Founder and current President of the Board of Football Clube de Ferreiras, unconditional supporter of projects involving...
Meet the Team
We Create Opportunities
Our Team is focused on people who believe in creating opportunities for all young people in Adapted Swimming.
We promote swimming for all ages and abilities, whether it’s learning to swim or competing.
We are dynamic, enterprising, supportive and above all we are dreamers!
Founders
Founder
Cyril Griffith
Cyril and his wife, Kristina, move to the Algarve, Portugal in 2014, having first enjoyed the Portuguese lifestyle...
Founder
Sonia Demétrio
Invited to the Board of Football Clube de Ferreiras in 2014, and took over the Vice Presidency of other sports...
Coaches
Coach
Filipe Xufre
Degree in Sports Sciences at the University of Algarve, started his career in the Swimming...
Coach
João Jacinto
Level 2 Swimming Coach, with about twenty years of experience in training swimmers and triathletes...
Coach
Jorge Gomes
Born in Loulé, Jorge has a degree in Physical Education and Sports, and is a level 2 trainer in Pure Swimming...
Coach
Nuno Machado
As a young man, he was a federated athlete of FCFerreiras in the youth team and athlete of the national triathlon...
Coach
Orlando Encarnação
Orlando was a track and field athlete, joined the National Team at various levels, became national champion...
