07 AUG 2026DRAGSÖ · KARLSKRONA

852 / Kids Swimrun

The way into the whole weekend. For everyone under 13 who wants to try.

852 m lap course

0,852 KM

150 SEK

1 hour · as many laps as you can manage

The race is over.

Gathering

16:30 at Havsvikens restaurang

Start

17:00

Final cut-off

18:15

About the race

Fredrik Hedlund

Founder & Race director

Last year’s hit returns to a new place and a different course.

The rules are the same as last year: all kids start at the same time on an 852 m course with 3 runs and 2 swims. On the course you do as many laps as possible within one hour.

The way into the whole weekend.

The race is for children under 13 and should be done together with a parent/guardian or an older swim-capable sibling over 15. The swims are sheltered with the option to put your feet down.

Welcome!

The course

Dragsö. 852 m, three runs, two swims.

852 m lap · 3 runs + 2 swims · 1 hour

The lap course is 852 m with 3 runs and 2 swims. Marked with flags and tape. Do as many laps as you can manage in one hour.

The weekend’s first start.

Friday 7 August

852 / Kids Swimrun

15:30–16:15
Race kit pickup
Race bib and swim cap are collected at the start/finish area, between Havsvikens restaurang and Dragsö beach.
16:30
Gathering & course walk-through
We gather at Havsvikens restaurang, walk the course together and go through the swim sections.
16:55
Gathering in the start pen
The children and the parent or sibling running along.
17:00
START 852 Swimrun / Kids Swimrun
Everyone starts at the same time. As many laps as you can manage in one hour.
18:00
Finish
You get to finish the lap you are on.
18:15
Kit hand-in & prize ceremony
Race bib and swim cap are handed back before the prize ceremony.
20:00–23:00
Troubadour night at Havsvikens restaurang
Open for the evening with food, song and calm ahead of Saturday’s 1852. The kitchen closes at 21:00.

Safety & equipment

A calm and safe course for the youngest.

Sheltered swim sections with the option to put your feet down. Children under 13 go together with a parent or an older swim-capable sibling.

Mandatory equipment

Wetsuit

Provided on site

Race bib
Swim cap

A wetsuit is mandatory for the child. The adult or older sibling running along the course does not need one.

The course

Dragsö, Karlskrona

Stay near the start

Dragsö Camping & Stugby

Stay on for Saturday’s 1852. Cabins, camping, food and a sauna raft, all close to the start.

Book lodging Directions ↗

The meeting place

Havsvikens restaurang

Our meeting place on Dragsö. Here we pick up race kits and walk through the course before the start. In the evening there’s a troubadour night.

Visit Havsvikens restaurang ↗

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

The race is over.

Thanks to everyone who took part this year.

Results will be published here as soon as they're ready.

After the finish

07 AUG 2026

DRAGSÖ · KARLSKRONA

852 m lap · 3 runs + 2 swims · 1 hour

Every child counts as a winner.

The whole swimrun weekend opened with 852 Swimrun / Kids Swimrun on Friday at 17:00. The weather was a little challenging with some wind and waves, which made it chilly, above all on land. The water temperature, on the other hand, was genuinely pleasant at close to 20 degrees.

Both the number of entries and the number of children on the start line were a participant record, which was of course a real joy. It bodes well for the future. This year the focus was very much on swimming, with both long and frequent swims.

The children took on an 852 metre lap, doing as many laps as they could in one hour. Wonderful to see every child fired up and inspired for the full hour. Every child counts as a winner this year, and the ones who did the most laps were Nathalia Holgersson and Maja Holsbrink.

Thank you for the joy you spread.

Photos from the race

The children gathering in the start pen with parents and spectators around them

Two competitors in 1852 vests standing together with their wooden prizes after the race

Two children running on the sand by the beach with the playground behind

Competitor number 54 running along the shoreline with a pull buoy in hand

Two children crossing the rock slab with masts in the background

Competitor number 64 wading through the water with an orange paddle

Competitor number 62 coming out of the water by the jetty

An adult holding a child by the hand through the swim leg, the child wearing green armbands

A competitor coming down the red slide on the floating dock

A competitor standing with arms out on the floating dock in front of the slide

Photo: Evolvent