Berenice Maculan

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I growth up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, so learn how to swim was a must. I started swimming at a very early age, following my parents, older brother and cousins’ example. Be at the beach on the weekends was/is a common activity. And the 1^st lesson you learned is How not to drown.  😊

I think has many of us, I had a strict swimming discipline from 5 to 15/16 years old and then… Teenager life, I couldn’t stand going to swimming at pool..too boring . However, swimming at sea became my passion. I did more than once the Copacabana Fort Crossing – know as A Travessia do Leme ao Pontal. My last one was in 2004, the rumour said we were 4200 swimmers.

From 2005, I started my expat life, moving from one place to another aligned to a Business demand, it was harder to keep hours in the sea.

My 1^st trip after COVID lock down was to Carvoeiro, Portugal. 1^st day there, I went to beach and straight in the freeze water, my happiness hit high.  Since, then I swim at least twice a week (yes, in swimming pool) and its ones of my weekly moments of happiness. It’s when I managed to identify my best strategies to deal with challenges.

Happy swimming everyone……

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