Rottnest Swimrun becomes the first ÖtillÖ Swimrun World Series merit race in the southern hemisphere
In 2002 some Swedes made a drunken bet at a bar, challenging each other to a race through the Stockholm archipelago. They decided they'd go from an island called Utö to another called Sandhamn, approximately 75 kms away, with the last team of two to pay for the hotel, dinner and drinks. Two teams of two started the next morning with the only rule being that they had to pass three different restaurants on the islands between the start and the finish. It took them more than 24 hours. They tried again the year after with the same result. In 2006 Michael Lemmel and Mats Skott were asked if they could make a commercial race out of this challenge. The first couple of years only 11 teams started an
If you missed the info night but still have some questions, please read on. We kicked the evening off with this 2min video which sums up SwimRun in a nutshell! The below slideshow has all of the slides from the evening and we would like to thank everyone who came along and showed their support! As always we are available on info@rottnestswimrun.com to answer any questions you may have. Tickets here from October 19th, 5pm WST. Please get in quick to avoid any disappointment.
