The first Swim Party in Portugal took place along the Algarve coast
Dedication, effort and passion drove 70 athletes to take part in Portugal’s first open water swimming competition. It was at Praia do Carvalho that the 10-kilometre sea race began on
Calling open water swimmers to Lagoa
Mexilhoeira da Carregação in Lagoa is preparing to host the ‘Arade Swimming Challenge’ on Sunday, April 16 at 11am. The event is an open water swimming competition held in the
Faro swimming pools to reopen tomorrow, October 3rd
Faro’s Municipal Swimming Pools (PMF) reopen to the public tomorrow, October 3rd. Swimming pool users will enjoy new and better conditions thanks to the installation of new equipment, namely a
UPDATE: Swimming ban lifted at Portimão’s Praia do Alemão
A swimming ban that had been imposed at Portimão’s Praia do Alemão (officially called Praia do Barranco das Canas) has been lifted this morning after test results revealed that there
E.coli swimming ban imposed, this time at Portimão’s Praia do Alemão
Praia do Alemão (official name Praia do Barranco das Canas) in Portimão has become the second Algarve beach in two weeks to see a swimming ban imposed after routine water
Young English woman airlifted to Lisbon trauma hospital from Sagres beach
A young English woman was taken suddenly seriously ill when swimming with a friend at Sagres’ Tonel beach on Saturday afternoon. Rescue services called for urgent back-up and 27-year-old Imogen
Vale do Lobo offers tennis club with a difference
Algarve Tennis & Fitness Club is a very different kind of tennis training centre that opened on May 1 near Villas and Vacations on Estrada do Lobo, Almancil. Aimed at
Down syndrome swimmer sets new world record
Filipe Santos has set a new world record for the fastest time in the 50 metres butterfly event. The record (32.68 seconds) was set on February 22 in Vila Franca
Hundreds greet New Year with sea swim
Ferragudo || More than 200 people braved the cold sea on New Year’s Day (January 1) at Praia do Pintadinho in Ferragudo, marking the town’s traditional ‘Banho de Mar’ event.
Christmas Day swim a success – now prepare for New Year’s Day dip!
The weather was perfect – blue skies and high temperatures – and the sea calm. At 11am on Christmas Day, dozens of “Santas” ran towards the sea in Armação de