Christofer Sundberg, Cofounder ARK Sports

<p>Welcome to episode seven of the Low Tide Boyz,a Swimrun Podcast!</p><p>We are beyond thrilled to have Christofer Sundberg, a swimrunner and Co-founder of <a href="https://www.arkswimrun.com/en/">Ark Sports</a> on the show this week. More on this later!</p><p>We’re just a few days away from the <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/races/catalina/">Ötillö Catalina</a> race and we’re ready for some fun! Our training went as well as could be expected but we’re definitely stoked to finally race an Ötillö event and meet so many people that have become fans of the show.</p><p>We also wanted to give a special shout out to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/westcoastswimrun/">@westcoastswimrun</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/swimrunlabs/">@swimrunlabs</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/this_is_trista/">@this_is_trista</a> for sharing DIY pro-tips for pull buoys and swim paddles. We love getting and sharing this content so tag us and we’ll make sure to spread the word.</p><p>Now back to this week’s interview! This is the first time that we’ve had a gear and apparel manufacturer on the show and we think that you’ll enjoy this interview about Christopher’s personal journey and how swimrun literally changed his life for the better. He worked in the video game space since 92 and started his own company, Avalanche Studios in 2003. He co-founded Ark Sports with Dennis Blomberg and Daniel Sand in 2017. Ark Sports is a title sponsor of Ötillö and they just recently announced their entrance into the U.S. market. You can read the press release <a href="https://www.endurancebusiness.com/2020/industry-news/ark-sports-establishes-operation-in-the-united-states/">here</a>. </p><p>After a near-drowning accident as a child and a slew of swimming schools later, Christofer signed up for a swimrun event in 2014 and was hooked on the sport ever since. It was only a few years later that he co-founded Ark Sports. As swimrun became his obsession, he learned that Dennis and Daniel were leaving Head Swimming in Sweden and they sta