Frequently asked questions

You can sign up for this year’s TrygFonden Copenhagen Swim through our registration site, Sportstiming, using the button on the homepage.

To complete your registration, you will need to have or create a profile on Sportstiming.

If you experience any technical issues with Sportstiming, you can find their FAQ here.

If you have forgotten your password or experience any other technical issues with Sportstiming, you can find their FAQ here.

Yes. When registering through Sportstiming, you can add other participants as well as yourself. 

1. Log in to your Sportstiming profile.
2. Go to ‘Orders’.
3. Select ‘View registered participants’.
4. Click ‘Changes’.
5. Select ‘Change heats’.
6. Choose the heat you would like to take part in from the list.

Please note that you can only change to a heat with available places.

Before the event

As long as stock is available, you can change your T-shirt size through your Sportstiming profile.

During the event

When the registration tent closes at 14:00 on Saturday, all T-shirts that have not been collected by participants will be moved to the merchandise tent. They can then be exchanged or purchased on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can pre-order merchandise, including a swim buoy, poster and other items, when registering through Sportstiming.

If you have already registered and would like to place a pre-order afterwards, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your profile on Sportstiming.dk.
2. Go to ‘Orders’ and select ‘View registered participants’.
3. Select ‘Changes’, then choose ‘Change size/equipment’ from the drop-down menu.

That depends on whether you purchased cancellation insurance when you registered. If you did not, unfortunately we are unable to offer a refund. You can read more about the insurance here.

We are unable to transfer your registration to another year.

If you would like to sell your entry, this must be done through Sportstiming once resale opens for this year’s event.

You can read our participant terms and conditions here.

If you are swimming the 2,000 m with a heat start or taking part in the night swim, everyone in your heat starts at the same time when the starter gives the signal. The starter is a volunteer official positioned on the pontoon.

Around 65 participants start in each heat, with five minutes between heats.

If you are swimming the 2,000 m with a rolling start, you will not have a fixed heat start. Instead, you will be given a 15-minute starting window – for example, 17:15–17:30 – and you can choose when to start your swim within that period.

Red lights mark lifeguards and exit routes. Yellow lights highlight potential obstacles that you should avoid along the course. Swim buoys in different colours mark the boundaries of the course.

There will be plenty of lifeguards both on land and in the water along the entire route.

For safety reasons, all night swim participants must swim with a swim buoy containing a light. The light will be handed out in the holding area just before the start.

You must bring your own swim buoy. Swim buoys can also be purchased from the merchandise tent.

Fifteen minutes before your expected start time, go to the start tent. Your timing chip will be checked there, and you can hand in your belongings.

A volunteer official will then guide your heat to the bus stop for the REMA 1000-meter.

The bus will take you to Gammel Strand, where the swim starts.

When you arrive at Gammel Strand and make your way down to the quayside, a volunteer official will scan your timing chip.

There will then be time for everyone to get comfortable in the water, either by using the steps or jumping in.

As your heat start approaches, a volunteer official will count down from 10 so everyone knows when they can start swimming.

Your official time starts at the exact scheduled start time.

One representative from your team must report to the registration tent no later than one hour before the Krüger Relay starts.

You will find the registration tent next to the Danish War Museum at Søren Kierkegaards Plads.

We recommend organising your team’s bags as follows:

• Swimmer 1 hands in Swimmer 4’s bag at the start tent and receives their own bag from Swimmer 2.
• Swimmer 2 carries Swimmer 1’s bag to the first changeover point and receives their own bag from Swimmer 3.
• Swimmer 3 carries Swimmer 2’s bag to the second changeover point and receives their own bag from Swimmer 4.
• Swimmer 4 carries Swimmer 3’s bag to the third changeover point and collects their own bag from the finish area at the event venue.

This way, everyone gets their belongings back as soon as they have completed their section of the relay.

The first swimmer should go to the start tent at the event venue 15 minutes before the heat starts.

At the same time, the rest of the team should begin making their way to their changeover points along the course.

The first swimmer starts as part of a heat at The Black Diamond. The next swimmer waits at each changeover point.

You can see the changeover points on the course map here.

At each changeover point, the next swimmer swims out to the two red buoys.

The changeover takes place by passing on a rubber wristband, which acts as the relay baton.

The rubber wristband must end up with the fourth swimmer, who must be wearing it on their wrist when they cross the finish line at The Black Diamond.

The fourth swimmer on the team must wear the timing chip provided around one wrist.

The team’s time is recorded when the fourth swimmer scans the chip at the finish portal at The Black Diamond.

If you are a 10K swimmer, you should NOT register at the registration tent. Please register at the information tent instead.

There is no maximum finishing time. Instead, there is a cut-off time of 4 hours and 15 minutes.

This means that if you have not completed the first four laps by that point, you will not be allowed to start your fifth lap.

As a 10K swimmer, you must swim with a swim buoy. This makes it easier for us to identify 10K swimmers visually and ensures that everyone can carry the GPS tracker provided in a safe and secure way.

If you do not already have a swim buoy, you can buy one from the merchandise tent at the event venue.

A swimming cap is also compulsory and will be provided.

The feeding zone is located approximately 1 km into the course and is staffed by volunteers.

You will be able to rest in the water at the feeding zone, but there is no platform or surface to stand on.

You will be given a personal feeding box labelled with your race number.

We recommend bringing your own food and using the snacks and drinks we provide as a supplement, so you can manage your energy intake in the way that works best for you.

The snacks available include apples, energy drinks and protein bars.

Coloured beach flags will guide you to the correct feeding zone:

• HEAT 1: Follow the ORANGE Feeding Zone flag.
  HEAT 2: Follow the GREEN Feeding Zone flag.
  HEAT 3: Follow the PINK Feeding Zone flag.

No, this is not required, but family members and friends are welcome to help in the feeding zone. In fact, we appreciate the extra help.

Please note, however, that the feeding team is an important part of the 10K experience, and we expect everyone volunteering as part of the team to help one another.

Feeding team helpers MUST be registered before the event.

Please email cjo@svoem.dk with the name and email address of the volunteer or volunteers you are bringing, as well as your own name.