Team WILD Swimrun West Coast with Evelina Järvinen and Therese Bergling competed in their first ÖTILLÖ World Championship this year and did a remarkable performance, we are so proud! Read the story and find out about their adventure. June 2021 Therese texted on Thursday: “what’s up for Sunday, wanna race at ÖTILLÖ Utö?” Evelina “Don’t …
WILD Swimrun, the community for women by women known for organizing popular Swimrun camps and events for females, communicates a restructure of the organization enabling more women and families to benefit from Swimrun. Through an ambassador programme for active women, they will reach out locally at different locations worldwide while keeping a global outlook with …
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“Since Swedish athlete Fanny Kuhn completed her first swimrun event in 2014, she hasn’t looked back, winning a stack of races with her swimrun partner, Desiree Anderson – including the biggie: the ÖtillÖ World Championship, which includes 10km of swimming and 65km of trail running! (Yes, really!) However, the former competitive swimmer isn’t content just to compete – …
After decades of competing and now years as an endurance athlete, you think I’d know my mind and body outside and in by now. It’s curious that they both still surprise me sometimes. Something that you never stop doing, is learning about yourself and the capabilities of the human body – mental and physical. This …
I had a long and fantastic summer however not a “Swimrun summer” which I had hoped for. After the ÖTILLÖ World Series race at Utö in May I had strained my knee (can’t really recommend to double a distance overnight, it’s not so smart) and wasn’t able to train the way I had anticipated. When …
Different year, different world. I wrote this article in my blog around ÖtillÖ last year – reading it, I feel very grateful for a whole body ahead of the 2019 edition of the Swimrun World Championship. /Fanny Kuhn Already in the beginning of July, my leg felt strange. It hurt when I ran far in …
You’re about read a real WILD Swimrun Camp experience – we’re happy to share Gurjit’s own words about her WILD HVAR Camp in Croatia this spring. Many thanks to Gurjit and happy reading! How I found WILD Swimrun Having heard about this new growing sport and watching coverage of ÖtillÖ World Series events, I was …
Written by Fanny Kuhn. Hills, stairs, rocks, sand, salt and incredible views await the Swimrunner who aims to take on Swimrun Costa Brava. It is a fantastic adventure where you will have a hard time deciding whether the vistas of the land over the rolling hills or the underwater views in the crystal clear waters are …
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To prepare for a Swimrun race, you not only have to run and swim, but also find a partner. Thanks to some help from friends I was connected with Elisabet Pärsdotter Westman winter 2018 and we did some test runs and swim. I think both were a bit nervous. Our trainings went well, and we …
Written by Fanny Kuhn I’m looking back at a phenomenal Swimrun weekend in Hvar, Croatia. The adventure started already on Wednesday, when I arrived to see Mia greeting me with a big smile in Hvar Town harbour, for the start of our WILD Camp. We passed a few great days prepping a bunch of wonderful …
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