Winners of The Swimrun Annual Awards 2023 announced!
The Swimrun Annual Awards 2023 are a celebration of people, races and brands within the sport of swimrun as voted by the readers of swimrun.com. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and share, which was extremely tight in several categories. Here we announce the winners. For the 2023 awards, 11,148 public votes were cast in 17 different categories to award:
Swimrun athlete(s) of the year
OVERALL WINNER: Hugo Tormento & Max Andersson
JUDGES CHOICE: Amanda Nilsson
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Claire Vallence & Piers Vallence I Sabina Rapelli
Shortlisted: Marcus Barton I Nicolas Remires I One Water Race Team 2: Elizabeth Dornom, Glenn Wilkinson, Julian Dent & Rob Preston I Sophie Drofiak & Valerie Leroy
Swimrun ‘person’ of the year
For individual(s) who has widened participation, awareness and growth of the sport.
OVERALL WINNER: Nicolas Remires, ENVOL Swimrun & Valras Swimrun
JUDGES CHOICE: Amy Bush & Trista Mennen, Team Adorkable I Marcus Barton, ENVOL Swimrun & Rockman Swimrun
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sergio Moreira, Swimrun Tamega I Sabina Rapelli, ENVOL Swimrun
Shortlisted: Andre Slade, Swimrun Australia I Bruno Safara, Swimrun Portugal I Chris Douglas & Chipper Nicodemus, The Löw Tide Böyz I Dominik Leu & Christian Pirzer, ÖTILLÖ Swimrun I Mike Alexander, WESWIMRUN I Nicky Bailey & Jude Palmer, As Keen As Mustard Events & South East Swimrun Series
Photographer of the year
OVERALL WINNER: Jean-Marie Gueye
JUDGES CHOICE: Rasmus Lodenius
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Otto Norin I Rasmus Lodenius
Shortlisted: Aaron Palaian I Geoffrey Meuli I James Street I Paul Fowles I Pierre Mangez I Quentin Honoré I Unspotdesign Branding Desportivo
Swimrun race of the year
OVERALL WINNER: ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, Sweden
JUDGES CHOICE: Rockman Swimrun, Norway
HIGHLY COMMENDED: One Water Race, Sweden I Rockman Swimrun, Norway
Shortlisted: Aquaticrunner Individual World Championship, Italy I BackwaterMan SwimRun, Austria I Mad Hatter Hokey Cokey Roseland, UK I Ödyssey Swimrun, Casco Bay Islands, USA I SWIMRUNMAN Gorges du Verdon, France I WESWIMRUN DyfiX Swimrun, UK
New swimrun race of the year
HIGHLY COMMENDED: EcoSwimRun Butgenbach, Belgium I Swimrun Valras, France
Swimrun race of the year (Europe)
OVERALL WINNER: Swimrun Tamega, Portugal
JUDGES CHOICE: Troll Enez Swimrun, France
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Love SwimRun Llanberis, UK I EcoSwimRun Robertville, Belgium
Shortlisted: As Keen As Mustard Nene Park, UK I Borås Swimrun, Sweden I Immeln Swimrun, Sweden I Juniskar Swimrun, Sweden I Korrigeri Biarritz Swimrun, France I Mad Hatter St Austell Bay, UK I ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Cannes, France I ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin, Switzerland I ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Gothenberg, Sweden I SwimRun Cote d’Azur, France I Swimrun eDreams by – Cap de Creus, Spain I Swimrun Madeira, Portugal I Swimrun Hydra, Greece I SwimRun Rheinsberg, Germany I Västerås Swimrun, Sweden I Zêzere Swimrun, Portugal
Swimrun race of the year (Americas)
OVERALL WINNER: Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island, USA (now ÖTILLÖ Swimrun)
JUDGES CHOICE: Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island, USA (now ÖTILLÖ Swimrun)
HIGHLY COMMENDED: SwimRun Edmonton, Canada I Ödyssey Swimrun Austin, USA (now ÖTILLÖ Swimrun)
Shortlisted: Ödyssey Swimrun Mackinac, USA (now ÖTILLÖ Swimrun) I Parry Sound Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge, Canada I Sasamat Fresh and Salty Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge, Canada I Swimrun Brasil, Brazil I SwimRun Lake James, USA I SwimRun Maryland, USA I Swimrun Uruguay, Uruguay
Swimrun race of the year (Asia, Africa & Australia)
OVERALL WINNER: Sydney East Swimrun, Australia
JUDGES CHOICE: Torpedo Swimrun, South Africa
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Swimrun Réunion, Réunion Island
Shortlisted: Bali Hope Swimrun, Bali I Marunuma Swimrun, Japan
The grassroots award
For the race organiser or promoter who is encouraging new participation.
OVERALL WINNER: ÖTILLÖ Swimrun, Global
JUDGES CHOICE: As Keen As Mustard Events, UK
HIGHLY COMMENDED: As Keen As Mustard Events, UK I WESWIMRUN, UK
Shortlisted: Folsom Swim Run, USA I Juniskär Swimrun, Sweden I My SwimRun Championships, Global I Sjöloppet Swimrun, Sweden I South East Swimrun Series, UK I Swimruncupen Stockholm, Sweden I Wild Swimrun, Global
The environmental award
For the race organiser promoting sustainability.
OVERALL WINNER: LoveSwimrun, UK
JUDGES CHOICE: One Water Race, Sweden
HIGHLY COMMENDED: One Water Race, Sweden I Swimrun Tamega, Portugal
Shortlisted: Bali Hope Swimrun, Bali I EcoSwimRun, Belgium I Immeln Swimrun, Sweden I Korrigeri Biarritz Swimrun, France I SuretoSure Swimrun, Luxembourg I Swimrun Australia, Australia I Swimrun Portugal, Portugal
Swimrun wetsuit of the year
OVERALL WINNER: ARK Swimrun ORNÖ X
JUDGES CHOICE: ARK Swimrun Utö
HIGHLY COMMENDED: ARK Swimrun Utö I Zone3 Swimrun Evolution Wetsuit
Shortlisted: ARK Swimrun Vigg Air I HEAD Swimming myBOOST PRO I HEAD Swimming The Aero Flex PRO I Orca Aesir Swimrun Wetsuit I Orca Vanir Swimrun Wetsuit I Colting Wetsuits SWIMRUN SR03 I NU Complements ALLIGATOR SR Wetsuit
Swimrun shoe of the year
OVERALL WINNER: Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra
JUDGES CHOICE: Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra
HIGHLY COMMENDED: HOKA Tecton X I Salomon S-LAB Amphib
Shortlisted: Altra Mont-Blanc I Arcteryx Norvan SL3 I Inov-8 X-Talon G 210 I Salming Elements I Vivobarefoot Hydra ESC I VJ XTRM I VJ IROCK
Swimrun paddles of the year
OVERALL WINNER: ARK Carbon Blades
JUDGES CHOICE: Evolvent Carbon Paddles
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Evolvent Carbon Paddles I ARK Blades
Shortlisted: ARK Carbon Rocket Blades I Head Flat Paddle I Frank Paddle I Mad Wave Ergo Paddle I Strokemakers Paddle I Swimrunners Paddles I TYR Catalyst Paddles
Swimrun pull buoy of the year
OVERALL WINNER: ARK Keel (M)
JUDGES CHOICE: ARK Keel +
HIGHLY COMMENDED: ARK Keel + I Swimrunners Piraya
Shortlisted: ARK Pontoon I Nabaiji Swimrun Pull Buoy I NU Swimrun Orza Pull Buoy I NU Swimrun Orza Plus Pull Buoy I Orca Swimrun Pull Buoy I Swimrunners Super Croc
Swimrun socks of the year
OVERALL WINNER: Gococo Socks
JUDGES CHOICE: Gococo Socks
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Monkey Sox I ARK Sports Socks
Shortlisted: Absolute360 Socks I CEP Socks I Compressport Socks I La Sportiva Socks I Swiftwick ASPIRE Socks I Up Hill Sport Socks
Swimrun goggles of the year
OVERALL WINNER: Zoggs Predator Goggles
JUDGES CHOICE: ARK Swim Goggles LTD
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Orca Killa 180 I Speedo Futura Goggles
Shortlisted: Aquasphere KAYENNE I Arena Goggles I Colting Goggles OW I Mad Wave Swimming Goggles I Roka R1 Goggles I Zoggs Tiger Goggles
Swimrun gear brand of the year (overall)
OVERALL WINNER: ARK Sports
JUDGES CHOICE: ARK Sports
Shortlisted: Dryrobe I Fenland Runner I NU Complements I Precision Fuel & Hydration I Swijin I Vivobarefoot I Zone3
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