Fredrik Bengtsson, Creator of Frank Paddle

<p>Welcome to episode fifty of the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/">Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>We’re dubbing this show our carbon fiber episode. Today we have the founder of <a href="https://www.frankpaddle.com/">Frank Paddle</a>, Fredrik Bengtsson. As most, if not all, triathletes (current or former) would, we geek out a lot in this interview about carbon fiber, the design process, and the future of <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/paddles-for-swimrun">swim paddles for Swimrun</a>. We can’t wait to share this interview with you! </p><p>More on this later in the show.</p><p><strong>Shoutouts</strong></p><p>This week we’re shouting out to our listeners in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Looks like they have a burgeoning Swimrun scene in Southeastern Brazil and we’re grateful for you all tuning in to the show. Muito Obrigado!</p><p><strong>This Week in Swimrun (Powered by </strong><a href="https://raceid.com/en/"><strong>Raceid.com</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>A cool race took place this past weekend in Cape Town South Africa. The #GetWrecked Cape Experience Swimrun put on by <a href="https://torpedoswimrun.com/">Torpedo Swimrun</a> looked like a lot of fun. On their website they refer to the sport of Swimrun as “wildly cool” and we obviously agree. The photos of the event looked amazing with beach runs, rough ocean swims, and a lot of smiling faces. As a bonus programming alert: we’re already looking to get their race director Richard on the show to chat about the Swimrun scene in South Africa.</p><p>Our friends <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/fanny-kuhn">Fanny</a> and <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/desire-andersson">Desirée’s</a> <a href="https://raceid.com/en/races/7361/about">Champions Christmas Challenge</a> is on its third week. The social media photo theme for this week is Christmas trees so post up your workout pics wearing Christmasy stuff for a chance to win some awesome prizes…even a coveted <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/store">Löw Tide Böyz t-shirt.</