The only Portuguese swimrun team that has been participating in the OTILLO - world series, launches a campaign to support “Maratona da Saúde”.
The only Portuguese swimrun team that has been participating in the OTILLO - world series, launches a campaign to support“Maratona da Saúde”.
While training for OTILLO-Engadin and OTILLO- Worldchampionship, the SWIMRUN4HEALTH team proposes to complete 1,000km running and swimming to promote the “Maratona da Saúde” cardiovascular disease prevention campaign.
With this challenge we want to prove that with motivation, commitment, teamwork and passion for a cause, it is possible for everybody in sports and in life to achieve the most ambitous goals.
Follow our challenge and share it with friends, colleagues and family members to leave messages of support and make online donations in support of this cause.
By making a donation to the Health Marathon you are helping scientists to find a cure for diseases that affect us all.
Your HELP makes a difference!
Trail training
About the author
SwimRun 4 Health
The team is composed of 2 Health Sciences researchers, fans of outdoor sports and a healthy lifestyle. They manage an intense professional activity, with an heavy plan of physical conditioning, defined by health and sports professional coaches.
Luís Moreira is a professor at the Jean Piaget Institute - Health School in Vila Nova de Gaia, a researcher at the Research Unit in Education and Community Intervention (RECI) and at i3S/Ipatimup communication unit. He participates in several health sciences projects as a specialist in statistical data analysis. An experienced mountaineer, he found in the swimrun sport a new personal challenge.
Filipe Santos Silva is a researcher at i3S/Ipatimup where he coordinates the communication unit and several national and international projects dedicated to education for cancer prevention. An assumed fan of extreme sports challenges, finds in this passion a way to manage the stress of everyday life.
Budget and due dates
The SWIMRUN4HEALTH team promotes a crowdfunding that totally reverts to“Maratona da Saúde”,
a non-profit association whose mission is to promote the public awareness and fundraising for Portuguese health research.
The goal is to raise 1,000€ corresponding to the 1,000km of the challenge and the campaign will last 2 months.
