Brave the cold with a New Year’s Day swim
Those brave enough to take their first swim of the year on New Year’s Day (January 1) are invited to do so at Praia do Pintadinho in Ferragudo at 11am.
Mystery swimmer “still missing” from Algarve beach
Mystery surrounds the man presumed drowned off the west coast beach of Monte Clérigo, near Aljezur, on Wednesday last week. The man was last seen getting into difficulties in strong
Swimmer missing in Aljezur as lifeguards quit beaches
The day after Portugal’s lifeguards officially stopped for the season, a male swimmer has gone missing on the west coast beach of Monte Clérigo in Aljezur. The so-far unidentified man
Swimming competition in Castro Marim
An open water swimming competition will be taking place on August 10 at the Alagoa/Altura beaches in Castro Marim, as part of the Algarve’s 21st Open Water Swimming Circuit. The
Young swimmer dies on Costa da Caparica
Following stark warnings at the beginning of the season that west coast beaches – particularly around Lisbon – will be even more dangerous this summer due to a natural change
World short course championships
James Hickman made history in Indianapolis by taking a fifth consecutive gold medal at the World Short Course Championships, having dominated the men’s 200m butterfly over the past seven years.
Loulé swimmer tries for gold
Local swimmer Miguel Pires is currently in Athens, representing Portugal at this year’s Olympic Games. The talented 20-year-old is the only athlete attending the games to come from the Loulé
The road to Athens – The Ancient ´Games´
Looking back to 2,800 years ago, competitors such as Eddy ‘The Eagle’ Edwards or Sydney’s slowest swimmer ever (from Tonga) would have had little chance of survival, let alone public
Miles of swims
One of the regular winter clients at the Hotel Garbe, Mrs Bess Nelson, recently completed a three-and-a-half mile swim in the heated pool at the hotel, which qualifies her for