Long distance marathon 14 km

The marathon distance has been an international flagship since the beginning and was suspended for 2 years after being held 12 times. For the anniversary there is now a revival for our long distance specialists. The route leads from the Ottenstein boat company to the start of the 7km to Mitterreith and back again.

The unique fjord landscape in the Ottenstein reservoir offers open water swimmers a pure experience of nature. The reservoir is only accessible in a few places and therefore invites you to discover it by boat, canoe and SUP.

Attention: Due to the increased safety requirements, it is mandatory to be accompanied by an e-boat and your own supervisor.

There are 15 e-boats available and can be booked at the special price of € 25. This is already included in the registration price.

The e-boat can be replaced by your own kayak (attention no SUP allowed). This increases our starter capacity. In this case, the e-boat price of € 25 will be refunded upon registration.

Note: For safety reasons, the e-boat may only be escorted from km 1, ie the first headland.

The total limit of the 14 km distance is 20 participants.

A buoy is recommended and can be borrowed for free.

The 14 km Backwaterman also count in the rating system for the Austrian Open Water Majors.

Program Sequence

Friday July 2nd 2021

6.30 p.m. Registration at the boat company

Exhibition stand 16.00-19.00

Race briefing Friday 2 p.m. via Facebook Lifestream, questions can be posted. The live streaming is then available as a video at any time.

Saturday 3rd July 2021

Start of boat operation 8.00, depending on Covid-19 regulations, in 15 sec. Intervals or as a mass start,

e-boats can be equipped from 7.45 am.

at km 7 there is a turning buoy or boat that everyone has to report to!

Finish line closes at 14.00

Award ceremony: around 2.30 p.m.

included:

• high quality swimming cap made of silicone
• Starter bag - Sling Bag by HEAD
• Finisher's Cup
• T-shirt
• Supported menu price of 15 € at gala, incl. Champagne
• water rescue
• Timing
• Food at finish
• Route catering on the first part on own initiative
• e-boat for a special price of 25 €, this will be refunded if a private kayak is provided. Please send a separate notification to office@openwaterserie.com by the end of May at the latest, because then the starting position can be increased

Attention: the popular Backwaterman towel can be ordered at the special price of 12 € (value 29 €) via the registration system.

price variations:

from 16.11  until 29.2.    until 31.3.     until 30.5.      until 2.7.
14k               70 euros      75 euros       80 euros       85 euros

Everybody is a winner at this distance and receives a trophy at the award ceremony. Nevertheless the 3 winners will be honored separately.