Taking place on November 6-7, 2021, ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta will be the fifth and last ÖTILLÖ World Series weekend of the year. The race weekend wraps up the 16th year of ÖTILLÖ Swimrun races.
Due to the pandemic, ÖTILLÖ did not start its season until mid-June. Since then, the swimrun specialist has put on four World Series race weekends and one World Championship weekend.
“Throughout the season we have done what we can to adjust to the local regulations to be able to put on events,” said Mats Skott, co-founder of ÖTILLÖ Swimrun. “The 2021 season has for sure been a Covid season with some light on the horizon. Hopefully, 2022 will bring something different.”
In November 2019 the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series finished the season on the Mediterranean island of Malta with more than 600 racers.
“Malta is perfectly suited for Swimrun,” said Jonathan Shaw, local coordinator for ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta. “Our coastal trail runs are technical and spectacular; and our sea is beautiful and swimmable all year round.
“Further to this having an ÖTILLÖ World Series event in Malta is an excellent opportunity to promote our islands with the ever growing swimrun community worldwide.”
This year’s second edition of the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series finals on Malta will be modified compared to 2019 to fit the local Covid-19 regulations. “We are very excited to show all the teams the beauty and the rugged coast of Malta. It will be a high- speed sightseeing trip,” added Race Director Johanna Edin.
All races will start and finish on Malta’s Golden Bay beach. On Saturday, November 6th, ÖTILLÖ will host several shorter races. These aim to make the sport accessible to more people and to let newcomers experience swimrun on Malta.
The ‘Experience’ distance is 7.4 km with three swim sections totalling 1200m. The ‘Sprint’ eludes to the distance and not to the speed. It is a total of 12.8 km with five swim sections totalling 2500m.
On Sunday, November 7th, ÖTILLÖ will host the World Series event. This acts as a qualifier to the ÖTILLÖ World Championship and where teams can collect ranking points. It is the last race of the year and also the finals of the 2021 World Series. The race is a total of 39km with 14 swim sections totalling 7450m.
All race distances are open for all and can be done in teams of two or as solo racers.
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta is part of the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series and a qualifier to ÖTILLÖ, the Swimrun World Championship in the Swedish archipelago.
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series 2021 (modified calendar due to the pandemic).
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö, Sweden, June 2021
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin, Switzerland, July 2021
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Gothenburg, Sweden, August 2021
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Cannes, France, October 2021
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Malta, November 2021
