Elizabeth Dornom

– Why do you want to participate in One Water Race?

I do not want to pass up the opportunity to race with this awesome team in such a unique endurance challenge and with a fabulous race organisation in an amazing part of the world.

– Have you taken a similar challenge before?

Yes, 2022, 2023 and 2024 One Water race.

– What are your strengths?

I am a very optimistic person and this is a huge strength in endurance challenges to keep pushing on regardless of the situation and always see the positive side of the circumstances you find yourself in, be that sea sickness, chafing, or extreme cold. I am also a good team player and always try to keep the interests of the team in the front of my mind.

– What are your weaknesses?

My ability to tolerate cold is something that is a big weakness in this race and the Stockholm Archipelago can always bring lots of surprises both on land and water. These issues are further magnified when you add in the sleep deprivation and fatigue.

– What would be your biggest challenges in this race?

An event of this magnitude and scale can never be underestimated. Trying to manage being constantly wet, keep nutrition down and keep moving efficiently forward for this length of time is a huge challenge no matter if it has been done before. Conditions and the situations you find yourself in are always different and you need to ensure you have both the physical and mental strength to be able to deal with them.

– Have you been to the Stockholm archipelago and what do you know/think about the terrain?

I continue to be absolutely amazed at the terrain and scenery of the Stockholm archipelago and throughout the previous editions of OWR, I found myself regularly admiring what a perfect environment it was to be doing exactly what I was doing – swimming and running over some spectacular islands. It was quite varied throughout the race and certainly not something that we can replicate back in Australia.

– What are you most looking forward to, if you would participate in One Water Race?

It gave me immense pride and satisfaction to compete in and finish OWR in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The support and welcome we received really made me feel a part of the OWR family and I simply do not want to miss out on that experience yet again. It is an amazing feeling of accomplishment to complete something of that magnitude and keeps me hungry to do it again.