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Category Archive: Swimrun Life Magazine

  1. Race Director report: ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Sprint Final 15K 2020

    nature reminded us who is in charge It was so good to finally put on a swimrun race weekend in Sweden this year. After a frustrating season with postponed and cancelled events it was fantastic to put on yet another version of how to race under Covid-19 circumstances. ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin in the end of […]

  2. Maja Rosenbaum – Sweden

    “It is strange that something so painful can be so wonderful!” Who are you? I am an 18 years old athlete and have been in the swimrun community for about 3 years. Still I would say I am in the beginning of discovering what swimrun has to offer, which motivates me:) We Will soon start […]

  3. Race specific information for ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Sprint Final 15 K

    Race specific information for ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Sprint Final 15 K Race dates: August 29 & 30 Start location: Utö Gruvbryggan Finish line: Utö Värdshus Race schedule: https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-final-15k/#schedule THE GENERAL SET UP This years ÖTillÖ Swimrun Sprint Final15K has a set up that is adjusted after the Swedish regulations in regards to Covid-19. We are only […]

  4. Adventure racer Marika Wagner returns to swimrun

    By Nancy Heslin for SwimrunLife Magazine SLM: Your last swimrun was the 2018 ÖTILLÖ World Championship when you finished second in the Mixed Division with Apollo Sports teammate Sam Clark (8:30:19). What brought you into swimrun in the first place? MW: It was Jesper Mars, one of the Original Four, who got me curious about […]

  5. Pierre Frolla – Monaco’s aquaman dives into swimrun

    By Nancy Heslin “We move step-by-step towards an unknown that we learn to master as we go. Fear, doubt, cold, loneliness, fear of disappearing, the risk of drowning … these become part of our daily lives and you must accept to fail.” Pierre Frolla, freedive world record holder The freediver For Pierre Frolla, honour, courage, […]

  6. Why Swimrun in the Swiss Alps of the Engadin valley?

    In the autumn of 2013 Mats Skott and I started plotting where we should put on the first swimrun race outside of Sweden. We chose the Engadin Valley in Switzerland. – Michael Lemmel/ ÖTILLÖ co-founder A look in the rearview mirror In these early years of swimrun, the organization behind ÖTILLÖ had just organized it’s […]

  7. Markus Rössel – Germany

    “The ÖTILLÖ organization not only managed to translate this foolish bet into one of the most iconic and outstanding endurance competitions, they also accomplish to set and keep setting organizational ideals with pioneering and progressive standards that reflect the modern requirements of racers and, most importantly, the environment they are showcasing their adventures in.” -What […]

  8. ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin is on – Keep the dream alive!

    Keep your ÖTILLÖ Swimrun dreams alive.We are all responsible for keeping our dreams alive. We all need some inspiration once in a while to feed those dreams. ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin is on! Over the past months everyone has been affected by Covid 19. It has created a new reality for many. Where we no longer […]

  9. ÖTILLÖ Team 36: The two crazy Mexicans

    By Carlos Eduardo Lopez Romero As with many good stories, ours started over a few beers at a bar on September 16, 2006. Two friends, Carlos and Antonio, with a passion for life, looking to embark on a new path that would change our lives forever. Over the years, our journey has taken us to […]

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