ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin !
The fourth edition of ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin saw 310 competitors in teams of two from 27 nations battling it out at the challenging and unique swimrun race in the heart of the Swiss Alps. The athletes tackled a total of 46 kilometres of alternating mountain trail running and open water swimming in the alpine lakes at the beautiful Engadin valley. The Swedish brothers Jonas Ekman and Lars Ekman proved at an early stage that they were the team to beat and took overall victory with 05:16:10. Last year’s winners overall, the mixed team Kristin Larsson and Daniel Hansson(SWE), had a strong race, finishing fourth and winning the mixed class. The first women’s team, Salli Carlfjord and Charlotte Ericsson (SWE), lead the women’s fleet most of the course and took women’s victory with 06:27:16.
Photos ; Jakob Edholm / ÖTILLÖ Engadin & Irina Kurmanaeva / ÖTILLÖ Engadin
Top 3 results ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin, 9 July 2017
Men
1. Jonas Ekman and Lars Ekman (SWE), Team Bröderna Bäver, 05:16:10
2. Oscar Olsson and Martin Flinta (SWE), Team Löplabbet, 5:29:00
3. Santi Pellejero Gacia and Francesc De Lanuza Gimeno (ESP), Team Head – VO2, 5:34:02
Mixed
1. Kristin Larsson and Daniel Hansson (SWE), Team Addnature/Swedish Armed Forces, 5:37:17
2. Michelle Nyström and Erik Fridolf (SWE), Team Garmin, 5:54:28
3. Diane Sadik (SUI) and Tim Lange (GER), Team Swimrunshop.com, 6:02:46
Women
1. Salli Carlfjord and Charlotte (SWE), Team Öra, 06:27:16
2. Anna Sporrong (SWE) and Nina Ellmark (GER), Spiggen och Spättan, 06:32:08
3. Malin Broström and Marie Dasler (SWE), Team Merrell, 7:01:14
FAST FACTS ÖTILLÖ SWIMRUN ENGADIN 2017
- 4th edition, 9 July 2017
- Total race distance: 45 730 m
- Trail running: 39 805 m
- Swimming: 5 925 m
- Swim sections: 8
- Longest swim: 1400 m
- Longest run: 8 400 m
- Total elevation: 1 570 m positive
- 180 teams
- 27 different nationalities
ÖTILLÖ SWIMRUN WORLD SERIES 2017
There are six qualifying races to ÖTILLÖ. At each World Series event a sprint race is organised the same weekend.
- ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Hvar, Croatia, 2 April 2017 (First edition)
- ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö, Sweden, 28 May 2017
- ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly, UK, 17 June 2017
- ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin, Switzerland, 9 July 2017
- ÖTILLÖ Swimrun 1000 Lakes, Germany, 1 Oct 2017 (Qualifier to ÖTILLÖ 2018)
- ÖTILLÖ Swimrun XX – event to be officially confirmed, Nov 2017 (Qualifier to ÖTILLÖ 2018 – First edition)
ÖTILLÖ THE SWIMRUN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- 12th edition on 4 September 2017
- 75 km over and between 26 islands in the Stockholm Archipelago
- Renowned as one of the toughest one-day races in the world
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