180 team each consiting of 2 people start at 8 am in Maloja. On their way to the finish in Silvaplana they swim through 6 Mountain lakes and overcome around 1´450 meters of altitude. The course will be done alternately with swimming (6 km) and running (46 km). The athletes wear the same cloth through the entire race. After a total of 52 km and approximately 6.5 hours, the first team reaches the finish in Silvaplana.
Good places for spectators are in Sils at the peninsula Chasté, at Lej Suot in Silvaplana or after the Ice Skating arena in St. Moritz Bad.