Madeira Islands

Promotional poster for the Reportagem Madeira Island International Swim Marathon

Mayra Santos swimming during the 42 km Madeira Island Ultra Swim in Portugal

Madeira Islands is a Portuguese archipelago located in the north Atlantic Ocean, west and slightly south of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. It is located in the north Atlantic Ocean, just under 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Since 1976, the archipelago has been one of the two Autonomous regions of Portugal (the other being the Azores, located to the northwest). It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. It is an outermost region of the European Union.

Discovery

Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419, and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Portuguese Age of Discovery, which extended from 1415 to 1542.

Open Water Swimming

• It is site of the 13.5 nm (25 km) Santa Cruz – Desertas Natural Swim between Madeira and the Desert Islands in Portugal. The 25 km race is in two modalities: Ilhéu Chão crossing (Individual competition) and Bugio crossing – Two-person relay.
• Reportagem Madeira Island International Swim Marathon (Madeira Island Swim Marathon) is a 10 km marathon swimming competition held on Madeira Island, organized by Ivan Abreu of Clube Natação da Amadora.
• Madeira Island Ultra Swim is a 42 km marathon swim.
• Mayra Santos completed a 42 km crossing between Porto Santo to Ponta de São Lourenço on Madeira Island in 12 hours 7 minutes 20 seconds at the age of 40.

External links

• Uncharted Area To Be Avoided? Not So
• Marathoning Mayra Training For Madeira
• Records Are Made To Be Broken
• Mayra Santos Enjoying The Sea
• 16 Hours And More In An Endless Pool, Dave Tonge To Attempt A Record
• Mayra Santos Sets Longest Continuous Swim In A Counter Current Pool Record
• Women Perform Extremely Well At Madeira Island Ultra Swim
• Madeira Islands – 25 km Santa Cruz To Desertas Natural
• Reportagem Rocks With Its Madeira Island Swim Marathon
• Memories Made In Madeira
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• 42 km Monk Seal Crossing - The Madeira Island Ultra Swim
• Santa Cruz – Desertas Natural Swim
• Santa Cruz – Desertas Natural Swim In Madeira Islands
• World Open Water Swimming Association