Race Reports

Swimrun race reports and event previews from around the world. Read first-hand accounts of how participants have found different courses and hear from Race Directors.

Swimrun Hydra Race Report
This report has been written by Mr and Mrs B, a much liked husband and wife team who are part …
As Keen As Mustard Survivor: The Impossible Swimrun Race 
You will not finish this race, nobody will. Set in bucolic English countryside, the first knock-out style swimrun race has …
Swimrun Coniston Race Report: A Journey Through Lake, Fell & Forest
Mist hangs over the mountains in a foreboding way as the darkness of the night lingers on an early morning …
Rockman Swimrun: The World’s Toughest Swimrun Race
Clouds shroud mountain tops and the wind blows so hard that small rocks fly around you. One kilometre of distance …
Swimrun Côte Vermeille Race Report: A Jewel In The European Swimrun Calendar
This is a guest post from David Trehane and Ben Hallam who report from the iconic Swimrun Côte Vermeille. The …
Race Report: As Keen As Mustard Nene Park – Crossing Freshwater Lakes, Rivers & One A Heck Of A Good Time
Swimrun.com's Alex Sheen headed to take on the Precision Hydration 39km course at As Keen As Mustard Nene Park. Heading …
Swimrun Tâmega Race Report: A ‘Bucket List’ Expedition Style Adventure Race Across Steep Valleys And Temperate Waters
All photos by Jean Marie Gueye of Swimrun France. The sound of a violin sang through the tropical woodland, and …
Precision Fuel & Hydration Hokey Cokey St Austell Race Report: The Toughest Sprint Swimrun Course In The World Through Wild Cornish Seas
The seas are too rough, the local ferry won’t run this morning. Yet there we were, dozens of swimrunners lining …
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 …
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 …
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta World Series Race Report
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta is often regarded as the end of the European swimrun season, David Trehane reports on this year's …
Race Review: Madhatter Hokey Cokey St Austell Bay Swimrun
By Alex Juggins of the Ashdown Amphibians Swimrunner, Alex reports on this years edition of the Hokey Cokey Swimrun, Cornwall's …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Race Report: Lock to Lock Swimrun On The Tranquil Thames
Almost hundred of us lined up on the grassy river bank of the River Thames, the second longest river in …
Race Report: As Keen As Mustard Bewl Water
Alex Sheen, who is new to swimrun this year reports on his race at Bewl Water. Bewl Water is As …
ÖTILLÖ World Championship Race: Records Smashed On A Glorious Day
The night was cold and dark as 318 bleary eyed participants shuffled their way down through pine trees illuminated by …
Race Report: ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Final 15km
The ÖTILLÖ Final 15km on the Stockholm Archipelago is described as ‘magnificent’ and one of ÖTILLÖ’s best swimrun courses. At 12.1km …
Race Preview: ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship
ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship is the crux of the swimrun season which will the best teams in the world …
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