A characteristic feature of the DTS OUDERKERK course is, of course, the start on the sandy beach. The running athletes competing to be the first in the water always provides a special image. In both the sprint and the Olympic distance, you complete a so-called “land lap. This means that after a lap of swimming and walking a bit on the beach, you start your next lap of swimming.
OD participants complete three 500-meter swim laps, sprint participants do two 375-meter laps.