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Two-time ÖTILLÖ World Champions and Charlotta Nilsson and Bibben Nordblom took part in the Engadin SwimRun Sprint. This mother-daughter team recently completed Ironman Austria.
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Earlier that day the two fast Swedes had a chat with ÖTILLÖ co-race director Michael Lemmel and his wife.
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14 teams lined up at the start of this inaugural race, with 8 mixed teams, 3 female teams and 3 male teams. Three female two male registered teams did not start.
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Charlotta Nilsson, ahead of daughter Bibben Nordblom, led the field at the end of the first swim.
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The mixed Swiss team of Jean-Claude Besse and Cendrine Gerosa were in hot pursuit and they used neither pull buoys nor paddles.
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The mixed teams were strong in this sprint event and filled out the top spots.
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The Italian-German mixed team of Hannes Hofer and Alexandra Becker giving chase.
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Brits Colin Murphy and Alex Jackson ended up in second place in their division, 11th place overall. (The top male team was 6th overall.)
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The female team of Charlotta Nilsson and Bibben Nordblom were in a tight battle with the mixed squad of Jean-Claude Besse and Cendrine Gerosa, with the Swedes pulling away during each swim and the Swiss team reeling them back in during the runs.
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The German-Austrian mixed team of Dominik Leu and Julia Ziemska, smiling on the way to third place in their division and fourth place overall.
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Not every team got into the water with urgency, this team was patient and calm.
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Coming out of the last swim section, Charlotta Nilsson and Bibben Nordblom had about 40 seconds on the chasing Swiss mixed team.
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During the run segments the daughter took the lead and set the pace, and the mother led the swims.
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Jean-Claude Besse and Cendrine Gerosa charged hard and caught the female Swedish team in the finish chute to grab the overall title by 2 seconds.
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Austrians Erich Mikk and Cornelia Banwinkler were second in their division and third overall.
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Swiss male team Nico Walther and Nico Erne on the way to the men's title.
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Swiss female team Corinne Kohler and Patrizia Müller almost finished and in second place.
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Notice the nicely shaved pull buoys of the winning Swedish team.
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Bibben Nordblom shows her simple tether system and the shaved pull buoy.
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A hug at the finish by Swiss females Ladina Friedli and Sophie Erne.
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