Damster City Swim takes place on Sat, Jun 19, 2027 in Appingedam, Netherlands. The main route is 3 km.
- Date
- Sat, Jun 19, 2027
- Start
- Appingedam 🇳🇱
- Distance
- 3 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Damster City Swim is an open-water swimming event featuring routes through the historic canals of Appingedam.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The Damster City Swim requires sustained open-water swimming endurance over a 3 km distance through historic canals. Athletes must maintain pacing and sighting in a confined urban aquatic environment.
Aerobic endurance
Covering 3 km entirely through continuous swimming demands a well-developed aerobic engine and sustained stroke efficiency over an extended duration.
Sighting and navigation
Navigating the historic canals of Appingedam requires consistent open-water sighting skills and the ability to swim in a straight line without lane lines.
Your road to race day
Race day at Damster City Swim is 43 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base31 weeks · Aug 23, 2026 – Mar 27, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Mar 28, 2027 – May 8, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · May 9, 2027 – May 29, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · May 30, 2027 – Jun 12, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jun 13, 2027 – Jun 19, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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