Here you will find all registered participants and start lists for ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta 2021.

World Series

World Series Distance Solo

Sprint

• Team
• Solo

Experience

• Team
• Solo

Malta is reached by air from all major European airports. If you are on Sicily you can take the ferry.

For Saturday Sprint and Experience races you can stay anywhere on Malta as the race area is within a 1-hour drive from almost anywhere on the island.
For the Sunday World Series race you need to be at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Golden Sands no later than 17:00 on Saturday for registration, the welcome drink and the MANDATORY race briefing. You should plan Saturday and Sunday evening either at the hotel or nearby. We will transport all racers to Valletta from the Radisson Blu Hotel for the Sunday morning start.

Malta has lots of options. However, we strongly recommend staying at the Radisson Golden Sands – an excellent 5 star property situated right on the beach at the Finish Line, where ÖTILLÖ has negotiated an exceptional rate of EUR 145 Euros per room (2 pax sharing) for all race participants, inclusive of breakfast and free cancellation up until April 15th, available for booking here.

We will have energy and liquid stations along the course as marked in the course map.

• We will serve fruits and snacks at the energy stations.
• We will have water and electrolytes by Precision Hydration at all stations.
• Please do not take more than you need as there are others behind you.
• We will have paper cups at all energy stations but you are free to use your own collapsible cup as well.
• Please re-use your cup instead of taking multiple cups.
• If you need gels, bring your own and carry in your wetsuit. Do not throw the wrappers on the ground, leave it in the garbage cans at the energy stations.

All racers have to come to the registration to collect the Start pack. At the registration you will have to display your photo-ID. If you race in a team both team members need to come to the registration together. For a smoother process, please look up your start number before picking up your Start pack. If you plan to race with fins you need to bring these so that we can verify that they are in line with the rules.

During the 2021 season we will have a general online briefing for each distance. This will be available on our Youtube from June 17th. This will be mandatory to watch.

For each event there is a specific RACE INFORMATION section at the bottom of each race page which we strongly suggest that you read so you can prepare for a successful race.

At registration at each destination one of the Race Directors will be present to answer questions. We will have a short race information session before start about things that are specific for each race day.

he start for the Sprint and Experience is on the beach at Golden Sands. The start of the World Series race is in Valletta. We will transport the Sunday World Series racers to the start in Valletta by bus from Golden Sands. All finishes are in Golden Sands beach. For Saturday Sprint and Experience you will need to make your own way to the start. Make sure to be there on time.

• You have to be in the start box 10 minutes before start
• Toilets are available by the start line
• You can leave a small bag at the indicated place at the start. Bring a minimum of valuables.

The ÖTILLÖ World Series has three (3) cut-offs. These are for your safety:

• TIME 3 at 10:30
• TIME 5 at 13:20
• TIME 6 at 14:30

We have cut-offs in our events to make sure that we can have a safe race; these are put in place so that everyone has a possibility to finish before dark and without jeopardizing the safety of others by stretching the safety organization too much. Please respect this and the people enforcing them.

During each race we make a big media production for social media and traditional media. You will see photographers, reporters and film teams along the course. If you have any personal media contacts that would like to have material from us please email to media.requests@otilloswimrun.com.

We will cover the ÖTILLÖ World Series Malta LIVE on otilloswimrun.com/live, please spread the information to all your friends and family.

We will also use #otillomalta to tag our posts, please do so too. Our images that we post from the race are free to use for you as racers but not allowed for commercial use to promote other products or events.

In the shoulder months the water is warm and the air temperature is perfect for Swimrun.

Like everywhere we can have wind, rain and un-seasonably cold weather, make sure you bring clothes to handle this.

The water in the Southern Mediterranean is salty, this has an advantage as you will have more flotation, and it also has a disadvantage and that is the possibility for chafing during the race. Make sure you prepare areas that rub so you enjoy both the beginning and the end of the race.

We welcome all spectators, friends and families to participate in our events. During the Covid-19 Pandemic you need to observe our ÖTILLÖ Covid-19 Safety Management Plan. We ask you to make sure you avoid creating a crowd and to keeping safe distance to others. In the event area at the finish line we will only allow racers.

We strongly suggest that you take the time to enjoy Malta. Bring your friends and family to enjoy a long weekend or the week with you. The hotel deal is of course for them as well.

As the Saturday races start and finish in Golden Sands and that the World Series finishes in Golden Sands you can enjoy a beautiful day at the beach and see some racing. If you have a car you can follow the whole race along the course on Sunday

NOTE: you may not assist any teams unless if it is a medical emergency. Any other assistance will result in disqualification of the team.