The wildly cool Torpedo SwimRun took to the roads, trails and icy Atlantic Ocean of Cape Town on Saturday, 18 November. The event boasted three distances; the extreme Ops, the racing Cape, and the introduction to SwimRun Cosy. In the Cape race the mixed category was the day’s focus, with prizes being awarded to the [...]
I did my first Torpedo SwimRun in 2019. It was the Torpedo Wild, which featured an amazing swamble down the Kaaimans River and a mile swim across Island Lake, in Wilderness. Since then, I’ve worked at a few and taking part in a bunch of tours and even a Torpedo Cape race. And, while I [...]
Torpedo SwimRun promote their events as “wildly cool”. This is certainly true, especially for the flagship Cape race; which is scheduled for 18 November 2023. Not only does is boast an exceptionally scenic route along Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard from Sandy Bay to the iconic Clifton Fourth, but it also includes wild ocean swims and [...]
Two of South Africa’s premier triathletes, Annah Watkinson and Matt Trautman, strayed far from their usual road racing roots to take part in the Torpedo SwimRun Cape by OUTsurance, on Sunday. The pair showed their class in the swim and run legs, as well as overcame the unusual elements of navigating kelp beds and rock [...]
The 2021 Torpedo SwimRun, presented by OUTsurance racing season got underway at Plaisir de Merle, on 3 April. Mother Nature smiled upon the 150 intrepid athletes who undertook an active start to their Easter Saturday, providing postcard perfect weather for the 12-kilometre race. South Africa’s top SwimRunners, Nick and Alexandra Quénet blitzed the course; in [...]
OUTsurance, the insurer where you always get something out, will help ensure you get in[to] SwimRuns this year, and beyond. Torpedo SwimRun, South Africa’s premier SwimRun event organisers, are proud to announce OUTsurance as the series’ presenting sponsor. The sponsorship commenced with the Torpedo #GetWrecked Cape Experience by OUTsurance, on the 6th of December 2020. [...]
