SWIMRUNMAN GORGES DU VERDON by HEAD
Var - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
CLASSIC | HALF | ULTRA
ÖTILLÖ MERIT RACE
02.05.2020
SWIMRUNMAN EMBRUN by HEAD
Lake of Serre-Ponçon - Hautes-Alpes
SPRINT | CLASSIC | HALF
ÖTILLÖ MERIT RACE
28.06.2020
SWIMRUNMAN GREAT LAKES OF LAFFREY by HEAD - Isère
SPRINT | CLASSIC | VERTICAL
ÖTILLÖ MERIT RACE
23.08.2020
SWIMRUNMAN FRANCE SERIES by HEAD
Dive, the effort is just beginning...
SWIMRUNMAN FRANCE by HEAD welcomes you to its exceptional places and landscapes. Races, from SPRINT to ÖTILLÖ MERIT RACEare open to everyone, do not wait any longer to join the SWIMRUNMAN universe and participate in a unique sporting experience, between sky, land and water that will lead you to a return to basics, where you will be one with nature. A mountain stands before you? You will cross it. A body of water? You will cross it. The swimrun welcomes you.
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The Swimrun is a discipline of full nature where humility and perseverance are essential values. Faced with the natural elements of the suddenly turbulent waters of the Great Lakes of Laffrey, the steep, mountainous paths ofEmbrun or the greatness and coldness of the waters of the canyon of Verdon Gorgeit will take a lot of determination and recklessness to overcome our trials. But you won't be alone in this incredible adventure. Your friends, family and closest circle of friends will certainly support you and thousands of swimrunners from France and all over Europe will be at your side to take up the challenge of becoming true "Finishers".
On this site you will find all the information about our events in order to approach them in the best conditions. Whether it's the formats SPRINT, CLASSIC, HALFVERTICAL ULTRA some of which are labelled ÖTILLÖ MERIT RACEEveryone will be able to find a challenge to suit them. Above all, you are in direct contact with the very essence of swimrun, in pure respect of its values and practice, you can find all the information in terms of equipment and advice that will help you one day become "Finisher".
Our label Contributes Also to the Preserving biodiversity, and at DevelopLocal development by proposing EventS of quality that raise awareness to the Both the participants, the technical teams and the spectators to the importance of the Protection of the natural environment. For this, we have an obligation of zero impact in very exceptional sites (gorges of the Verdon, National Park of the boxes etc.) and to achieve this, we create protestsHuman size ions and Respect the most sensitive periods and sectors. At our side, work for a responsible and exemplary organization and athletes.
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![[ OFFICIAL RELEASE - 4th EDITION OF SWIMRUNMAN GORGES DU VERDON: SEVERAL FIGURE CASES INVOLVED BY COVID-19 ]" The swimrun? We leave together, we arrive together" "The values of sharing, adventure and solidarity that the swimrun has conveyed since its beginnings are now being put to the test. For those who still doubt it, organizers and participants, we are one. If one of us is no longer able to play his or her role, the other can no longer move forward. Indissociable, like a pair. And the reality is there: even if we tend to oppose each other, we are one and the same team which must remain united in the good and bad times. Our teams do a fantastic job to welcome you in the best conditions on each of our stages and we want to take this opportunity to thank them warmly. If until now they have always been able to find solutions to the natural elements; a too high water level, persistent fog, a landslide at a water outlet, a heatwave, adverse currents ..., the new and complex health situation created by COVID-19 is beyond our field of expertise. To sum up the situation: to date you were nearly 1,000 registered to participate in a beautiful swimrun in the Gorges du Verdon next May 2nd. Among you, nearly 200 foreigners from 20 different countries. A thousand thanks to all of you for your trust: since the 5th of March our team is working on a fallback solution. If at first we were optimistic for a favorable outcome by the beginning of May, we have to admit that the current situation does not encourage optimism anymore. In order to be transparent with you, here are the elements that make complex, and delay in spite of us, our decision making:(Continued: in comment)](https://www.swimrunman.fr/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)