Swimrun Races
By Country 2026

By Richard Mitchell and Mogsy Ford

Do you want to search for swimrun races by country?

When you're looking for swimrun events, you may be looking for races not too far from home, or you may be looking for an event in another country, to have a mini-break, or make a 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. We list 26 countries around the world that we have personally curated and keep up-to-date, as best we can!

You may decide to simply browse down through the list of countries and see where you might fancy going!

Readers - if you find an error, please let us know!

Race organizers - if your event is not listed, please Contact Us!

If this is your first race, you need to consider the total distance involved; we recommend entering either 'Experience' or 'Sprint' race distances rather than longer full long course distances.

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?

Remember to check the swim to run ratio!

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Races by Country

Here is our list of Swimrun events by country. Just click on the country name to jump down to the information.




• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Malta
  
• Monaco
• Netherlands (Holland)
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Portugal
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay
  
  
  

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Austria

• The Backwaterman series is held in the fjord-like waters of the Ottenstein reservoir, North-West of the capital city Vienna. 

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Belgium

These are held by EcoSwimRun at:

• Butgenbach  
• the Gileppe Dam  
  
• Robertville 
• Here is the EcoSwimRun website for more information.

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Canada

Cyprus

•  the Protaras Swimrun

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Denmark

There is just one event in Denmark that makes it onto our calendar:

• Øresund

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Finland

There are several Swimrun organizers in Finland. The Åland series has been taken over by Ötillö for 2026.

• Åland Ötillö Experience  6.4 km
  
• Åland Ötillö Sprint 15.5 km
• Åland Ötillö World Series 45.7 km
  
• There is also the Puruvesi series,
• the Kuopio Backyard
  
• the Jarvesta Jarveen Swimrun
• Saimaa Lake at Puumala

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France

• In France there is the Verdon Gorges Classic,
• the Defi du Levant, Toulon
  
• the Aquarantec Swimrun
• the Côtes Sud Landes,
• the Vassiviere,
• the Côte de Vermeilles,
• the Great Lakes Laffrey,
• the Swimrun des Gorges de la Loire,
• the Carcassonne events,
• Aquaterra Bort Les Orgues
  
• the XTERRA Xonrupt Longemer Lake race
• the Valras Plage swimrun, on a beach
  
• the Ötillö event in Cannes,
•  the Swimrun Côte d'Azure,
• the Swimrun Val de Vienne,
• the Sucinio,
  
• And finally the JuraSwimrun.
  

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Germany

Here we have

• Swimrun 2 Elements,
• the Rheinsberg events,
• Ötillö Rugen in North Germany,
  
• the Urban Challenge Nord (Hamburg), Düsseldorf and Berlin
  

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Greece

There are now FIVE really spectacular races in Greece;

• the Trimore event on the famous island of Hydra. Wow!
• Frogman Swimrun series at Corinth (4 events), held by the Triathlon Club Corinth Canal.

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Italy

One of the most stunning countries in the world, Italy plays host to:

• the Aquatic Runner World Championship event,
• the Breeze Swimrun Nordico Romagnolo race
• And the Sardinia race, with 2 distances!
• Bilancino Lake is normally held in June, run by www.bb-sea.com. This is also a qualifying race for the Aquatic runner World Championship.
• There are many other events in Italy that you can find at the swimrun italy homepage and the DAS page.
  

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Luxembourg

There is just the one event in Luxembourg. Here you will find

• the Sure to Sure Swimrun.

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Malta

• Xterra swimrun; 10km on Comino Island

Monaco

• New Year's Eve swimrun

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Netherlands (Holland)

In the Netherlands there is

• the Lauwersmeer events, at 3 distances.
• Backyard Ultra, Amsterdam

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New Zealand / Aotearoa

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Norway

• the Rockman event is a monster, at 51 km!
• Swimrun Oslofjord Sprint
• Swimrun to the Worlds End

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Portugal (including Madeira)

• The Tróia event has distances of 18.3 km and 26.5 km.
• The Lagoa race event has 12.7 km and 26 km distances
  
• The Tâmega races are on mainland Portugal, and have distances of 16km and 30km.
  
• The new event at Penacova.
  
• The 2 Zêzere races are also on the mainland, with options of 14km and 29km.
• And the Madeira event, out in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
• To look at the entire Swimrun Portugal Series, click here!
  

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South Africa

• Torpedo Swimrun Val de Vie at 11km.
• Torpedo Swimrun Cape, held near Cape Town, at 16km.
• Torpedo Swimrun Cosy at 6.5 km
• Torpedo Swimrun Skins at 16 km

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Spain

The first swimrun races of the season in Spain are on the Canary Islands;

•  Gran Canaria is also located on the Canary Islands, with super sprint and standard sprint distances.
• Tenerife. They offer a super sprint at 7km as an introduction to the sport, and a standard sprint distance at 12km.
• La Palma, also on the Canary Islands, is a new addition to the series.
  
• Swimrun Madrid has 2 events
• Alcudia, on the idyllic Balearic island of Mallorca, will host the FIRST Swim Run Race event in October.

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Sweden

The Home of Swimrun, Sweden has a LOT of events!

First up:

• The monster One Water Race over the Stockholm Archipelago, with a completely bonkers distance of 250 km!
  
• The famous Ötillö Utö, with 3 distances of 8km, 14km, and the big one at 41km.
• The EX Swimrun has 3 race distances, the ARK Supersprint, the EX Long at 23 km and the EX23 Short at 14 km.
  
• The Jönköping race 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.
• The Långholmen event has 2 races - 5.5km and 23km.
• The Grinda swimrun has one distance, 10km, for team and solo racers.
  
• The Ötillö Gothenburg (Göteburg) event has 3 race distances of 8km, 21km and the long 37km (A World Series race)
• The Angaloppet Steam Race event has FIVE race options.
• The Nynäshamn event has 5km and 10km races for teams and solo athletes.
  
• Bokenäs Swim run is at the end of June.
  
• The Immeln Swimrun event has some of the longest races in the world, at 16 km, 40km, and an ultra distance of 113km.
• The Norrtälje has 11.5, 5.6 and 2 km distances, in July.
• Also in July is the Farleden event, with 10km and 16km races.
• The Torekov has one distance, at 23km.
• Vasteras 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 one of the toughest one-day events on the planet.
• Juniskär has distances of 26km, 11km and a 2km trial.
• The Karlskrona event has a 14km Sprint, a 6km Intro and a 14km Relay on offer.
• The fun 2-island Moose to Goose race offers a straight 10km event.
• The Finnhamn event has a 12km race open to teams and solo competitors.
  
• Swimrun Over the Fjorden
• Skatås sjöar is in Gothenburg with 2 events of 10km and 19km.
  
• Halmstad covers 17 km, and takes place on 6th September.
• The Husarö has one distance of 15km, for teams and solo swimrunners.
  
• Hellas Frostbite Swimrun, Stockholm

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Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

• In North Carolina we have Lake James with options of 12.7 miles or 19 miles.
• In Maine there is the Otillo Casco Bay event, with distances of 11 miles or 21 miles.
• In Michigan we have the Otillo Mackinac event at 13.45 miles or 19 miles.
• In Washington there is the Otillo Orcas Island with 10 mile or 22 mile options.
• In Texas we have the Otillo Swimrun Austin, at 9 miles or 16.5 miles.
• There are now SEVEN Mudskipper events in the USA, at the following venues:
• Indiana I, at Deam Lake
• Geneva, at Seneca Lake, between Rochester and Syracuse
• Missouri I,  Stockton Lake
  
• Indiana II

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Uruguay

There are 2 locations that we are aware of in Uruguay, so far;

• Swimrun Uruguay, Canelones, La Floresta
  
• Swimrun Uruguay, La Paloma

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