Swim & Run
On August 31, 2025, the municipality of Winnweiler hosted the Swim&Run Winnweiler sports event for everyone for the fourth time, with significant support from the two clubs Turnverein Winnweiler 1876 e.V. and Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLRG), Winnweiler local group.
A Swim&Run, also known as an aquathlon, is a competition format in which the two sports of swimming and running are combined with uninterrupted timekeeping.
Two options are available on August 31:
- long distance: 500 m swim / 5 km run, age group 2010 and older, start from 10:00 a.m.
- short distance: 100 m swim / 1 km run, age group 2013 and older, start from 2:00 p.m.
In Winnweiler, the competition starts at 10:00 a.m. with the swimming. The swimmers start one after the other at one-minute intervals in the 50-meter pool, changing lanes every 100 meters. On the long course, a total of 500 meters must be swum, after which the running shoes are put on in the transition area and any sports clothing changed. Then it's straight on to the run. A total of 5.5 kilometers must be completed on the flat turning point course towards Leithöfe. On the short course, which starts at 14:00, participants have to swim 100 meters and run approx. 1.1 kilometers. The finish line for both distances is at the swimming pool.
It is also possible to start as a team: The procedure is basically the same as the individual start, except that the swimmer hands over to the runner by high-fiving.
What remains, what's new?
The tried and tested remains:
The shortened long-distance sections and the long finish were well received last year - and we're sticking to them.
New 2025:
The previous team start over the 1,100m short distance is now intended for our younger participants* to start together with mom, dad, aunt, uncle, boyfriend or girlfriend. For the older ones who want to go full throttle as a team at the end of the day, there is the NEW category "What else is possible?". Mandatory: Full throttle on the short course! Find a partner in advance or spontaneously on the day of the event with whom you want to go all-in again over 1,100m. But please don't be overly ambitious. Only register for this if you are still fit enough!
Entry fees:
- 15 € for TEAMS adults
- 10 € for INDIVIDUAL START adults and TEAMS children up to 16 years / TEAMS "What else is possible?"
- 5 € for SINGLE START Children up to 16 years
Registration at raceresult will be possible from July until August 27, 2025. Please take advantage of this, it makes it easier for us to prepare. But we will also accept late starters on the day of the event!
Further information and registration at: https://my.raceresult.com/349011/
Contact:
Verbandsgemeinde Winnweiler
Jakobstr. 29, 67722 Winnweiler
Tel. 06302 602 61 or 602-0
info@winnweiler-vg.de, www.winnweiler-vg.de
