Fast lap course, the crowd always close and a brand new arena experience on Dragsö.
Competitive class
1,852 KM
950 SEK
Elimination · sprint primes · final
Recreation class
1,852 KM
750 SEK
Your own pace · no elimination
The race is over.
See results ↓Gathering
07:00 at the start/finish area
Start
08:52
Final cut-off
18:52
About the race
Fredrik Hedlund
Founder & Race director
We take over Dragsö and Karlskrona, which finally gets a swimrun race again. We present a new place, new city, new event, new arena, new atmosphere and a few new rules that will make the race even more exciting.
In 2026 the most social and spectacular swimrun race will show off the atmosphere and a brand new arena experience on Dragsö. It is probably the only race that suits beginners and the very best elite equally well.
The only race that suits both beginners and the absolute elite.
Whether you are going for the podium or just want to try something new, you are warmly welcome to the start.
The course
1 852 m lap · running + swimming · repeat
Run sections: The campsite · Trollstigen
The lap course runs around Dragsö winding trails, past the campsite, through Trollstigen and swims from both the northern beach and across Dragsö large beach.
Read more about Dragsö ↗Schedule
852 Swimrun · Kids Swimrun · troubadour evening
16:30
Race kit pickup
Gathering at Havsvikens restaurang. Course walkthrough.
17:00
The gateway to the weekend. 852 m lap course, as many laps as you can manage in one hour.
Evening
Troubadour evening at Havsvikens restaurang
Food, song and calm ahead of Saturday.
1852 Swimrun · grandstand · after-race
07:00–08:15
Race kit pickup
Race vest and swim cap are collected at the start/finish area.
08:15
Race briefing
At the start/finish area.
08:45
Regrouping at the start/finish area
Final check before the start.
08:52
START 1852 Swimrun
The start goes off outside Havsviken toward Dragsö beach.
All day
Grandstand with DJs and announcer
Food, drink, energy. The crowd comes close to both start and finish. Free entry.
approx 11:00
The chocolate balls come out
The famous chocolate balls at the start and finish.
By 18:52
Final & women's final
The last two in the competitive class settle the win head to head, unless it is decided earlier. The women's final is run separately during the day. Prize ceremony after the final lap.
19:00
Havsviken sets up for the party
The outdoor seating is booked for you competitors, your family and friends.
20:00–23:00
Fridhagen / Jirle live at Havsviken
Party music all evening. Open to competitors, partners and the wider public.
Women's final
New for 2026New for 2026: a dedicated women's final. When the second-to-last woman is knocked out she is brought back into the race to face the last remaining woman head to head. On the following lap the two race alone on the course while everyone else takes a lap off and cheers them on. The winner takes the women's class, rests a lap and then rejoins the race with the rest.
Spectators & grandstand
Free entry to the grandstand. Food, drink, DJs and announcer all through Saturday. The crowd comes close to both start and finish.
Rules & equipment
Two classes, one course. From eliminations to mandatory equipment.
Elimination from lap 4 · Cut-off 18:52 / 28:18
Solo. Same rules as before, but with tougher eliminations and a brand new women's final.
Same course as the competitive class. Your own pace, a lower threshold.
Mandatory equipment
The wetsuit, race vest and swim cap must stay on for as long as you are out on the course. You may change wetsuit and other permitted equipment however you like inside the start/finish area. Other permitted equipment follows ÖtillÖ Swimrun rules (equipment rule 3.5): a pull buoy of max 32×30×15 cm, and no colour on the suit or pull buoy that dissolves in the water (leads to disqualification).
The course
Stay near the start
First-class lodging on Dragsö. Cabins, camping, wonderful food, minigolf, a magical beach and a sauna raft. The tip for anyone who wants to stay near the start all weekend.
The big summer send-off
On Saturday 8 August we close 1852 Swimrun with a proper party at Havsvikens restaurang. On stage: Fridhagen / Jirle.
After a day of racing, drama and atmosphere around the course, we invite competitors, spectators and everyone else to an evening of live music, good food and something nice in the glass. Bring family and friends and celebrate Karlskrona's most spectacular swimrun with us!
Saturday 8 August · 20:00–23:00 · Havsvikens restaurang, Dragsö · Free entry
The meeting place
Havsvikens restaurang
Our meeting place on Dragsö. Here we gather before the start and here the evening carries on. Havsviken opens the evening menu after the finish — Fridhagen / Jirle play live, with dancing and community.
Visit Havsvikens restaurang ↗Quality mark
Envol Endorsed · Envol Race Circle
The race is part of Envol Race Circle and is Envol Endorsed. Quality marked as a premium swimrun event.
Read about Envol Race Circle ↗Updates
Facebook event
The latest information, questions and updates. Keep an eye on the Facebook event ahead of the weekend.
Open the Facebook event ↗Finished
Thanks to everyone who took part this year.
After the finish
The main race started on Saturday at 08:52, and what a day we got! A participant record by some margin in both the competitive and the recreation class.
This year’s course and venue count as the complete arena swimrun experience. With the restaurant, toilets and showers right next to the start and finish area, the setting was excellent. The course had everything a swimrun course could ask for: easy gravel road, technical trail, rock running, enchanted forest, campsite road and asphalt.
A small record in itself: no competitor was eliminated on time during the first laps, which is very unusual. Many stayed in deep into the race, and the number of laps needed to win went up. It ran to around lap 20 before the women’s final, where Johanna Holmberg and Klara Kjellgren went head to head.
Klara won the women’s final and was already crowned the women’s winner. But she wanted more. She stayed in the race all the way to the overall final, against Jesper Sundewall. There she went for the knockout immediately and opened a gap on the very first trail climb. After three runs and two swims she could run into the finish without a sprint.
All of a sudden a woman had pulled off the feat of winning the men’s final and written herself into the 1852 Swimrun history book. So now we get to rename the men’s final the overall final. Fantastic!
On top of that: a participant record up 25 percent, a record number of laps completed in total, and a record number of laps needed to win. The split between women and men was broadly even, which is a small record of its own.
Now we take the weekend with us and enjoy the memories. We hope we get to create new ones together next year.
The race film
Photos from the race
Photo: Andreas Blomlöf / Blekingesport and Evolvent
