Swimrun Races
By Country
By Richard Mitchell and Mogsy Ford
Updated December 2024
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 make a mini break or 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. OR you may decide to simply browse down through the countries listed, and see what you may find interesting!
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If this is your first race, you need to consider the total distance involved; we recommend entering the sprint race distance rather than the full long course distance.
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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Australia
In Western Australia, there is the Trans Cape on 9th March 2024 starting at Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse.
On the 11th May 2024, Swimrun Australia will hold the Sydney East event. There are 2 distances, and a total limit of 300 teams.
There are also 2 other events - In Sydney North the event is on 19th October 2024, and on the Gold Coast, Queensland, at Miami Beach, on 14th September 2024.
Belgium
These are held by EcoSwimRun at:
- Butgenbach (20 May 2024)
- the Gileppe Dam (30 June 2024) and at
- Robertville (31 August 2024).
- Here is the link to the EcoSwimRun website for more information.
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A Mudskipper start
There is an EXCELLENT choice of Swimrun races in Canada:
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Finland
There are several Swimrun organizers in Finland. The Åland series has been taken over by Ötillö for 2025.
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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,
- the XTERRA Xonrupt Longemer Lake race
- the Valras Plage swimrun, on a beach
- the Ötillö event in Cannes,
- the Swimrun Côte d'Azur,
- the Swimrun Val de Vienne (a new event in 2024),
- the Sucinio,
- And finally the JuraSwimrun.
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Moorea
- The Moorea event is held in August, next to Tahiti in French Polynesia.
Breca Swimrun Wanaka
The Land of the Long White Cloud (Aotearoa) was home to 2 amazing Breca swimrun events. They were;
- Wanaka in the South Island, an hour north of Queenstown;
- Bay of Islands in sub-tropical Pahia, a 3 hour drive north of Auckland.
Hoever, Breca cancelled ALL its races 2022 and went into liquidation.
The Breca brand name was acquired by new owner Jonathen Littlewood of www.swimrun.con (June 2023) but he did not revive the brand.
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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, one on July 7th and the other on September 22nd, both with 3 distances to choose from.
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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.
- Normally held in August each year, 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 Umeriver Swimrun has 2 races of either 12km or 22km
- 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.
- 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 2nd September.
- The Husarö has one distance of 15km, for teams and solo swimrunners.
- Hellas Frostbite Swimrun, Stockholm
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Swimrun Engadin
Currently there is just the one Swimrun event in Switzerland:
- the Ötillö Engadin. There are 3 race options at this stunning location:
- Experience & solo - 7.1 km
- Sprint & solo - 15.1 km
- World series - 46.3 km
- Read about our personal race experience here.
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- The Hokey Cokey event is held in the South-West of England, at St. Austell. There is a choice of 10.3 km or 19km.
- The Tal Y Llyn Swimrun in Wales has a short distance of 5.1km.
- Wales also hosts the Love Swimrun Llanberris, with a choice of 6km or 16km.
- Isles of Scilly. Held 30km out into the Atlantic Ocean, on the spectacular Isles of Scilly. There are 3 race distances, which may not look very long, but the challenge here is the long swim legs in very cold water. You can read about our personal race experience here.
- In Scotland, there is the Scurry Yellowcraig with a distance of 18.5km
- Mustard Swimrun Nene Park is held near Peterborough, with a choice of 5km, 10km, or 21km.
- The Mustard Grafham Water is in Cambridgeshire, also with 5km, 10km and 21km options.
- Back in Cornwall there is the Hokey Cokey Roseland in July with a single, long, race at 36km, and another at Gribben Head in September.
- Mudskipper of Canada holds its only UK event in Whitlingham Country Park, Norfolk.
- The Wales Swimrun offers 2 races, either 18.7km or 31km.
- Back in the South-West of England there is the Rocky Horror event in Devon, with options of 18.5 miles or 18 miles.
- Swimrun Coniston returned in 2024 with 21 km and 45 km race distances, run by Gritty Rascals, who also run the Gower event in Wales.
- In Wales there is the Love Swimrun Holy Island race with 10km and 23km options.
- Mustard Bewl Water offers 3 distances of 5km, 10km and 21km.
- Studland - a new event for 2024 with 3 distances: 8.4km, 11.1km and 23.4km.
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Uruguay
There are 2 locations that we are aware of in Uruguay, so far;
In almost all events, you will need all the swimrun equipment that is standard these day, such as a pull buoy, a tow rope, wet suits and swim caps. There are no age groups yet - older competitors compete directly against the young 'uns!
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