100 000 Euro Up For Grabs At ÖTILLÖ Swimrun 2017
Press Release / 11.01.2017
“We thought that eight hours was impossible at the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship, but we were proved wrong in 2016 when Daniel Hansson and Lelle Moberg finished at 07.59… People might think this new challenge is impossible but the opportunity is there to grab it. Who will be the first team to win it all? We are very excited to start the 2017 swimrun season with such a challenge!” said swimrun founders and ÖTILLÖ organizers Mats Skott and Michael Lemmel (SWE).
The ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series is heading for its second season with six qualifier races for the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship. Two exciting new events will see its birth in 2017; ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Hvar in Croatia, on 2 April, and an event soon to be revealed in November.
The races to win for the 100 000 Euro challenge are (order by date): starting with the first edition of ÖTILLÖ Hvar, ÖTILLÖ Utö, ÖTILLÖ Isles of Scilly, ÖTILLÖ Engadin, ÖTILLÖ The Swimrun World Championship, ÖTILLÖ 1000 lakes and ÖTILLÖ XX (not yet official).
The sport of swimrun is growing in a fast pace all over the world. The original race ÖTILLÖ, which founded the sport of swimrun, is following the development and expanding its family of events. In 2016 the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series and the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Sprint races were launched with a huge success. More races are added to the calendar for 2017:
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series 2017
Six qualifying races to ÖTILLÖ:
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Hvar, Croatia, 2 April -17 First edition!
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö, Sweden, 28 May -17
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly, UK, 17 June -17
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin, Switzerland, 9 July -17
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun 1000 Lakes, Germany, 1 Oct -17 (qualifier to ÖTILLÖ 2018)
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun XX - event to be officially confirmed, Nov -17 (qualifier to ÖTILLÖ 2018) First edition!
At each World Series event there is a sprint race the previous day.
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
Who will be the first team to win it all and grab the 100 000 Euro prize money?
