June 8th, 2025
ÖTILLÖ SWIMRUN UTÖ 2025
Challenging conditions and a star-studded field
Press Release
| Hugo Tormento (FRA) and Adriel Young (AUS) defend their title at ÖTILLÖ World Series Utö! |
| On a beautiful but very windy day on the island of Utö, 516 racers from 27 countries started in the first European ÖTILLÖ event of the 2025 season. In the World Series race with 222 participants, the field was exceptionally strong, with a combined 22 World Championship titles on the start line, among them Desirée Andersson (SWE), Kristin Larsson (SWE), Adriel Young (AUS), Daniel Hansson (SWE) and Hugo Tormento (FRA). The World Series course covered a total distance of 32.3 km, comprising of 4.2 km of open water swimming and 28.1 km of partly very technical trail running with a total of 36 transitions between land and water. The air temperature was 16 degrees Celsius and the water temperature was unseasonably cold at around 12 degrees. In the men’s category, the French/Australian duo Hugo Tormento and Adriel Young lead the race from the beginning, but were closely followed by three other teams: Alexis Charrier and Thomas Deffains, David Pesquet and Alexandre Dumoulin and Johan Skårbratt and Lars Ekman. The decisive part of the course were the islands north of Utö, where the teams had to battle very tough conditions in the water, with strong currents and big waves, in addition to the very technical running sections across these islands. It was there that Hugo Tormento and Adriel Young could increase their lead over Alexis Charrier and Thomas Deffains, who took second place. Johan Skråbratt and Lars Ekman finished in third place after a remarkable chase down the stretch to beat David Pesquet and Alexandre Dumoulin just by seconds. “It is always a pleasure racing out here on Utö, it is so beautiful. It was hard to get out of the water on those islands out there but we had a great day. Hugo dragged me along all day so what more can you ask for than to have a great team mate like that.”, Adriel Young said after the race. Hugo Tormento agreed: “We had a super cool day, it was fun to be in those waves with Adriel by my side!” In the women’s category, Desirée Andersson from Sweden and Sabina Rapelli from Switzerland, both of them reigning World Champions, showed a very dominant performance right from the start. They lead the field throughout the race and won with a comfortable lead over Lisa Ring and Klara Willcocks Kjellgren from Sweden and Stine Møllebro and Karin Peters from Denmark. In the mixed category, the Swedish team of Anna Hellström and Victor Dahl lead from the start but were always closely followed by Kristin Larsson and Daniel Hansson, also from Sweden. Anna Hellström and Victor Dahl showed a very strong performance on the technical trail running sections on the north eastern part of the course around Utö, where they could most increase their lead, winning by six minutes over Kristin Larsson and Daniel Hansson. Therese Østeraas and Johan Holgersson finished in third place in a time of 4:18:07. The solo race was dominated by the very strong performances of the Swede Alexander Berggren in the mens category, winning in a time of 3:34:27, ten minutes ahead of Daniel Rowland from Switzerland and Henrik Warfvinge from Sweden. In the women’s solo category, Linn Bengtsson from Sweden took the win in a very remarkable time of 3:53:08 over Tamsyn Clark from Great Britain and Jill Wake from Sweden. The next races of the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series 2025 will he held in Engadin, Switzerland on July 5th and in Whistler, Canada, on July 6th. Race Results ÖTILLÖ Utö World Series MEN 1. Team ARK – Hugo Tormento FRA & Adriel Young AUS 3:19:10 2. Team Mamma Mia! – Alexis Charrier FRA & Thomas Deffains FRA 3:29:16 3. Team Johan och Lars – Johan Skårbratt SWE & Lars Ekman SWE 3:33:36 MIXED 1. Team Anna & Victor – Anna Hellström SWE & Victor Dahl SWE – 3:43:19 2. Team ARK Swimrun – Kristin Larsson SWE & Daniel Hansson SWE – 3:49:56 3. Team Amanda – Therese Østeraas NOR & Johan Holgersson SWE – 4:18:07 WOMEN 1. Team Envol Dessi & Saby – Desirée Andersson SWE & Sabina Rapelli SUI 4:01:13 2. Team LisaochKlara – Lisa Ring SWE & Klara Willcocks Kjellgren SWE 4:36:07 3. Team Bistrup Powerhouse women – Stine Møllebro DEN & Karin Peters DEN 4:52:35 SOLO MEN 1. Alexander Berggren SWE – 3:34:272. Daniel Rowland SUI – 3:44:343. Henrik Warfvinge SWE – 3:53:03 SOLO WOMEN 1. Linn Bengtsson SWE – 3:53:082. Tamsyn Clark GBR – 4:34:303. Jill Wake SWE – 4:45:41 Another 300 athletes raced in the shorter distance ÖTILLÖ Sprint and ÖTILLÖ Experience races, completing a beautiful day of Swimrun on Utö, the birthplace of the sport. Find the official race results here. Photos Photos for free media use: Flickr Album: ÖTILLÖ Utö 2025 Please credit photographer/ ÖTILLÖ About ÖTILLÖ and Swimrun Swimrun is an endurance sports where you alternate trail-running and open-water swimming on a marked course. ÖTILLÖ is the leading brand and the origin of the sport. ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship (ÖTILLÖ meaning island to island in Swedish) is the original swimrun race, renowned as one of the toughest one-day races in the world. ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series ÖTILLÖ World Series Utö is part of the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series and a qualifier to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, held on September 1st in the Swedish archipelago. In 2025, there are thirteen qualifying races to the World Championship: ÖTILLÖ World Series Catalina, USA, 27 April ÖTILLÖ World Series Utö, Sweden, 7 June ÖTILLÖ World Series Engadin, Switzerland, 5 July ÖTILLÖ World Series Whistler, Canada, 6 July ÖTILLÖ World Series Gothenburg, Sweden, 26 July ÖTILLÖ World Series Åland, 9-10 August ÖTILLÖ World Series Casco Bay, USA, 10 August ÖTILLÖ World Series Mackinac Island, USA, 24 August ÖTILLÖ World Series Rügen, Germany, 13 September ÖTILLÖ World Series Orcas Island, USA, 14 September ÖTILLÖ World Series Cannes, France, 4 October ÖTILLÖ World Series Colorado, USA, 5 October ÖTILLÖ World Series Austin, USA, 9 November At each World Series event an EXPERIENCE & SPRINT race is also organized. ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship 19th edition on September 1st, 2025 150 teams from all over the world 70 km over and between 24 islands in the Stockholm Archipelago. Renowned as one of the toughest one-day races in the world |