeccable coach who was always there whenever I needed her. And in Sines, it was no different. She kept telling me I would succeed, always encouraging and supporting me.
At the start, there was fear and insecurity about not finishing the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were three laps\u2014just 3 laps, I kept telling myself.
At the beginning of the second lap, I got \u201crun over by sharks,\u201d haha\u2014pulls, strokes everywhere\u2014but I kept going, a little fish in the sea, confident I would finish.
Before I even completed the second lap, the \u201csharks\u201d came again, haha. I thought maybe I should give up, everyone had already gone ahead, and discouragement started to creep in. I asked my father and God to give me strength
I began the third lap, and then I heard the voice of an angel shouting, \u201cLET\u2019S GO, YOU CAN DO IT!\u201d It made me want to cry, because there were people there who believed in my strength and courage. And then the angel stayed by my side\u2014guiding me, encouraging me, motivating me\u2014shouting, \u201cYou\u2019re almost there, come on, just a little more,\u201d kilometer by kilometer, buoy by buoy, until the finish.
And there I was, arriving to complete the greatest challenge of my life.
With an incredible crowd cheering, supporting me at every kilometer\u2014I wish I could hug each one of them and say how important they were, how much they made a difference in that moment.
It wasn\u2019t easy, but I did it\u2014thanks to all the support I had before, during, and after the race.
To my angel Bibiana, I will never have enough words to thank you. You did what a true leader should do, and that is why I admire you both as a person and as an athlete. Having you by my side was essential.
To Swim4Fun and everyone involved, thank you so much for the experience and the support.
To my family, for supporting my crazy ideas and always being there.
Now it\u2019s time to think about a new challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alessandra Lopes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sempre fui apaixonada pelo mar por\u00e9m no Brasil sempre morei longe e n\u00e3o tive a oportunidade de aprender a nadar em \u00e1guas abertas.Em Janeiro resolvi que ia aprender a nadar em \u00e1guas abertas como um novo desafio.Literalmente n\u00e3o foi f\u00e1cil, minha primeira aula tinham imensas ondas e uma \u00e1gua extremamente gelada e o fundo do … <\/p>\n

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