Welcome to Kuopio Swimrun, a great swimrun adventure on Finnish lakes, isles, hills and forests!
Registration to Kuopio Swimrun 2023 is closed.
Distances and categories:
*Short 15km: Team and Single
*Long 25km: Men Team, Women Team, Mixed Team + Men single and
women single
*Ultimate 53km: Teams of two -> read more here
Route maps, descriptions and distance charts for all courses
HERE
Are you in need of some rental swimrun equipment? Please e-mail us!
Prizes for the TOP3 at Long and Ultimate course, some lottery prizes for Short course
Entry fees (incl. VAT 10%): |
Single |
Teams |
Short 15km |
75€ / person |
150€ / team |
Long 25km |
100€ / person |
180€ / team |
Ultimate 53km |
- |
225€ / team |
Students / children: discount -10€ / person (cannot be combined with other discounts)
Contact: info(a)kuopioswimrun.fi
Entry fees must be paid directly by way of email-responded invoice. Bank transfer payment only!
· Timing in every categories
· Marked route through the course
· Refreshment stations every 4-6kms
· Salmon soup lunch
· Protein Cake and coffee
· Kuopio Swimrun techincal T-Shirt
· Kuopio Swimrun -foldable cup, to be returned when finishing
· Dressroom and Shower
· Nice prizes for lucky and strongest ones
· Awesome swimrun experience through Finnish Lakeland!
See how to get there
Preliminary Schedule (for Short and Long course, for Ultimate see here):
Saturday 8th of July 2023, Address: Pinokuja 6
8.30-9.30 am. Registration confirmation Kuopio Swimrun Short
and Long
9.40 am. Race briefing Short and Long
10.00 am. Start Kuopio Swimrun Long
10.05 am. Start Kuopio Swimrun Short
apprx. 12.15 pm. Fastest Short finishing
apprx. 1.00 pm. Fastest Long finishing
1.00 pm. Cut off Long (11km)
3.00 pm. Prize-giving Ceremony Long and Ultimate
By registering the competition, you
accept the following rules!
Entry:
Each competitor
goes through the competition course at his / her own risk. The organizer has no
responsible for any accident during the race. Find out you have a valid
insurance of your own for swimrun.
Children under
18 years may compete only with a permission by one´s guardian!
Kuopio Swimrun is arranged at World Orienteering Championships 2025 embargoed area. According to the IOF Competition rules (§ 26.5), embargoed areas are forbidden for all potential WOC 2025 athletes, team officials and other persons, who, through knowledge of the terrain, may influence the results of the competitions.
The
participation fee must be paid by bank transfer after registration.
Participation cannot be cancelled, but your participation can be transferred to
another competitor. If so, send message to: info(a)kuopioswimrun.fi
If the
competition is cancelled, the organizer has the right to withhold 30% of the
entry fee. If the competition is cancelled or the race course is changed during
the competition day due to weather conditions, the entry fees will not be
refunded. If the competition is cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19 all entries will be moved to the new date with no cost.
Mandatory
equipment:
Swimming cap 1pc
/ person
Whistle 1pc / person
First Aid
Bandage 1pc / person or team
Foldable cup 1pc
/ person, supplied by organizer, to be returned
Wetsuit or Pull-Buoy 1pc /
person
GPS-device for chosen competitors, supplied by organizer, to be returned
Recommended
equipment:
Pull Buoy
Swimming goggles
Hand paddles
Spike shoes
Forbidden
Equipment (on Long and Ultimate course):
Floating
equipment with a total size of over 32cm x 30cm x 15cm
Flippers longer
than 15cm
During the
race:
Competitors must
proceed the whole course along the marked route
Maximum distance
between team members is 50m on the ground and 10m on the water
Refreshment
stations (liquid+energy) are available every 4-6 kilometers. Competitors can
also carry their own snack. Receiving external assistance is only allowed in
emergency.
Competitors / Teams
carry all their equipment from the start to the finish. Gel rubbish etc. can be
junked at refreshment stations, otherwise absolutely no
littering!
If needed, each
participant is obliged to assist an injured competitor or organizer in an
emergency situation.
The organizer
has guiding / rescue personnel on longer swim sections and as a tail-end
supervisor, but make always sure to protect your way especially on difficult
trails and some short roadways.
On the long
course, there is a Cut Off point (11km / 3h). Missed teams will be directed to
the short cut (short course).
Abandoned
competitors must report straight for the nearest refreshment station or finish.
Others:
The protests
must be left to the competition information after the informal results and
before the prizegiving. The results will be published on the website
www.kuopioswimrun.fi
The organizer
reserves the right to publish the images and videos taken during the event for
marketing / reporting the competition.
If the previous
rules or some later instructions given by organizer aren´t observed, team /
single competitor can be disqualified.