ÖTILLÖ SWIMRUN UTÖ
June 17, 2023

Utö is where the whole swimrun movement started and where the late-night bet which became ÖTILLÖ was made. It is an island in the southern part of the Stockholm archipelago almost 90 minutes from Stockholm. Utö has a year-round population and a great hotel, Utö Värdshus – our home away from home. In mid June you can feel summer has started; flowers are blooming, the grass is green and the trees have come to life after a long winter.

 
ÖTILLÖ WORLD SERIES UTÖ
June 17, 2023

This is a challenging yet beautiful race. The varied course, the water temperature and the very strong group of participants will challenge everyone to put in their best performances.
The running is mostly trail running and the sections are very varied. They are on dirt roads, single tracks, cliffs and rocks, completely off-road and with some challenging short, steep sections to climb. 
The open water swim sections are many, most of them are relatively short. You will find out quickly if you are good at transitions. Some swims are protected and some are very exposed. Prepare for some rock n roll swimming. Those who will manage the whole course will have a magical experience. Race in pairs or solo. 
For more information and all details about ÖTILLÖ World Series Utö, please have a look here. 

 
ÖTILLÖ SPRINT UTÖ
June 17, 2023

The ÖTILLÖ Utö Sprint course is like a boiled down version of the World Series course with lots of short sections and many transitions between trail running and swimming. This course is seriously fun. 
An ÖTILLÖ Sprint race is the perfect swimrun race for those of you who feel that the World Series is too much or for those who want to go fast. Traditionally we have everything from very strong racers to absolute beginner Swimrunners doing the Sprint distances. Race in pairs or solo. 
For more information and all details about ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö, please have a look here.

 
ÖTILLÖ EXPERIENCE UTÖ
June 17, 2023

The Experience course on Utö is great. It has several short swim and running sections and you get a real taste of what swimrun is like in the Stockholm archipelago. 
The Experience race is exactly what the name implies, a swimrun experience for those completely new to the sport or for those not ready to compete over bigger distances.
Race alone or come as a team and enjoy the ÖTILLÖ Experience.
For more information and all details about ÖTILLÖ Experience Utö, please have a look here.
 
See you on Utö in June!
 

ENTRY PRE-REQUISITE

2.3.1 Each athlete needs to have a valid insurance for competing in Swimrun.
2.3.2 The application is final. No entry fee will be reimbursed by the Race Organisation.
2.3.3 It is allowed to change one team member and to change race category.
2.3.4 It is allowed to change race distance from World Series to Sprint or Experience, Sprint to Experience and from Team to Solo but no refund of entry fees will be made.
2.3.5 No external sale of the entry is allowed.
2.3.6 No entries can be deferred to another year.
2.3.7 No entries can be deferred to another race.
2.3.8 Each athlete must show proof of identification at the race registration.
 

ELIGIBILITY

World Series & World Series distance Solo

2.4.1 Athletes in the World Series and World Series distance Solo races have to be at least 18 years of age to be allowed to start.
2.4.2 To start in a World Series or World Series distance Solo race, the athlete needs to be an experienced swimmer and runner and understand the length and difficulty of the race course. The athlete also needs to be aware that the weather conditions on the race day can be very harsh which will make the race even more physically and mentally demanding.
2.4.3 To receive ranking points in a World Series race, each athlete needs to have a Swimrun Ranking ID that is connected to the Swimrun ranking system.

Sprint

2.4.4 Athletes in the Sprint race must be at least 16 years of age to be allowed to start.
2.4.5 To start in a Sprint race the athlete needs to be able to swim 1 000 meters open water swimming in one go.

Experience

2.4.6 Athletes in the Experience Solo class must be at least 16 years of age to be allowed to start.
2.4.7 Athletes under 16 years of age are allowed to start in the Experience team class. 2.4.8 To start in an Experience race the athlete needs to be able to swim 500 meters open water swimming in one go.

2.4.9 An athlete’s racing age is determined by their age on December 31^st the year of the event. However, if the athlete has not turned 18 on the day of the event the below waiver has to be signed and uploaded during race registration or handed in to race officials during race bib distribution.

2.4.10 For all athletes younger than 18 years old, the “Under -18 Competition certificate” has to be signed by both legal guardians.
 

Amendment to the rule in Sprint and Experience races (2022-08-30)

2.4.11 An under-age racer can participate in the Sprint and Experience races, but the under-aged racer must provide our parental waiver/ ability certificate from a swimrun/ swim coach that the person is ready and able. See the “Under-age Competitor certificate”.
2.4.11.1 The document must be signed both by the parent/ guardian and a coach. Both must provide all their contact details in the document.
2.4.11.2 This document must be uploaded at the same time as the racer is signed up.
2.4.11.3 No person under 8 years old is allowed to participate in an ÖTILLÖ race.


Read the complete ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Rules: 

https://otilloswimrun.com/rules/

Photo credit: Pierre Mangez / ÖTILLÖ