ARK Sports, a Swedish sports brand born in the Stockholm archipelago – the birthplace of swimrun. The Stockholm archipelago will always be an iconic ground for swimrunner's and it’s here, in this unique environment we find the essence of what drives us, the perfect fusion of sport, nature, and innovation.It’s not just tested, it’s ”Archipelago proven”
: The beginning
The process creating the world’s fastest swimrun suit started in 2017 in a tiny workshop located in the backyard of the Stockholm archipelago.
We tested many different prototypes together with swimrun legends - Kristin Larsson, Daniel Hansson, and Lelle Moberg with the plan to launch a final model during the 2017 ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championships.
We spent hours of testing constructions and details in the harsh archipelago environment. Daniel, Lelle and Kristin were our toughest critics constantly pushed the innovative design and technical fabrics closer to the final product.
Daniel partnered up with Jesper Svensson and Kristin with Annika Ericsson. They entered the World Championships with brand new ARK ORNÖ prototypes. The teams not only won the overall, men’s and women’s classes they also broke the World record and set a new standard of the sport of swimrun.
ARK Sports, a Swedish sports brand born in the Stockholm archipelago – the birthplace of swimrun. The Stockholm archipelago will always be an iconic ground for swimrunner's and it’s here, in this unique environment we find the essence of what drives us, the perfect fusion of sport, nature, and innovation.It’s not just tested, it’s ”Archipelago proven”