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...

If it was easy everyone would do it

No one said Rockman Swimrun would be easy. Nicolas knew from experience. Richard could only imagine. Coming from Tahiti he wanted a solid swimrun adventure in Scandinavia. Thats what he got. Watch this short documentary and take part of their journey.  

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What is motivation?

What is motivation?

Susie Moonan is a Mental Coach working with athletes on al levels. She has a history as an elite swimmer and is a member of Team Envol. Get to know her better on her website Push On Coaching.   This past year has definitely taken its hit on us in different ways...

Can swimrun make it in Iran?

Can swimrun make it in Iran?

I usually tend to do sports that no one really follows in my country. The teamwork and excitement in swimrun got my attention!  Shayan Norifard is Team Envols first member in Iran. He reached out to us after finding information about the club on Social media.  He...

It wasn’t all bad

It wasn’t all bad

There has no doubt been a lot of disturbing things going on this year. Some had an impact on more people than what is “normal”. Some events and people were just a bit more disturbing than “normal”.  Some claim that 2020 was just a long horror show. We disagree. It...

Cold water – the remedy for a lost balance

Cold water – the remedy for a lost balance

Stress, less activity, depression, low resistance and cold water By: Igor Lewandowski - Igisport We live in times when the issue of resistance is at the forefront of our attention, and besides, we are experiencing restricted access to sports facilities. We are...

Give yourself a break

Give yourself a break

The only training that matters is the one that is done. Team Envol members have their sessions ranked by priority. Figure out which ones are priority to you, put them in the calendar and do them! Not just for the sake of training. The rest of your life will also benefit from it!