Team 5 – FRA/SWE

Lars Ekman

Sweden , Stockholm

Merits

2017 Ångaloppet 22 km, Fastest Men, 1st
2017–2018 ÖTILLÖ Utö Fastest Men, 3rd
ÖTILLÖ World Championships All-Time Fastest Men, 5th
2024 ÖTILLÖ World Series Cannes, 04:25, 3rd men’s
2023 ÖTILLÖ World Championship, 07:58, 3rd men’s
2023 ÖTILLÖ World Series Gothenburg, 04:37, 2nd mixed
2022 ÖTILLÖ World Championship, 07:48, 3rd men’s
2021 ÖTILLÖ World Championship, 07:44, 2nd men’s
2021 ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö, 02:51, 3rd men’s
2019 ÖTILLÖ World Championship, 07:55, 3rd men’s
2019 ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö, 04:51, 1st men’s
2019 ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Hvar, 04:51, 1st men’s

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

Because this will be a new challenge for me and something I have never done before. And after talking to my teammates I feel ready to take it on.

– Have you taken a similar challenge before?

No.

– What are your strengths?

I’m fairly all around when it comes to both swimming and running, but my strength in swimrun has always been my trail running.

– What are your weaknesses?

I have never done anything this long and I sometimes struggle with energy intake during longer races.

– What would be your biggest challenges in this race?

The length, energy intake and the cold.

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

I love the terrain! I have done ÖtillÖ WC several times as I mentioned above and also the Utö World Series. I have done the swimrun Amfibiemannen back in 2014-2016. And I did part of my military service as a mine clearance diver in the Stockholm archipelago.

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

To push myself further than I have before together with friends who share this goal.