Over 4,000 swimmers participate in the largest open water swim in northern Europe Vansbrosimningen with another 2,250 women participating in the 1 km Tjeisimmet (race for women only)
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Name of Race
Vansbrosimningen
Event Nickname
Vansbrosimningen
Event Month
July
Region
Europe
Body of Water
River Västerdalälven
Distances Offered
1-2k
2-3k
9-10k
Temperature
Moderate
Experience
Intermediate
Water Type
River
Swim Type
Race
Description
The Vansbrosimningen is a large river swimming competition in Vansbro, Sweden that reached 16.000 participants in 2018.
The 3 km race is the classical Vansbrosimningen which has been swum since 1960 and is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims, part of the Global Swim Series and one of the World’s Top 100 River Swims.
All races start at different point in the Vanån River and end in the Västerdalälven River The swimmers swim downstream in Vanån and upstream the last ca. 1000 m in Västerdalälven.