Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

Welcome to episode 265 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a great show for everyone this week! Joining to talk about training for ÖTILLÖ Catalina is the one and only Nicolas Remires , founder of Envol Coaching . (He is also the winner of the World Series distance at Catalina 2020 in the Men’s team division with his partner Francesc De Lanuza Gimeno.) We asked Coach Nico to come on...

Welcome to episode 264 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a great episode this week for all you gear heads out there! Joining us to talk about the 3rd generation of carbon fiber swim paddles is Mr. Frank Paddle himself, Fredik Bengtsson. In this conversation we chart the history of carbon fiber paddles to the present day and announce the launch of the new Frank Paddle x LTBz Signa...

Welcome to episode 263 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Want to go ballistic this year with Swimrun? Want to start stacking points for a potential World Championship bid? Want to race an epic “destination” Swimrun? Want to use your fitness to try something new (and Awesome?) Then this is the show for you! One of the best things about Swimrun is all the variety of experiences that are out...

Welcome to episode 262 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a fun show for everyone this week! Given that it’s the off-season and good time to recharge the batteries, try new things, and get ready for “THE YEAR OF SWIMRUN” we thought it would be cool to invite Austin-locals and Swimrunners James English and Braden Bell to the show to talk about the relatively new training program ca...

Welcome to episode 261 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Welcome to year 5 of the show! To kick things off for what we are already calling “THE YEAR OF SWIMRUN” we are joined by the queen of the sport herself, the incomparable Desirée Andersson . In this conversation we chatted about her 2024 season, how her training has evolved over the years, and what the future holds. She’s literally th...

Welcome to episode 260 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got another great episode for everyone this week. We reflect on the 2024 season, discussing major races we participated in, training challenges, highlights from our podcast episodes, and future plans for the 2025 swimrun season. We also extend gratitude to our supporters, families, and partners, sharing anecdotes about our expe...

Welcome to episode 259 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got another great episode for everyone this week. Joining us to discuss the 2024 edition of the epic One Water Race is founder and race director Thomas Ogander , a.k.a. The Swimrun OG! We covered a lot of ground (no pun intended) in this conversation and we guarantee that you will be heading to YouTube to find out for yourself...

Welcome to episode 258 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Happy Holidays everyone! In this episode we share our suggestions for holiday gifts for that special Swimrunner in your life. (It’s ok if YOU are that special Swimrunner in your life.) We cover everything from stocking stuffers to extremely grand gestures. Make sure to check out our updated Swimrun Gear Guide in case you need any oth...

Welcome to episode 257 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got an exclusive for everyone this week. In what is likely our finest piece of “journalism” to date, we’re joined by ÖTILLÖ Race Director Staffan Björklund to announce a new ÖTILLÖ World Series event. Mark your calendars for August 9 and 10 for the brand new ÖTILLÖ Åland Swimrun taking place in Finland in the Åland Archipelago,...

Welcome to episode 256 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We’ve got a great show for everyone this week. Given that Thanksgiving is a time for rest, renewal and gratitude we thought it would be in the spirit of things to have Coach Liz on (for another installment of FIKA with Coach Liz) to talk about how to have a great offseason from training and related topic...

Episode 255 | The State of the Sport of Swimrun on Planet Earth w/Dave Dammer Welcome to episode 255 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a great show for everyone this week. We also seem to have backed ourselves into a theme this month but we’re going to roll with it. Joining us to talk about the state of the sport of Swimrun on Planet Earth is our Super Intern in Charge of Special...

Welcome to episode 254 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! The off-season is upon us but that doesn’t mean that we will stop dropping fire episodes replete with knowledge bombs. Case in point…joining us this week to chat about the latest and greatest fueling and hydration sport science is the new Head of Sport Science at Precision Fuel and Hydration , Dr. Sam Shepherd. No time like the prese...

Welcome to episode 253 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a great episode for everyone today. The fifth edition of ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Austin is in the books and it was an awesome weekend all around. With Chipper on the DL, Chris raced the World Series distance in the mixed division with Viv Mroz of Team Monkey Sea, Monkey Run and she joins us to talk about how it went for Team Löw Tid...

Welcome to episode 252 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Happy Halloween everybody! We’ve got a great show for everyone this week. Joining us from Cape Town, South Africa is Rich McMartin, founder of Torpedo Swimrun and host of the first Swimrun in Africa. The 2024 edition of this Swimrun is taking place on November 30th and we got all the details about the “coldest/coolest race in Africa....

Welcome to episode 251 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! ÖTILLÖ Austin is almost here and joining us to help us raise the stoke level for the final Swimrun on the U.S. calendar is race director and frequent guest Lars Finanger . Get all the race weekend details and updates for the 5th edition of this super fun event. Enjoy! ~~~ That’s it for this week’s show.  If you are enjoying the Löw T...

Welcome to episode 250 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got an extra special episode for everyone this week. To celebrate our 250 episode of the podcast we will be sharing our thoughts on the thoughts on the most surprising/interesting that we’ve learned about Swimrun (and ourselves) in the 4ish years that we’ve hosted the podcast. Thank you to everyone that has supported us on this...

Welcome to episode 249 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got another race recap for everyone this week. Joining us to talk about their experience at the 2024 Coniston Swimrun are long time supporters of the show and our friends, Hannah and Nick Mathers, AKA Team Stumble Til You Crawl. The finished in 3rd place mixed team at this event that took place north of Manchester in the U.K. B...

Welcome to episode 248 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a special show for everyone this week. Fresh off of completing a feat of endurance for the ages, Nargus Harounzadeh (half of Team Därk Wäve ) is back on the show to talk about her Manhattan Island 100km solo Swimrun. We’re talking a 50km swim around Manhattan followed by a 50km run around the perimeter of the island. If tha...

Welcome to episode 247 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a heartwarming episode for everyone this week. Joining us to share their ÖTILLÖ journey is Team Mamaa Boyz : Jarett and Pete. You might remember them from Episode 214 of the show where we interviewed them right after they found out that they qualified for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship and we asked them to come back...

Welcome to episode 245 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a great one for all you gear heads out there. Gear Talk is back with our good friend, Anne Molsberry, to discuss an issue (and solution) that effects a lot of Swimrunners: the need to wear earplugs while swimming. We delve into the issue and share the solution ( Surf Ears ) that we have found that worked best. Enjoy! ~~~ Th...

Welcome to episode 245 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got another race recap for everyone this week. Joining us to talk about the epic 2024 edition of the Rockman Swimrun are Ben Paxton and Cameron Holman. Did we mention epic? This race is a total beast at baseline and this year’s race course was extra beastly. In this conversation Ben and Cameron bring the race to life and make a...

Welcome to episode 244 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! The 2024 edition of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship is in the books! The race takes place on the first Monday of September every year and no two years are alike. We’ve mentioned before that the legendary course is the main character in this Swimrun tale and teams must accept and go through all the challenges that it throws at...

Welcome to episode 243 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! At time of release, we are on the eve of the 2024 edition of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship and we have a great episode to celebrate the big day. Joining us to talk about their forthcoming experience is Tracy Sesselberg and Sarah Haskell, A.K.A., Team Tracy and Sarah’s Excellent Adventure. This was a great conversation and we...

Welcome to episode 242 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! If you’re racing Worlds in a few weeks, you’ve likely reached the “throw money at the problem” stage of your training. At this point the hay is in the barn but you want to make sure that you’ve got your kit dialed in for the demands of what is, for anyone not doing the One Water Race, the longest Swimrun that most will face. In this...

Welcome to episode 241 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! In this episode we share our fourth race report of the year for ÖTILLÖ Casco Bay . This was our fifth time racing the long course/World Series distance. It was also our twentieth Swimrun as a team! It was an amazing weekend in Portland, all things considered, and we can’t wait to share our experience at America’s original Swimrun wit...