Marathon and Swimrun

Envol Swimrun is excited to announce that in 2025, we are expanding our swimrun-specific training offerings to include a Startline Ready training group aimed at chasing big PBs in the marathon! We already have the general training plans for only trail running or open...

Come (ultra) swim with us!

Team Envol is about swimrun, right? Yes. However, we do have members whose focus lies elsewhere. To be a swimrunner you need to be a trail runner and an open water swimmer. Our community and our coaches include people with a stronger love for just "The Big Blue" ,...

Swimrun makes me feel alive

This is the story of Anne Bardon. She thought she was to old to get into a new sport at the age of 50. Today she knows how wrong she was! How did you find swimrun? By chance! I was following the famous French coach Lucile Woodward through her sports programs online....

It took six years

The story of Sabina and Alexis It’s been a six years long journey, but this year, both Sabina Rapelli and her boyfriend Alexis Charrier reached the goal of becoming the World Champions of swimrun. Sabina in a team with Desirée Andersson and Alexis with Matthieu...

Americas original swimrun – Team Envol style!

Text: Trista Mennen  Photos: Ötillö and private Casco Bay, Maine was the first swimrun race in the USA. It is still going strong and on August 11 Team Envol, "The Blue Nation" was well represented! The weekend was kicked off with a pre-race clinic Saturday morning for...

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ÖtillÖ Catalina swimrun course recco

ÖtillÖ Catalina swimrun course recco

Get a guided tour around the long race swimrun course on Catalina island by Team Envol USA:s Kawika Tarayao and Blake Nuttall. Be ready for steep hills, breathtaking views and clear water. And if you're lucky - a bison.  ...

Understatement of the year

Understatement of the year

“Swimrun is becoming a sport in itself,” says swimrunner Nicolas Remires. The above quote comes from a seven months old article in the "Triathlete" magazine. It was a massive understatement even then.  Sure, I probably said it to try to make triathletes understand...

Training camp in USA

Training camp in USA

On January 25-26th, Envol Coaching hosted a swimrun camp in Orange County, California. A great group of athletes joined, hungry for information and "pro tips". They were not disappointed. Born and bred in Sweden, swimrun can now be found on every continent. In USA the...

Envol Swimrun Camp in Martinique

Envol Swimrun Camp in Martinique

Everywhere we went we were met with curiosity, smiling faces and genuine interest. We ended the camp with cleaning the beach of Le Diamant, where we had stayed and had many training sessions.

Swimrun in Martinique

Swimrun in Martinique

Want to finish of the season to the sound of steel drums? I have a friend who has a contact in Martinique who is into sports and would like to introduce the fine sport of swimrun to his island.

Optimise your performance

Optimise your performance

Doing a swimrun race is an important experience in the journey of an athlete. It's a big commitment to be on the starting line of a race. Even if it is a short distance, the event you registered for is a challenge and you should prepare it with some defined...