Engadin Switzerland

The race is located in the beautiful Engadin Valley in Switzerland. The race area and finish line is in Silvaplana at the Mulets Sports center. We suggest you fly to Zurich, Milano or Bergamo. From these airports there are several travel options to Engadin.

From Zurich you can either rent a car or take the train. In Switzerland the train service is phenomenal so you can go from the airport to St. Moritz (Engadin valley) within 4 hours and the train ride is beautiful. Check out train tickets on www.sbb.ch.

From Bergamo or Milan, you will need to rent a car.

NOTE: there is a great public bus system in the Engadin Valley that we recommend you to use. Taxis are very expensive.

Start and finish of all races distances in Engadin are at the Mulets Sports Centre in Silvaplana.

All racers must enter the start box 15 minutes before the start of the race for a short race briefing.

Toilets are located in the Mulets Sports Centre near the start and finish line. You can leave a small bag in the bag drop area by the start line. Please do not leave valuables in your bag as the bag drop is not guarded.

In cooperation with Silvaplana Tourismus, we can offer special hotel prices in Silvaplana and Surlej for all Swimrunners, friends, and families during the ÖTILLÖ Engadin weekend. Please find all deals here and send your inquiries via email to the respective holel with the subject “ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Engadin.”

Race area

Start and finish of all races distances in Engadin are at the Mulets Sports Centre in Silvaplana.

All racers must enter the start box 15 minutes before the start of the race for a short race briefing.

Changing rooms, toilets and showers
At the Sports Centre there are changing rooms, toilets and showers.

Bag drop
You can leave a small bag with essentials in the white race tent. The bag drop is not guarded.

Food
All racers will receive a simple meal after the race.
In Silvaplana there are several restaurant options.

The race bib distribution for the World Series, Sprint & Experience races is in the Race tent at Mulets Sports Centre in Silvaplana.

To receive your start pack you will have to display your photo-ID and your personal QR-Code that you will receive via email two days before the start. If you race in a team, both team members need to come to the bib distribution together. If you plan to race with fins you need to bring these so that we can verify that they are in line with the rules.

There will be on-site race briefings for all races. Nonetheless, we will continue to provide a general online race briefing. You can find the race briefing here.

15 minutes before each start there will be a short race specific update at the start line.

At registration at each destination one of the Race Directors will be present to answer questions.

We will have energy (salty and sweet) and liquid stations along the course as marked in the course maps and in the Times & Distance documents.

We will serve…

+ products of our official partner Umara

Sports drink: U Sport in lemon flavor

Bars: U Bar, a gluten free energy bar in assorted flavors

Gels: U Gel in assorted flavors

+ fruits and snacks at the energy stations.

+ water and if cold weather we will also provide warm liquid.

We will publish a detailed plan of the energy stations approx. 3 weeks before the event.

We do not have paper cups at the energy stations, use your collapsible cup or soft flask to drink from.

If you bring your own gels, than please carry it in your wetsuit. Do not throw the wrappers on the ground, leave it in the garbage cans at the energy stations.

The ÖTILLÖ Sprint and Experience Engadin does not have any cut-offs. The ÖTILLÖ World Series and the ÖTILLÖ World Series Solo has two (2) cut-offs. These are for your safety:

• TIME 4 at 13:10
• TIME 7 at 16:30

We have cut-offs in our events to make sure that we can have a safe race, these are put in place so that everyone has a possibility to finish before dark and without jeopardizing the safety of others by stretching the safety organization too much. Please respect this and the people enforcing them.

In the middle of July, it is usually summer in the Engadin Valley with day time temperatures of around 20 degrees C. However, the valley floor is at 1700 meters above sea level and this means that there could even be snowfall.

Water temperatures will be between 10 – 14 degrees C depending on where along the course. Make sure you dress accordingly and consider wearing something under your wetsuit if you tend to get cold on the long swims. Use a Neoprene cap if you are not used to cold water.

Like everywhere we can have wind, rain and un-seasonably cold weather. Make sure you bring clothes to handle this.

We welcome all spectators, friends and families to participate in our events.

The course is very easy to follow by bike and these are available for rent in Silvaplana. Make sure to ride safely as you are on open roads.

The following are good spots to see the racers:

For the World Series race

Start and Finish at Mulets Sport center, Silvaplana
Around lake Champfèrersee, Silvaplana
Chasté
Sils
For the Sprint & Experience Race

Start and Finish at Mulets Sport center, Silvaplana
Around lake Champfèrersee, Silvaplana
NOTE: you may not assist any teams unless if it is a medical emergency. Any other assistance will result in disqualification of the team

During each race we make a big media production for social media and traditional media. You will see photographers, reporters and film teams along the course. If you have any personal media contacts that would like to have material from us please email to [email protected]

We will cover the ÖTILLÖ Engadin LIVE on otilloswimrun.com/live, please spread the information to all your friends and family. We will also use #otilloengadin to tag our posts, please do so you too. Our images that we post from the race are free to use for you as racers but not allowed for commercial use to promote other products or events.