It’s not all about the coaching

Your own global support group. With proper "Pro tips". That's the short description of Team Envol.  It's also a story about the organic growth of a family business. Envol Swimrun started with a group of friends training together in Stockholm. I had just discovered...

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...

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Partners in swimrun and life

Partners in swimrun and life

It all started in February 2019, when I [Saby] was looking for a partner for the swimrun season. I got in contact with Nicolas, knowing that Team Envol was well-known in the world of swimrun and that surely he would be able to give me some advice or direct me to an...

Can the brain fix the body?

Can the brain fix the body?

Can our brain create alternate movement patterns so that despite some severe injuries, you will be able to continue your practice? This was the question Moshe Feldenkrais asked himself after a bad knee injury during 2nd WW. Team Envol member Bénédicte Motz is learning...

I am the Swedish Champion !

I am the Swedish Champion !

It's true! I had a medal hung around my neck and the words "Congratulations, you are Swedish Champion" said to me. There wasn't hundreds of people competing in my class (50 m freestyle). Certainly not in my age group ... but if I'm told I'm the Swedish Champion I'll...

From 50m to 42km, this is my story

From 50m to 42km, this is my story

Alexis Charrier discovered Swimrun in 2017 when his dad sent him the link to the Costa Brava Swimrun. Today he is on of Team Envol’s absolute top athletes, lining up the podiums! Below is his story from that first race....

And we still want more!

And we still want more!

Every week Team Envol members receive a newsletter. This was part of the last one for the year - worth sharing with all of you! ----------------------------------------------------- We wish you all a great last week of the year 2021 with some super festive moments...

Are you ok not to be ok?

Are you ok not to be ok?

The day before the race, the day before ÖtillÖ we wrote ”Everybody leaving Sandhamn in the morning won’t cross the finish line on Utö. We hope our 44 will.” Now we know that didn’t happen. One team never made it to the start line, one of the team members can probably...