"YOUR BODY CAN STAND ALMOST ANYTHING, IT'S YOUR MIND YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE"

- Vincent Lombardi

As event organisers, one of the best parts of our jobs is watching swimmers cross the 33.3km finish line. We're not talking about the first ones to do so (although, well done because what an achievement!) no, we're talking about the 90% of swimmers who swim better, faster, or further than they thought themselves capable.

Back at our first event in 2022, the weather was rough and everything was a 'first'. From the first start line, the first finish line, the first finisher, the first swimmer to abandon the course - everything was a bit unknown in our new, multi-day event format of UltraSwim 33.3.

Fast forward two years and we'd like to say, with significantly more experience and a world-class team, we know what to expect.

However, there's just one thing that keeps creeping back consistently:

swimmers' doubts in the lead-up to the event or on the start line.

“If you have made it to the start line, you’re 90% of the way there and that’s 100% better than everyone else who stayed at home!”

— Mark Turner, Founder & CEO of UltraSwim 33.3

*Swimmers on the start line of #3Croatia ©Vincent Curutchet / UltraSwim 33.3*

"It's totally normal to have doubts," says UltraSwim 33.3's Founder and CEO, Mark Turner. "33.3km over four days is a daunting challenge for most swimmers."

"In the lead-up to each event, our team gets a lot of questions along the lines of "am I ready?", "What if I'm slow?", "What if I don't make the cut off time?". We answer each question to the best of our ability but the truth is, we actually KNOW you can do it."

"Not everyone will make it to each finish line, for various reasons but the overwhelming majority of swimmers who have doubts, cross those finish lines and are the only ones surprised! We see it time and again again where swimmers push their limits and with the support of the community, achieve above and beyond what they thought was possible."