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A Music Marathon, From Leme to Pontal

Steven Munatones 05/27/2016 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Do Leme ao Pontal (From Leme to Pontal) is a well-known Brazilian song by Tim Maia that inspired Olympian Luiz Lima to swim an unprecedented 35 km from Leme beach to Pontal, two famous points in Rio de Janeiro in 2008. His Lima's first successful swim in 2008, there has only been 2 other successful swims

A Challenge In The Open Water Can Initiate A Transition

Steven Munatones 12/26/2015 No Comment

Adherbal de Oliveira I Canal da Mancha September 2015 from Coruja Filmes on Vimeo. With a massive upward trajectory of open water swimming in Brazil, especially in the build-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, it is not surprising that more and more Brazilians are venturing overseas to do all kinds of open water swims. This year, four Brazilian swimmers

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A Music Marathon, From Leme to Pontal

A Challenge In The Open Water Can Initiate A Transition