Partners Month Continues: Team Party Pace (Sarah & Hugh) + Dave’s List Update

We continue Partners Month with an update from Dave Dammer on “Dave’s List,” a global swimrun race calendar that now totals about 186 races across roughly 27 countries, with a new site refresh that adds a map view plus improved filtering and sorting. Dave notes France has the most races, shares trends like more race series and new formats (timed loops, eliminators, and safari/expedition-style events), and explains how the community helps keep the list current. The episode also features an interview with Sarah and Hugh (Team Party Pace) about how they became partners through a Facebook partner finder, raced Casco Bay together, and later took on the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship. They discuss preparing for Sweden’s technical terrain and cutoffs, what made the experience memorable, and advice for finding a partner: align on goals and focus on enjoying the day, even if pace and training schedules don’t match.

01:13 Welcome to Low Tide Boys: Partners Month + Meet Team Party Pace
02:40 Show Business: Dave’s List Gets a Major Update
03:37 Dave Dammer Joins: What Is Dave’s List + 2026 Race Count
05:28 Where Swimrun Is Biggest: France Leads the Podium
07:16 Saltwater Stats + Swimrun Across the Oceans
09:29 How Dave Finds Races: The Hands-On Research Process
12:07 Global Trends: Race Series, Eliminators, Loops & Safari Formats
21:28 Using Dave’s List to Plan Trips + The Busiest Race Weekends
25:10 New Map-Based Dave’s List UX (Vibe-Coded Upgrade)
28:39 Community Updates + Dave’s Training & 2026 Race Plans
31:48 Post-Interview Recap: Ex Super Sprint Date Change + High Rocks Debut
35:43 Team Party Pace: 2026 plans & race calendar (Colorado + Casco Bay)
37:06 How Hugh & Sarah teamed up: Partner Finder to Casco Bay chemistry
39:54 Aligning paces & teamwork: tethering, navigation, and ocean-current pro tips
44:25 From dream to reality: qualifying strategy and committing to ÖTILLÖ Worlds
47:09 Boots on the ground in Sweden: course recon, slippery rocks, and race-day decisions
52:53 Race-day highs & lows: Orno grind, cutoffs, leapfrogging friends, and the Uto finish
01:03:53 What’s next: Colorado Swimrun, long-distance training from afar, and dialing transitions
01:10:51 Partners Month advice: choosing the right teammate & why the tether is magic
01:15:25 Wrap-up & outro: where to follow, support the show, and keep swimrunning