When you're looking for swimrun events, you may be looking for swimrun races not too far from home, or you may be looking for an event in another country, to make a mini break or small holiday out of the trip.
Whatever your plan, you can search by country on this page by clicking on the country name below. This will take you directly to the country you are interested in. OR you may decide to simply browse down through the countries listed, and see what you may find interesting!
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If this is your first race, you need to consider the total distance involved; we recommend entering the sprint race distance rather than the full long course distance. The short course race will give you a good idea of the elements of swimrun, and highlight your weaknesses. Are you confident in open water sea swimming? Or maybe a lake might be your style?
Here is our list of Swimrun events by country. Just click on the country name to jump down to the information.
The Backwaterman series is held in the fjord-like waters of the Ottenstein reservoir, North-West of the capital city Vienna. Save the date: usually held in May.
The CHEERS swimrun; run between two lakes, Maggiore and Mergozzo, taking in the the Borromean
Islands - Bella and Madre - and Stresa, Baveno and Mergozzo.
Bilancino Lake Swimrun is normally held in June, run by www.bb-sea.com. This is also a qualifying race for the Aquatic runner World Championship.
Swimrun Gran Canaria is also located on the Canary Islands, with super sprint and standard sprint distances.
The Swimrun Costa Brava is held on the north-east coast of Spain, north of Barcelona. There are 3 race distances to choose from, at 11km, 21km, and the long one at 43km.
the famous Ötillö Swimrun Uto, with 3 distances of 8km, 14km, and the big one at 41km.
The EX Swimrun has just the one distance at 22.5km, which is somewhat longer than normal sprint events but shorter than most full-distance events, which are usually over 30km.
The Boras Swimrun has 2 races to choose from, at 13km or 34km. This is also an Ötillö merit race.
The Jönköping Swimrun has a family distance of 1km, a 15km distance and a 35km distance which is also an Ötillö merit race.
Next is the Sjolppet event with distances of either 15km or 30km.
Vasteras Swimrun has 2 races, "experience & solo" at 17.5 km, and the Full Distance of 30 km
The Ötillö Swimrun Final 15K has a race distance of 12.4 km, while the Ötillö Swimrun World Championship race involves a massive 75 km, and has the reputation of being the toughest one-day event on the planet.
The Blackwater Swimrun event has 2 distances of 10km or 20km.
Ötillö Swimrun Isles of Scilly. The only Ötillö event in the United Kingdom is held 30km out into the Atlantic Ocean, on the spectacular Isles of Scilly. There are 3 race distances, which may not look very long, but the challenge here is the long swim legs in very cold water. You can read about our personal race experience here.
In almost all Swimrun events, you will need all the swimrun equipment that is standard these day, such as a pull buoy, a tow rope, wet suits and swim caps. There are no age groups yet - older competitors compete directly against the young 'uns.