The Challenge
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The Challenge (or the Freguesia de Santana - Pouso Challenge Swim) is a 16 km marathon swim that starts at Freguesia de Santana and finishes at Pouso in around Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that is organized by Renato Ribeiro Barbosa of the Big Island Swimming Association.
Five Marathon Swimming Courses
- The Challenge: a 16 km marathon swim that starts at Freguesia de Santana and finishes at Pouso. It can be attempted as a solo swim or as a two-person relay.
- The Island Escape: a 25 km marathon swim that starts in Lopes Mendes and finishes in Portogalo (Praia do Cazuza). It can be attempted as a solo swim or as a two-, three-, or four-person relay.
- The Sheltered: a 37 km marathon swim that starts at Meros and finishes at Abraãozinho. It can be attempted as a solo swim or as a two-, three-, or four-person relay. It is one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims.
- The Unsheltered: a 48 km marathon swim that starts at Aroeira and finishes at Longa. It can be attempted as a solo swim or as a two-, three-, or four-person relay.
- The Complete: a 85 km circumnavigation swim around Ilha Grande that starts and finishes in Palmas. It can be attempted as a solo swim or as a two-, three-, or four-person relay.
External links
- The Photographic Beauty Captured By Daniel Righetti
- Marcelo Figuerinho Blazes A Fast Ilha Grande Circumnavigation Swim
- Monica Calderon Completes The Challenge in Ilha Grande
- Samir Barel Sets Record, Ana Carolina Morelli Shares Her Experience At Big Island Swim Challenge
- Ana Carolina Morelli Sets BISA Record
- Sylvio Fernando Salles Overcomes Obstacles
- Marcelo Galvão To Try The Challenge Again
- @swim.bisa
