The national 'Syndum' campaign was launched at Ásvallalaug.

The water is our friend – let's flow!   

„The water is our friend,“ said Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, the mayor, and launched the initiative. Swim together around Iceland at Ásvallalaug this morning.  

The Icelandic Sports and Olympic Association, in collaboration with the Icelandic Swimming Association, is running a national swimming campaign from 1 to 30 November 2024. Opening ceremony Sins took place at Ásvallalaug today on the initiative's opening day, where the mayor, among others, gave a short speech before a group of swimmers from the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Club symbolically kicked off the initiative with a swim. Last year, participants swam a total of 26,862.93 km, or just over 20 laps around the country. Of these, Ásvallalaug had the most kilometres swum in total. 

„Many people even say that swimming is the perfect sport. Not only does swimming strengthen us physically, but it is also a great way to improve mental well-being, find calm and reset.“ says Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, the mayor.  

„I encourage the people of Hafnarfjörður and everyone across the country to take to the water, sign up and improve their health in the nation's swimming pools. Let's make the water our friend in November. 

A health and encouragement initiative for all the nation's people  

Sins is a health and motivational initiative that appeals to all the nation's people. The aim of Sins is encouraging the public to be more active in their daily lives, using swimming as one way to do so. Last year, schools and swimming clubs were also particularly encouraged to take part, and this will be the case again this year.

Sins is part of European Sports Week, which aims to promote sport and physical activity across Europe and thus counteract the growing sedentary lifestyle of the general public. Swimming is for everyone, regardless of age, background or physical condition, and is an ideal form of exercise that strengthens the cardiovascular system, lungs and muscles. It is also a great and enjoyable pastime that the whole family can do together.  

The field is www.syndum.is 

All participants' registered swimming metres are collected and displayed on the homepage. www.syndum.is. On the website, you can see how many laps people have swum around Iceland. The site also contains interesting facts and information about all the country's swimming pools.

• To take part, you need to register on the website: www.syndum.is and go to My Registrations. It is simple to choose a username and password and register your synta metrics. Those who have a username from the Lifeshape or Cycle to Work can use it to log in.  

For further information, please contact us via email: syndum@isi.is