Welcome to episode forty-eight of the Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We have a great interview this week. In this episode, we take you to the South of France to talk with Laurene William and Irina Kondratieva of Team Swimrun Mermaids and organizers of the Mermaids Swimrun Club. This conversation was a lot of fun and we’ll talk more about that later in the show.

Adventure Time!

We took a week off from planning this week due to Thanksgiving but we weren’t totally unproductive. After several months of compiling emails, we are super stoked to announce that our International Swimrun Adventure Guide is finally live! This is a living document so keep sending us your suggestions for Swimrun locations to include in the guide.

Shoutouts

This week we’re shouting out Anders Nyberg from Sweden. He participated in the Hellas Frostbite Swimrun over the weekend and when we commented on his Strava post, his reply was a true classic: “a bit nippy!” You wouldn’t catch us in that cold water but it gave us plenty of meme ideas so for that we thank you Anders!

This Week in Swimrun (Powered by Raceid.com)

The Champions Christmas Challenge is in full swing. Our friends Fanny and Desirée are hosting a 24-day challenge to get folks to move at least 1km per day and have fun, win prizes, and attend virtual galas. What’s not to love? The challenge started on Nov. 30th so make sure that you head to the raceid.com website to log your kms.

In other news, the Hellas Frostbite Swimrun kicked off over the weekend. True to its name, it looked really friggin’ cold! Check out their Instagram page to see photos of the event…and to gain a new appreciation for the comforts of warm water.

Updates

Our last column of the year for Triathlete Magazine, The Swimrun Pull Buoy – A Love Story, is out on the digital newsstands. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Do you need some new t-shirts and/or stickers? Head over to our website and use the code LOWTIDE for free shipping on all orders through December 6th.

This Week’s Interview

As mentioned at the start of the show, we had a really great chat with Laurene and Irina of Team Swimrun Mermaids. Based in the South of France, Laurene and Irina are great ambassadors for the sport and work with their organization Mermaids Swimrun Club to help get more women into the sport. 

We talked about how they found Swimrun (and each other), why they started the Mermaids Swimrun Club, and why the South of France is a great place for Swimrunners. We also talked about their packed 2020 race season and how their mindset changed due to COVID including signing up for races at the last minute and race with gratitude. We covered a lot of ground and can’t wait to make a trip to France to get a tour of their training grounds.

You can follow Laurene, Irina, and the Mermaids Swimrun Club on Instagram. 

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