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Chris Wright

32 YO
Captain
Bend, Oregon
Merits
→ NCAA Swimming Academic All-American 2011
→ 2016 Silver Falls trail race (3rd place)
→ 2016 Run Like Hell 10k, Portland (1st place)
→ 2017 Run Like Hell 10k, Portland (1st place)
→ 2019 Boston Marathon qualifier/finisher
→ 2021 Backcountry Rise trail race (3rd place)
→ 2021 Bigfoot trail race (3rd place)
→ 2021 Rogue Gorge trail race, Oregon (1st place)
→ 2022 Mastondon trail race (3rd place)
Merits
→ NCAA Swimming Academic All-American 2011
→ 2016 Silver Falls trail race (3rd place)
→ 2016 Run Like Hell 10k, Portland (1st place)
→ 2017 Run Like Hell 10k, Portland (1st place)
→ 2019 Boston Marathon qualifier/finisher
→ 2021 Backcountry Rise trail race (3rd place)
→ 2021 Bigfoot trail race (3rd place)
→ 2021 Rogue Gorge trail race, Oregon (1st place)
→ 2022 Mastondon trail race (3rd place)

Q&A

– Why do you want to participate?

I strongly identify with the ethos of the race. I believe that the health of our planet and our waters is a critical issue for our generation to tackle. I love the idea of challenging the human potential for strength and endurance as a way to bring attention to the cause. The purity of only swimming and running to get from point A to point B is an amazing format. Not motors, no wheels, just the human body, moving over land and through water.

– Have you taken a similar challenge before?

No. I have been a competitive swimmer and competitive runner over a variety of distances but I have never raced over multiple days continuously.

– What are your strengths?

Swimming and running.

Calm, positive attitude under duress.

Love for new adventures/challenges.

– What are your weaknesses?

Lack of orienteering skills and experience.

Lack of multi-day racing experience.

– What will be your biggest challenge?

I see two things as the biggest challenges facing me:

Multi-day endurance / sleep deprivation

Orienteering and route finding

I intend to rely heavily on my team for helping me overcome these challenges during the One Water Race.

– Have you been to the Stockholm archipelago?

No.

– What do you know/think about the terrain?

Not much! From research, the Stockholm archipelago looks beautiful. I am expecting the swims to potentially be choppy/stormy and the runs to be rocky.

– What are you most looking forward to?

Taking on this incredible challenge along with my team as well as all the other amazing teams that are participating!

Visiting the beauty of the Stockholm archipelago and immersing myself in Swedish culture (I have never been to Sweden before).

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"That's where I feel the most alive, out there in "That's where I feel the most alive, out there in the open racing in the wilderness, all over the world. New places, new adventures. I love it.
I really, really hope it's choppy. Windy. Strong currents. The harder, the better, because as swimmers, that's how we excel."

Misty Becerra, Team 1 USA

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Unknown terrain. Unplanned obstacles. Unexpected tests of will. Our teams will face them all in the  #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

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It takes grit and skill to make it to the top. Onl It takes grit and skill to make it to the top. Only one week left to #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

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"If you go into the One Water Race, afraid you're "If you go into the One Water Race, afraid you're going to fail. If you go into it, respecting nature, respecting the archipelago, respecting the water, respecting the land, respecting the people and the other teams, then you have a chance to be like water, and flow and solve problems together as a team"

Timothy Gorbold, Team 3 USA

View the full interview at https://onewaterrace.com/athletes/timothy-gorbold/

Unknown terrain. Unplanned obstacles. Unexpected tests of will. Our teams will face them all in the  #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

#OWRace #onewater #onewaterrace #onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #stockholmarchipelago #briggentrekronor #headswimming #maurten#krakenswimrun #weareswimrun #extremesports
”My role is to plan the route and always make su ”My role is to plan the route and always make sure that the team are taking the fastest way towards Landsort"

Rickard Norlin, Team 2 Sweden

View the full interview at https://onewaterrace.com/athletes/rickard-norlin/

Unknown terrain. Unplanned obstacles. Unexpected tests of will. Our teams will face them all in the  #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

#OWRace #onewater #onewaterrace #onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #stockholmarchipelago #briggentrekronor #headswimming #maurten#krakenswimrun #weareswimrun #extremesports
Teamwork. Resilience. Drive. In the Stockholm arch Teamwork. Resilience. Drive. In the Stockholm archipelago, you’ll need to have it all. #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

#OWRace #onewater #onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #stockholmarchipelago #briggentrekronor #headswimming #maurten #krakenswimrun #weareswimrun #extremesports
"I'm most worried about going this long. I've neve "I'm most worried about going this long. I've never done anything where you have to sleep during a race. That's something I'm really worried about and I think about a lot, like how am I going to react to not sleeping out there?"

Adriel Young, Team 4 Sweden/Australia

View the full interview at https://onewaterrace.com/athletes/adriel-young/

Unknown terrain. Unplanned obstacles. Unexpected tests of will. Our teams will face them all in the  #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

#OWRace #onewater #onewaterrace #onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #stockholmarchipelago #briggentrekronor #headswimming #maurten#krakenswimrun #weareswimrun #extremesports
Each team must work together to make it through th Each team must work together to make it through the challenge of doing this race non-stop. Day and night. #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

#OWRace #onewater #onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #stockholmarchipelago #briggentrekronor #headswimming #maurten #krakenswimrun #weareswimrun #extremesports
"I think it's fantastic for the One Water Race to "I think it's fantastic for the One Water Race to have a mixed gender team, because we want to show that women and men can both compete in this team and both be very strong teammates together."

Lara Sloan, Team 7 USA

View the full interview at https://onewaterrace.com/athletes/lara-sloan/

Unknown terrain. Unplanned obstacles. Unexpected tests of will. Our teams will face them all in the  #ultimateproofofhumancapacity

#OWRace #onewater #onewaterrace #onewaterfoundation #fortheoceans #stockholmarchipelago #briggentrekronor #headswimming #maurten#krakenswimrun #weareswimrun #extremesports
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