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SwimRun: Participants enter the water and pass a green buoy © SCC EVENTS / Jean-Marc WiesnerSwimRun: Three male participants run along the lake, Rheinsberg Castle in the background © SCC EVENTS / Tilo WiedensohlerSwimRun: Field of participants swimming in the lake © SCC EVENTS / Tilo WiedensohlerSwimRun: joy for father and offspring at the family run © SCC EVENTS / Tilo Wiedensohler SwimRun: Female runners jump over a tree trunk in the forest © SCC EVENTS / Jean-Marc Wiesner

SwimRun Rheinsberg

June 22, 2025

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The SwimRun Rheinsberg says thank you!

For a day, Rheinsberg was once again refreshingly tough! Thank you very much for participating in SwimRun Rheinsberg 2025. There was running, swimming, and celebrating! The "My SwimRun World Championships" in the half marathon added to the event, following the motto: SWIM.RUN.REPEAT => made for the wild!

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SwimRun 2023: The participants visibly enjoyed themselves © SCC EVENTS / Tilo Wiedensohler
Participants visibly enjoyed 2023

Where does it come from?

Four Swedes came up with this idea and competed privately against each other in teams of two over a 75 km distance across 23 islands around Stockholm. The principle of "Ö-TILL-Ö" ("from island to island") spread and quickly led to the first official competition in Sweden in 2006. There are now over 40 SwimRuns there. The idea finally made it to Rheinsberg in 2016. Since then, it has been impossible to imagine Rheinsberg without the SwimRun.

SwimRun: Participant swims in the lake, the photo also shows the underwater area © SCC EVENTS / Jean-Marc Wiesner

A SwimRun has it all

  • Competition variant for endurance athletes
  • running on natural paths and swimming through open waters
  • clothing is not changed between swimming and running
  • five different routes are possible for all age and ability groups
  • traditionally starts in teams

About the event

SwimRun: Participant jumps into the water from the wooden jetty © SCC EVENTS / Tilo Wiedensohler

Rheinsberg - can Germany Cup and Championships

The SwimRun Rheinsberg is part of various cups and series:

  • mySwimRun Championships: In 2022, numerous SwimRun organisers from Europe joined forces to form a joint series. Since 2024, you have had to qualify to take part in the championships and start at least two races in the series. It comprises 13 beautiful venues across Europe.
  • SwimRun Deutschland Cup: the SwimRun Deutschland Cup was launched a little earlier in 2016. Seven races have been part of it since 2022. The cup series determines the most versatile national SwimRunners. In the context of the SwimRun Deutschland Cup, versatile means experiencing as many wonderful SwimRun events as possible.

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SwimRun Rheinsberg

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My SwimRun World Championships Half Marathon at SwimRun Rheinsberg 2025

Rheinsberg, not only familiar to writers, in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, once again served as an idyllic backdrop for Germany's largest SwimRun. On June 22, 2025, nearly 600 endurance athletes streamed into the town on Lake Grienericksee, also to participate in the SwimRun World Championships held as part of this year's SwimRun Rheinsberg.

SWIMRUN RHEINSBERG: Celia Jentzsch (center) answered questions at the SwimRun training course by SCC EVENTS. © SCC EVENTS / Philip Lehmann

SwimRun World Champion at SCC EVENTS Training Course

Celia Jentzsch, recently crowned world champion in the sprint format of the My SwimRun World Champions at the Costa Azahar, joined the SCC EVENTS preparation course for the SwimRun Rheinsberg at Berlin’s Schlachtensee. Under the guidance of SwimRun veteran Michael Gerlach, she not only trained with the participants but also answered many questions about this rapidly growing sport.

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The Challenges of the Trend Sport SwimRun

SwimRun, a sport that alternates between running and swimming, presents significant challenges to the body. Many more athletes are taking on this challenge, participating in SwimRun Rheinsberg. Here’s what you need to know.

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We are proud to help shape a piece of Berlin: with the worldwide demand for major events like the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, as well as for traditional regional events like the New Year's Eve Run and events like the Hiking Hero, our first marathon distance hiking event. We place a special focus on the supporting youth athletics, charity and sustainability.

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