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THE RACE

About The Race

The world’s toughest challenge

One Water Race

The concept is straight forward; starting at Arholma in the north, the first to reach Landsort in the south is crowned the winner. Running and swimming the only method of movement. No track and free choice of route but with some unknown check points needed to pass along the way. Navigation and orienteering will prove a critical component of the race. A new route each year thereby making it impossible to plan in advanced.

The distance

The race distance is about 250 km, a distance of 6 marathons, split up into approximately 200 km running and 50 km swimming. Running takes place on all types of terrain, rocks, cliffs, gravel roads, paths but mostly unpaved and difficult terrain. Swimming is in open sea and can often feature strong winds, currents and waves.

The $100.000 Award

One Water Race wants to raise endurance racing to a new level partly as a concept, but also to a higher level in prizemoney to be able inspire and enable athletes to invest more into their sport and get paid for all the effort required to cope this extreme challenge.

  • 1ST $60.000
  • 2ND $25.000
  • 3RD $10.000
  • 4TH $5.000
  • 5TH $3.000

The Racers

One Water Race is a professional race and created for the absolute best endurance racers in the world. There is a maximum of 10 teams able to participate with the teams needing to go through an application process whereby the most suitable are selected.

The teams

Each team consists of three racers with both sexes represented, and one support crew team member. The support crew is responsible for the planning, support and overall navigation and of the team. The support crew is based onboard the safety boat and is allowed to meet the team on land for distribution of energy, complementary equipment etc. but not allowed to be involved in orienteering or in any other way that benefits the team’s progress on land.

Safety boat & team HQ

The race organization will provide each team with its own safety boat and professional skipper. This will serve as the headquarter of  the team and support crew during the entire race. This is where the route will be planned as well as where food, nutrition and safety equipment for the night and swims will be prepared. The support crew may not take any help from the skipper for navigation. The support crew can go ashore but the team may never board the boat.

Navigation

The race is divided into 5 stages with each stage having one or more unknown checkpoints to be passed. It will be up to each team to choose the route they consider to be the best and fastest. A choice that must be made in consideration to weather, wind, waves, currents and terrain. Wrong choice can and will be absolutely crucial. The organization provides the teams with official race maps.

Weather condition 

The weather is a challenge with varying conditions and temperature. Sun, rain, storm, cold and not least totally dark nights. Estimated air temperature 15-20 degrees Celsius, colder at night and water temperature 12-18 degrees Celsius.

Energy and food

The teams are unsupported and is responsible for their own food and energy supply during the entire race.

Time limit

Due to security reasons, there are time limits on each checkpoint teams that does not meet these limits will be removed from the race.

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Sweden, Australia, USA, Canada, Uruguay, Brazil an Sweden, Australia, USA, Canada, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay are the nationalities that have been represented in OWR. By 2024, we want to see more!

To the athletes: Be sure to represent your nationality and make it proud. Apply now on onewaterrace.com/application

To the crowd: Who are the athletes in your country that should take on the challenge OWR24? Tag them in the comments below and mark their name with a flag.

🔛 APPLICATION IS OPEN 🔛

ONE WATER RACE 2024
AUG 20-22ND

All information how to apply on
onewaterrace.com/application/

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #sportsinspiration
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremerace #race2024 #sportspassion #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace #swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
Now we finally give you the great article by @jimm Now we finally give you the great article by @jimmywixtrom @sportbladet, describing the OWR so captivating, 🫱🏻 in English. Enjoy! 

Link in stories. 

https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/pQjmgj/the-ultimate-proof-one-water-race

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity
🔛 APPLICATION IS OPEN 🔛 ONE WATER RACE 2024 🔛 APPLICATION IS OPEN 🔛

ONE WATER RACE 2024
AUG 20-22ND

All information how to apply on
onewaterrace.com/application/

📷 @jimmyhansenproduction 

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #sportsinspiration
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremerace #race2024 #sportspassion #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace #swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
🍿 Get ready for a thrilling Thursday evening wi 🍿 Get ready for a thrilling Thursday evening with the premiere of 'Race Summary', the 52 min international documentary of the One Water Race.

WHEN
September 14th
8.00 PM CET

WHERE
One Water Race Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yam_dvoVp6U

THE STORY
Join the seven teams that took on the challenge of crossing the Stockholm archipelago, 60+ hours nonstop. Which teams reached the mysterious lighthouse at the finish line in this year's race, and which teams had to drop out due to exhaustion, hunger, medical reasons or because they failed to meet the set time limits. You will also learn the history of the race, meet the people who do this almost impossible race and perhaps the most interesting part; why they want to do it.

ABOUT
One Water Race will now for the first time reach the global market. The purpose of the Race Summary is to connect with an audience that doesn't know what OWR is and hasn't seen any of our previous productions. The production will give an insight into what OWR is and stands for as a race and as a concept, and through our athletes be fascinated and inspired by a new era in endurance racing. An era where we get closer to the sport and really get to know what our amazing racers go through during the One Water Race.

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #sportsinspiration
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremeathletes #sportspassion #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace #swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
After pic & After feel by: Julian Dent, TEAM 2 - A After pic & After feel by:
Julian Dent, TEAM 2 - AUS 🇦🇺, OWR23 Winner

"I feel proud and grateful to be part of Team Australia and to have completed and won OWR 2023. As everyone saw, Glenn, Liz and Rob are  inspiring with their resilience and toughness to make it to Landsort again and its just a honor to help them do it!"

🎊 Congratulations to a great race TEAM 2 - AUS 🎊 
@gwilko_ @edornom @rob_preston @juliandent 

📷 @jimmyhansenproduction 

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremeathletes #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace
#swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
After pic & After feel by: Rob Preston, TEAM 2 - A After pic & After feel by:
Rob Preston, TEAM 2 - AUS 🇦🇺, OWR23 Winner

"Reaching Landsort Lighthouse in 2022 was hugely satisfying for our newly formed team but soon our goals shifted for 2023. We grew as individuals and as a team to overcome many challenges and to finish a more difficult course took nearly 60hrs of sustained effort and positive teamwork. Thanks to One Water Race for setting the bar at a high level and challenging the best athletes in the world in the most beautiful environment."

🎊 Congratulations to a great race TEAM 2 - AUS 🎊 
@gwilko_ @edornom @rob_preston @juliandent 

📷 @jimmyhansenproduction 

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremeathletes #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace
#swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
After pic & After feel by: Elizabeth Dornom, TEAM After pic & After feel by:
Elizabeth Dornom, TEAM 2 - AUS 🇦🇺, OWR23 Winner

"I feel immensely proud to have been able to touch the lighthouse door yet again.  We were able to improve our performance from last year and in colder,  longer and tougher conditions, execute a race that we are very happy with. Such great teamwork."

🎊 Congratulations to a great race TEAM 2 - AUS 🎊 
@gwilko_ @edornom @rob_preston @juliandent 

📷 @jimmyhansenproduction 

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremeathletes #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace
#swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
After pic & After feel by: Glenn Wilkinson, TEAM 2 After pic & After feel by:
Glenn Wilkinson, TEAM 2 - AUS 🇦🇺, OWR23 Winner

"OWR 2023 has created  memories that I will cherish for a lifetime. To complete such a challenge with a team of exceptional people in an incredible part of the world is something pretty special. We put our complete trust in each other with our given roles and I'm proud of the way we executed the race. It has been even better being able to share the race experience with friends and family through OWR exceptional live coverage and media broadcast."

🎊 Congratulations to a great race TEAM 2 - AUS 🎊 
@gwilko_ @edornom @rob_preston @juliandent 

📷 @jimmyhansenproduction 

#ultimateproofofhumancapacity #onewaterrace
#onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans
#stockholmarchipelago #extremesports
#extremeathletes #endurance #swimrun #adventurerace
#swimming #running #orienteering #nonstop
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