Adherbal de Oliveira is one of the few open water swimmers who suffered a shark attack during a channel swimmer this century. The bite from the cookiecutter shark (cigar shark) in the middle of the Molokai Channel was deep and removed a lot of skin and muscle out of his thigh (see here). It was a gruesome sight that, fortunately, very very few swimmers
Priscilla de Andrade Magalhães completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in 10 hours 18 minutes.
Hector Mariano Mortara became the first Argentine swimmer to complete the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ricardo Perlingeiro Mendes da Silva from Niterói in Rio de Janeiro, completed the 16 km Travessia do Leme to Barra da Tijuca.
Adherbal de Oliveira announced a variety of achievements and records set in the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Magno de Souza Ribeiro completed the 36 km Traversia do Leme ao Pontal in 12 hours 1 minute on February 19th 2022
Adherbal de Oliveira, the president of Leme to Pontal Swimming Association, reported the completion of a new 50 km with the organization. "47-year-old
Catarina Almeida PorfÃrio is the Queen of the LPSA because she has achieved the most swims with her participation in two solo swims and one relay. On January 17th, she performed another swim,
Adherbal de Oliveira reported 37-year-old Rodrigo Queiroz da Silva completed his biggest open water challenge on December 4th with a successful 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He writes, "Queiroz, an amateur marathon swimmer, was guided by his coach Glauco Luise de Oliveira Rangel who is the current record holder for the
Adherbal de Oliveira reported on another great swim by Vitor Borges in the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 41-year-old Borges announced in March to complete the 36 km coastal swim. Oliveira explains, "Since March, Vitor intensified his training, doing an average of 50 to 60 km per week. It was not an easy task to manage your
Ana Paula Lima Vilarinho and Izabela Oliveira Rodrigues completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Brazil.
