21 de julho de 2009
16 de julho de 2009
Notícia que saiu na EFE agência de Notícias Espanhola - Piece from EFE Spanish news agency
(English translation below - the Portuguese are so clever they don't need one!!)
Un portugués marca el mejor registro del año y está cerca del récord mundial
Portuguese athlete makes the fastest time of the year and is close to the world record
Ceuta, 15 jul (EFE).- Miguel Horta Costa, experto nadador portugués, ha establecido la mejor marca del año en la travesía a nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar y ha estado cerca de batir la marca mundial en este trayecto sin traje de neopreno.
Ceuta, 15th of July (EFE) - Miguel Horta e Costa, expert portuguese swimmer, has set the fastest time of the year for the open water swim across the Strait of Gibraltar and was close to beating the world record for swimming this distance without a neoprene suit.
Según ha informado hoy a Efe la Asociación de Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar (ACNEG), el portugués protagonizó la travesía desde Tarifa (Cádiz) hasta Punta Almansa, en la costa marroquí.
According to the information supplied by the Asociación de Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar (ACNEG), the portuguese swimmer carried out his swim between Tarifa (Cadiz) and Punta Almansa, on the Morroccan coast.
El nadador, que había participado en los Juegos Olímpicos de Barcelona y que el pasado año cubrió la travesía del Canal de La Mancha en 9 horas y 30 minutos, invirtió tres horas y 32 minutos en cubrir la distancia entre la costa española y marroquí.
This swimmer, who participated in the Olympic Games in Barcelona and who last year swam the English Channel in 9hours and 30minutes, took 3 hours and 32 minutes to cover the distance between the Spanish and Morroccan coasts.
El nadador estuvo cerca de batir el récord del Estrecho sin neopreno que ostenta el checo David Cech con dos horas y 38 minutos, al haber mejorado todos los tiempos intermedios de paso.
The swimmer was close to beating the record for the crossing of the Strait, without neoprene, held by the Czech swimmer David Cech, of 2 hours and 38 minutes, as he bettered all the intermediate times of the crossing.
Sin embargo, el portugués, a falta de dos millas para el final de la prueba, se encontró con una corriente en contra y subió la intensidad del viento en el último tramo, lo que truncó su posibilidad de récord mundial.
However when the Portuguese Swimmer was barely two miles from the end of his crossing he as faced with a strong current and the rising wind over this final stage ended his chance of setting a new world record.
La ACNEG ha señalado que en la próxima semana no hay previstas nuevas travesías, lo que supone el primer parón este mes, puesto que ayer también culminaron el reto los tarifeños Fernando Piñero y Antonio Gil en tres horas y siete minutos con trajes de neopreno. EFE
ACNEG has pointed out that there are no new swims forecast for the following week. This will be the first halt of the season. Yesterday the local swimmers Fernando Piñero and Antonio Gil completed the crossing in 3 hours and 7 minutes wearing neoprene suits.
Perante isto, acho que vou voltar para tentar novmente!! :)
Having read this I think I might just go back and try again!! :)
15 de julho de 2009
14 de julho de 2009
Já em Portugal - Already in Portugal
Este novo post só poderia começar com um grande obrigado a todos os que mais uma vez me acompanharam nestas aventuras. As mensagens que me enviaram dão-me de facto forças e entusiasmo para continuar. Só hoje consegui ver bem o blog e ver os comentários que tantos me deixaram ao longo do dia de ontem e a verdade é que me apetece lê-los e relê-los pois isso transporta-me de volta a tudo o que ontem senti na travessia.
Depois de uma Segunda-Feira cheia de emoções, cá estamos de volta a terras lusas.
Ontem, depois da travessia, fomos à sede da ACNEG onde depois de algumas horas a lutar com o computador deles para que não estivesse sempre a bloquear, lá conseguimos ter o Certificado da Travessia e a carta marítima com o trajecto que ontem fiz. Com isso acabámos por saír de Tarifa já passava das 21h. A ideia era seguirmos viagem directamente para Lisboa sem mais paragens prolongadas. E assim foi, e depois de 7 horas de viagem caímos redondos na cama.
Logo à noite vejam o noticiário da TVI (já passou uma boa reportagem hoje à hora do almoço) e entretanto poremos as fotografias e quem sabe mais algumas novidades. O que se seguirá????
This post could only begin with a huge thank you to all those who once again followed my adventure via the blog. Only now have I had a chance to skim through your comments which fill me with the desire to carry on with greater swims! I can't wait to read them more calmly so as to be transported back to yesterday's swim and all the emotions of that day.
After a very exciting monday, Tuesday already dawned with us back on Portuguese territory.
Following the swim we returned to the ACNEG offices where after a lengthy struggle with a reluctant computer system we managed to extract my Swim Certificate and the chart of my course. With these delays we only managed o leave Traifa after 9pm but we still planned to come straight home without making any unnecessary stops. After 7 hours on the road we fell into bed at 4.30am this morning.
There should be a report on tonight's 8pm news on TVI (there was a lengthy piece on today's lunchtime news) and meanwhile we will post the pics from the swim later this evening... and who knows if we won't give you a sneek peek at what may be next on the cards! Whatever could it be???
Depois de uma Segunda-Feira cheia de emoções, cá estamos de volta a terras lusas.
Ontem, depois da travessia, fomos à sede da ACNEG onde depois de algumas horas a lutar com o computador deles para que não estivesse sempre a bloquear, lá conseguimos ter o Certificado da Travessia e a carta marítima com o trajecto que ontem fiz. Com isso acabámos por saír de Tarifa já passava das 21h. A ideia era seguirmos viagem directamente para Lisboa sem mais paragens prolongadas. E assim foi, e depois de 7 horas de viagem caímos redondos na cama.
Logo à noite vejam o noticiário da TVI (já passou uma boa reportagem hoje à hora do almoço) e entretanto poremos as fotografias e quem sabe mais algumas novidades. O que se seguirá????
This post could only begin with a huge thank you to all those who once again followed my adventure via the blog. Only now have I had a chance to skim through your comments which fill me with the desire to carry on with greater swims! I can't wait to read them more calmly so as to be transported back to yesterday's swim and all the emotions of that day.
After a very exciting monday, Tuesday already dawned with us back on Portuguese territory.
Following the swim we returned to the ACNEG offices where after a lengthy struggle with a reluctant computer system we managed to extract my Swim Certificate and the chart of my course. With these delays we only managed o leave Traifa after 9pm but we still planned to come straight home without making any unnecessary stops. After 7 hours on the road we fell into bed at 4.30am this morning.
There should be a report on tonight's 8pm news on TVI (there was a lengthy piece on today's lunchtime news) and meanwhile we will post the pics from the swim later this evening... and who knows if we won't give you a sneek peek at what may be next on the cards! Whatever could it be???
13 de julho de 2009
In Africa!!!!!!
Chegou!!!
Com o fantástico tempo de 3h 32m 30s!!!
Arrived!!!
Oficial time: 3 hours 32 minutes 30 seconds
(imagem com a rota do Miguel - image with Miguels course)
2 km!!!
Quase a chegar!!! Só faltam 2Km!!! E... só com pouco mais de 2h e meia!!!
Almost there!!! It's just 2Km more!!! And... only with little more than 2 and a half hours!!!
Encontros imediatos - Close encouters
Com pouco mais de 2 horas de caminho, o Miguel já está a menos de 5Km da costa!!!!
Entretanto algumas baleias boca-de-panela mudaram a sua rota para irem dar uma força suplementar ao nosso campeão! Até as baleias o reconhecem...
With little more than 2 hours, Miguel is already at less than 5 km from the moroccan shore!!!
Meanwhile some pilot whales changed their course just to give their support to our champion! Even the whales recognize him...
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