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The 20th Travessia Ant\u00f3nio Bessone Basto is an open water swimming event taking place on July 5, 2026, in Oeiras, Portugal. The race offers two distances: 1000 meters and 2500 meters, with different start locations and a common finish at Oeiras Marina – Porto Recreio de Oeiras.<\/p>\n

The 1000m open race is open to all swimmers aged 14 and above, regardless of federation affiliation, while the 2500m open race is for licensed open water and masters swimmers aged 14 and above, as well as invited swimmers and triathlon federation members. There is also an official 2500m race exclusive to swimmers registered in the 2026 National Open Water Circuit.<\/p>\n

The event honors one of Portugal’s greatest active athletes and is organized by the Municipality of Oeiras in collaboration with local swimming associations under the Portuguese Swimming Federation regulations.<\/p>\n","organizer_description":"

Regulation link \u2197<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Start\/finish locations:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 1000m: Start at Praia de Santo Amaro de Oeiras, finish at Porto Recreio de Oeiras
\n\u2022 2500m: Start at Praia de Pa\u00e7o de Arcos, finish at Porto Recreio de Oeiras<\/p>\n

Start times per category\/distance:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Official 2500m: briefing 9:45, start 10:00
\n\u2022 Open 2500m: briefing 10:30, start 10:45
\n\u2022 Open 1000m: briefing 11:45, start 12:00<\/p>\n

Bib pick-up time and location:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Official 2500m: 7:30\u20139:30
\n\u2022 Open 2500m: 8:00\u201310:00
\n\u2022 Open 1000m: 9:15\u201311:15<\/p>\n

Age categories\/divisions:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Minimum age 14 years for all races<\/p>\n

Cut-off times:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Official 2500m: last athlete expected by 11:15
\n\u2022 Open 2500m: last athlete expected by 12:00
\n\u2022 Open 1000m: last athlete expected by 12:30<\/p>\n

Timing method:<\/strong> Electronic timing<\/p>\n","race_benefits":"","event_faq_headline":"FAQ","event_faq_items":[{"item_title":"Can children participate?","item_description":"Swimmers aged 14 years and older can participate in all distances."},{"item_title":"How do I register for the event?","item_description":"Registration is available online via the event website."},{"item_title":"Are watches allowed during the race?","item_description":"Watches are allowed if protected by the wetsuit for safety reasons."},{"item_title":"Where are the start and finish locations?","item_description":"The 1000m race starts at Praia de Santo Amaro de Oeiras and the 2500m races start at Praia de Pa\u00e7o de Arcos; all finish at Porto Recreio de Oeiras."}],"event_date_start":"20260705","event_date_end":"20260705","event_start_time":"","event_country":"portugal","event_ticket_url":"https:\/\/multicrono.com\/v2\/evento\/bessone-basto-2026","event_latitude":"38.6761","event_longitude":"-9.3177","event_rating":"","is_hot_event":false,"event_participants_count":"0","organizer_avatar":false,"event_gallery":false,"purchasing_all_variations_through_woocommerce":false,"optional_extras":false,"organizer_website":{"title":"","url":"","target":"","0":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/56993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/56993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56994,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/56993\/revisions\/56994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=56993"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=56993"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racefinder.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=56993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}