TAP Sponsored The Swim Challenge Cascais
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. All ages were represented at the TAP (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses)-sponsored Swim Challenge Cascais in Cascais, Portugal.
The race distances in the annual event include 200m and 400m races for the younger generations and mile-long ocean swims for the older groups (Cascais Mile and Milha Open).
The event will be held on June 7th this year.
Upper photo shows start of the Cascais Open and Milha Open where Pedro Miguel Pinotes, Vasco Miguel Gaspar and Afonso Ribeiro Bate went 1-2-3 in the Swim Challenge Cascais.
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