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 !
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
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!
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?
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...
Our blue, white and black squad is ready
Monday morning 06.00 the horn will blow in Sandhamn, signaling the start of the Ötillö Swimrun World Championships. On that start line will be no less than 44 members of Team Envol. Excited, nervous, scared, happy. Experienced and first timers. The pulse will be high...
The Big Success
We created The Big Battle because we were bored. There were cancelled races, laws and rules against gatherings, closed pools and why even think about travelling somewhere. We wanted to do something that brought some life back into the swimrun community. Something that...
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...
“Sea Shepherd is an international direct-action ocean conservation movement”
For life on this planet to survive we all need to be just that - direct-action ocean conservationists. Being a swimrunner we have a close relation to the water. Oceans, lakes and rivers are part of our playground. We know it’s dirty, we see it every time we get in. We...
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...