Santa Clara-a-Velha / Odemira: Polish canoeing team in training.
The Polish national canoeing team chose the mirror Santa Clara-a-Velha, in the county to carry out the preparation stage for the Championship canoeing Speed ​​World and global discipline Paracanoe to be held in Montemor-o-Velho, between 22 and 26 August.
The composite team 7 athletes and guided by Michal Sliwinski and Ryszard Hoope, has been training in the Santa Clara-a-Velha, in Odemira.
For the coach selection, Michal Sliwinski the dam of Santa Clara-a-Velha has excellent conditions for the practice of canoeing, as well as to receive stages of athletes.
According to the coach standing water mirror has the perfect conditions for the improvement of the athletes' technique, this time of year. The coach also stressed that found here a great place for athletes to remain focused exclusively on training and improving their performance.
Recognizing the water mirror the potential for canoeing and other water sports, the municipality of Odemira has been focusing on their qualifications in order to equip the space infrastructure enabling to excellent conditions to local athletes as well as the selections to choose Santa Clara-a-Velha as training center.
Currently it is already completed the ramp and paving of access to the dam of Santa Clara was already a line marked with a thousand meters in the water mirror, is expected to soon marking the second.
Also in the tourist industry the municipality has made some municipal investments in the surrounding Albufeira Santa Clara, are examples as the refurbishment and modernization of the Tourist Office, the creation of a bathing area on the Bayou, which this year received the award Bandeia Blue, as well as supporting the creation of footpaths within the Rota Vicentina. "
