Welcome to
Backwaterman
Waldviertel
"The Special One"
Enjoy the adventure of the fjordlike nature at lake Ottenstein
Partnerevent of Open Water Majors Cup und des Classic Open Water Cup
Green Deal - 10% of the entry fee from public arrivals goes to a local sustainable project
Open Water
- The open water competitions take place over 2 days at the Ottenstein reservoir
- A new 3 km relay will take place on Saturday afternoon,
which can be subscribed to as a group of 2 or 4 in 750 m laps to attract the public.
We hope to take into account a social community aspect or club aspect
and have made the competition very inexpensive.
8./9. Juli 2023
Discover the fjordlike nature with the flair of the mediative castle
with European Championships Halfmarathon and Solo Marathon
Green Deal - 10% of the entry fee from public arrivals goes to a local sustainable project
SwimRun
with European Championships Halfmarathon (Team and Solo) and Solo Marathon
der My SwimRun Championships Serie
- For the first time we do not only offer 4
distances,
but also open for team and solo and all with 2 different age groups
- We have completely reworked the tracks and
enable up to 80% new or track parts
with new perspectives
- The marathon distance is reduced to 34 km
- The swimming portion is generally about 15
%
Attention: in 2023 we are the venue of the 2nd European SwimRun
Championships Half Marathon Team and Solo, as well as Marathon Solo
watch out: for this purpose, the marathon loop is also led through the half-marathon goal and thus the marathon starters are also counted in the half-marathon ranking and thus for the European Championships half (applies to the team)
My SwimRun Championships 2023
Backwaterman SwimRun
is a Qualifier Event
for Sprint, Halfmarathon and Marathon , Team and Solo
in 2023 we organise the European Championships Half Marathon and Solo Marathon
Your benefits
- Discover the best SwimRun sceneries of Europe
- Championships for different distances apply better to individual strengths
- Enjoy the different flavour and special culture at different locations from individual organizers
- Annual ranking of your points you gathered at our qualifier races for sprint, halfmarathon and marathon
- Enjoy the image status having been qualified for the Championships or your annual ranking
supported by
17 years of tradition
This is the Classic-open-water-long-distance-event with a distinctive
flair in fjordlike waters of the Ottenstein reservoir north-west of Vienna.
The Backwaterman Waldviertel is the pioneer of the long distance open water scene since 2006. Jumping from the ship to get to the start of the race is legendary.
In addition to the traditional 7km race, there is also a 750m and 1.500m Open Water competition.
New for the 15th jubilee in 2021, the revival of the traditional 14k-race will take place and
a 3k distance is also added.
Since 2020 an epic SwimRun competition is offered in this unique nature.
More: SwimRun event!
Enjoy the mystical power places, the innumerable possiblities of nature, pleasure and culture in this Scandinavian-like environment individually to race or as a family getaway.
A region for explorers and ideal conditions to slow down and recharge your batteries is waiting for you, in one of the most beautiful water and valley landscapes in Europe.
Naural experience is waiting for you - Be a BackwaterMan!
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