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Stadtzürcher Seeüberquerung

Stadtzürcher Seeüberquerung takes place on Wed, Jul 7, 2027 in Zürich, Switzerland. The main route is 1.5 km.

Date
Wed, Jul 7, 2027
Start
Zürich 🇨🇭
Distance
1.5 km
Level
Open to all
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Participants swim a 1,500-metre course across Lake Zurich from Strandbad Mythenquai to Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen.

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What this race demands

This 1.5-kilometer open-water swim across Lake Zurich demands sustained aerobic capacity and efficient sighting in an aquatic environment.

Aerobic endurance

Swimming a continuous distance of 1,500 meters requires a steady cardiovascular effort and the ability to maintain stroke efficiency without regular rest intervals.

Open-water navigation

Traversing the lake from Strandbad Mythenquai to Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen necessitates consistent sighting and straight-line execution without pool lane lines.

Your road to race day

Race day at Stadtzürcher Seeüberquerung is 46 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.

  1. 01Base34 weeks · Aug 20, 2026 Apr 14, 2027

    Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.

  2. 02Build6 weeks · Apr 15, 2027 May 26, 2027

    Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.

  3. 03Peak3 weeks · May 27, 2027 Jun 16, 2027

    The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.

  4. 04Taper2 weeks · Jun 17, 2027 Jun 30, 2027

    Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.

  5. 05Race week1 week · Jul 1, 2027 Jul 7, 2027

    Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.

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