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.

Rheinsberg is a real gem. Its picturesque location and the castle on Lake Grienericksee are a hotspot for Sunday excursionists, a picture book for lovers. And yesterday, Sunday, showed once again that Rheinsberg is also one of the absolute favourite places of every SwimRunner.

One fine day in 2002, four friends were sitting together on the island of Utö, part of the Stockholm archipelago. This comprises around 30,000 islands. They were drinking, eating and philosophising about life. Various topics were discussed.