The Hellespont swim is always a historic day in the SwimTrek calendar… This crossing from Europe to Asia is the adventure that inspired our founder, Simon Murie, to pioneer swimming holidays for a global market. Back in 2000, Simon celebrated his 30th birthday by doing this swim. He followed the...

For the third interview in our 'SwimTrekkers' series, we spoke to the unstoppable ultra-marathon swimmer, Sarah Thomas... This was our third interview in this series and we were thrilled to chat with an inspiring swimmer who has completed some of the world's longest swims, Sarah...

'I swim for each and every single person that has ever been touched by cancer...' Scoping out the Ocean's Seven as a high school senior is something outside the realms of imagining for most of us. Yet Maya Merhige is not your typical classmate. Aged 16, this Californian marathon...

2025 adventures in the world’s best open waters - our way to connect you to fellow swimmers, stunning locations and initiatives that are kind to our planet... Our partnership with 1% For The Planet continues, which offers 1% of our annual revenue to environmental partners. In our approach to B...

What 3 questions are SwimTrek coaches asked most often? Every year we run Coaching Camps around the world. We speak to every species of swimmer you could imagine. Of course, our world-class coaches hear all kinds of questions too. In this blog, we've picked out 3 questions that keep coming...

Debut author. Double British Champion. First Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. Who better to speak to than Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell for the second interview in our 'SwimTrekkers' series? There will always be boundaries in swimming - that much is clear to us from an early age. When...

Nevis to St Kitts race - a SwimTrekkers' experience.

SwimTrek's offerings this year are packed with Pioneer trips and waters we've never swum before, from Turkey's Bozburun Peninsula to the tropical open waters of Fiji... Explore our unique selection of new trips for 2024 as we dive deep into award-winning locations, curated and...

Our active holidays are safe, comfortable and always exciting. You don’t have to take our word for it, we’ve picked out insights from SwimTrekkers last year to help introduce you to your first ever swimming trip... Newcomers, fear not, we all have the same concerns when we join our first...

It's important to know where you're headed back to after a day in the water. Next year, we've lined up an exciting new selection of venues for all your post-swim needs... In this blog, we're sharing some of our New Hotels For 2024 as well as a few returning favourites we know...