Cannes France

Cannes is ideal from a travel perspective. There is a train station in town with connections to all of Europe. Within 30 minutes you have Nice airport in the East and Marseille within 90 minutes to the West.

Hotel offers for ÖTILLÖ Cannes are published here as soon as the date of the next edition is confirmed.

Race area
The race area is on Plage Zamenhof (public beach at Bd de la Croisette). Exact Location see here.

Take a look at the interactive map by selecting your race at the top of the map and get an overview of the start/finish area and the race courses.

Start & Finish
The start and finish for the Sprint and Experience races are on Plage Zamenhof (public beach at Bd de la Croisette). Exact Location see here. The start for the World Series race is in the Fort on île Ste Marguerite and the race finishes at Plage Zamenhof (public beach at Bd de la Croisette). Exact Location. We kindly ask all our World Series racers to take only one small bag/ person to the start on île Ste Marguerite for logistic reasons.

Changing rooms, toilets and showers
There are a few toilets, showers and changing rooms by the finish line.

Bag drop
For the Sprint & Experience, you can leave a small bag on the beach by the start.

For the World Series, you can bring a small bag/person to the start, which we will bring to the finish line for you.

Mark your bag well. The bag drop is not guarded.

Food
There will be a warm meal and a soft drink served for all racers after the races at Plage Zamenhof (public beach at Bd de la Croisette). Exact Location see here. You will get a yellow bracelet at race bib distribution, please wear the bracelet to be able to get your free meal and drink. Make sure you stay hydrated at the finish line and get free water at the BE WTR stand. Family and friends are invited to purchase the meal and can also get free water at the BE WTR stand.

Prize givings
The prize givings will be done by the finish line according to the schedule.

Merchandise
As Cannes is the last race of the year, we will do a big merchandising sale in the start/finish area and when registering at the Hotel Juliana on Friday. According to experience, many items and sizes might already be sold out, so the first ones to arrive will find the largest selection of items and sizes.

Registration will take place at the Juliana Hotel (14 Av. de Madrid, 06400 Cannes). Follow the signs in the lobby to get there. All racers have to come to registation to collect the start pack.

To receive your start pack you will have to display your photo-ID and your personal QR-Code that you receive via email two days before the start. If you race in a team, both team members need to come to the bib distribution together. 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.

According to French law you must bring and display 1 doctors certificate per person at the race registration. See example file for ÖTILLÖ Cannes Medical Certificate.

If you have a Federation license you do not need a medical certificate. Please provide us with a copy of your license, not older than 1 year.

During the 2026 season we have a general online briefing for all races.
You can find the race briefing here.

15 minutes before each start there will be a short race specific update at the start line.

At registration at each destination one of the Race Directors will be present to answer questions.

Note:

Before start we will randomly select teams and solo racers for a check of the mandatory equipment. If the athletes are missing any of the equipment required, they will not be allowed to start.

We will have energy (salty and sweet) and liquid stations along the course as marked in the course maps and in the Times & Distance documents.

We will serve…

• + products of our official partner Umara
  • Sports drink: U Sport
  • Bars: U Bar, a gluten free energy bar in assorted flavors
  • Gels: U Gel in assorted flavors
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• + fruits and snacks at the energy stations.
• + water and if cold weather we will also provide warm liquid.

We will publish a detailed plan of the energy stations approx. 3 weeks before the event.

We do not have paper cups at the energy stations, use your collapsible cup or soft flask to drink from.

If you bring your own gels, than please carry it in your wetsuit. Do not throw the wrappers on the ground, leave it in the garbage cans at the energy stations.

The ÖTILLÖ Sprint and Experience have one (1) cut-off.

• TIME 2 at 11.30

The ÖTILLÖ World Series has three (3) cut-offs.

• TIME 3 at 12:00
• TIME 4 at 12:55
• TIME 7 at 15:00

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.

Autumn in Cannes is beautiful with warm temperatures and sun. Day time temperatures are usually around 20 degrees C.

Water temperatures will be between 17 – 21 degrees C. Make sure you dress accordingly.

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

We welcome all spectators, friends and families to participate in our events.

The courses are very easy to follow by bicycle or by foot and the whole World Series course is very accessible as soon as the racers arrive on the mainland.

Spots not to miss: Le Suquet.

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

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 [email protected].

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

We will also use #otilloCannes to tag our posts, please do so you 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.

1. According to French law, all racers must hand in a medical certificate at the race registration. See example file for a ÖTILLÖ Cannes Medical Certificate. Without this certificate, you will not be allowed to start. If you have a Federation license, you do not need a medical certificate. Please provide us with a copy of your license.

2. Wetsuit use is dependent on water temperature as communicated by the race director at least 48 hours before the race:

– up to 19 degrees: wetsuit mandatory

– over 19 degree water temperature: wetsuits optional but recommended

– over 24.5 degrees: wetsuits optional but not recommended