By Alex Juggins and Samuel Nicoll of the Ashdown Amphibians. Swimrun is still very much in its fledgling years in the UK, so there aren’t many people on these shores who can claim to be an expert in training and racing. We are certainly not claiming to be experts either, but as the sport continues […]
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The Future Of Swimun: Will The Sport Explode?
Swimrun.com’s Editor, Fred reflects on this year and makes predictions for the future. As the sun sets on 2022, here are some candid thoughts on where the sport is at the moment and what the future might hold. Just how big is swimrun? It is growing but still relatively small, take the below numbers with […]
Swimrun Training Camp Special – The Meganisi Splash
This is a guest post from Jack Maitland and Kirsten Steffensen who run a swimrun training week, a collaboration between The Big Blue Swim x The Sports Ashram in Greece. Swimrun isn’t just races. There are an increasing number of high quality training camps and experiences which focus on the activity of swimrun, here we […]
ÖDYSSEY Swimrun Austin Pace Bend Race Report
Alex Sheen who only started participating in swimrun this year, reports on his first full distance course at Ödyssey’s Austin Pace Bend Swimrun. He finished inside the top 10 in the solo category and had a blast. About Ödyssey Swimrun Lars Finanger and the Ödyssey team have done a terrific job of finding locations across […]
The Best Swimrun Goggles: Colting Open Water Goggles (OW) Under Test
Swedish brand Colting Wetsuits is a specialist swimrun gear producer borne out of founder Jonas Colting’s frustration with the lack of swimrun availability in the early days of the sport. Our tester, Alex Sheen put Colting’s Open Water goggles through their paces in training and at swimrun races (inland and sea). Ultimately, their utility as […]
Race Preview: ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta returns on the 5th of November for its 3rd edition and the season finale for the ÖTILLÖ World Series. Participants will race around the northern end of the craggy limestone island, formed millions of years ago. This is a remote and varied course with swims through clear warm waters, rugged coastal trails […]
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Cannes World Series Race Report
Arriving in the French Riviera, swimrun.com’s Fred Newton takes part in the World Series race and the 5th edition of ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Cannes. ÖTILLÖ Cannes doesn’t fit any sort of mould and has been described as the most varied course in the ÖTILLÖ World Series. It felt like being in Disneyland, with plenty of challenges […]
Race Preview: ÖTILLÖ Cannes 2022 – Will This Be The Biggest Swimrun Race Ever?
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Cannes in the sunny Mediterranean returns this weekend, and with over 600 entrants already and more expected this week, the previous record of 637 could be broken which would make it the biggest swimrun race ever by attendance. It marks a positive tend for ÖTILLÖ who have seen over 600 participants both in […]
Rockman Swimrun: A Mythical Race Through Fjord & Mountain
Rockman Swimrun in Norway has a mythical reputation, often whispered about in hushed voices and those who talk of Rockman, do so with a thousand yard stares. There are swims through mighty fjords, of 4444 steps to climb with an enforced two minute break at the top, of climbing onto Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and of […]
Race Report: Glorious Grafham Water Swimrun
‘You can do better than that’. Not the words one expects to hear at the start of a race, but here I was with dozens of other neoprene-clad participants preparing another attempt at a star jump. Apparently our first star jump was a bit lacklustre, so to a person we went for it and gave […]