Open Water Race returns in April to the Sado River
More than half a thousand athletes will compete for one day, on April 20, in the 4th edition of the Setúbal Open Water Race, an open water swimming competition with registrations ongoing.
It will be a day with a challenge, three races with different distances and more than 500 athletes of various nationalities, with the aim of reinforcing the status of Setúbal Bay in the international panorama of open water swimming.
After the Sado River was the stage for the debut edition in 2020, limited to three hundred participants, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year the competition can host up to 800 athletes, individually or as a team.
On April 20th, early in the morning, at 09:00, the first strokes are taken from Praia do Creiro, in the Arrábida Natural Park, where the longest race of the competition begins, with 3800 meters, which takes swimmers on a non-stop route, with two laps and a crossing onto the sand at the end of the initial lap.
Two hours later, at 11:00, also at Praia do Creiro, the 1900 meter stage begins, with one lap, and, at 12:00, the swimmers leave for the 750 meter race, also with one lap.
Organized by HMS Sports and Setúbal City Council and approved by the Portuguese Swimming Federation, the open water competition, for people over 15 years old, has open registration until the day before the race day, with regulations, information and participation form available on the official event page, accessible on this link.
Prizes are given to the top three men and women in each event, as well as the male and female winners of each category.
