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Posts by Jack Hudson

Sustainable Travel: Catherine McKenna Interview

This week, we’ve launched our first trial episode of a new series we’re calling: ‘SwimTrekkers'. In the coming months, so long as this kind of content speaks to you, we’ll be reaching out to more of the fascinating individuals who’ve joined us on trips around the world, since we started out...

British Travel Awards, 2023: Voting Open!

SwimTrek have been nominated for the British Travel Awards, 2023 - voting is now open! If you've ever been on an adventure with us, and made lasting memories, please support us and vote for SwimTrek in the 2023 British Travel Awards! This year, we're working harder than ever and digging...

2023: UK Events Calendar

Calling all SwimTrekkers! Join us this summer in attendance and support of the United Kingdom's best-loved open water events. Swim with us as we continue to champion this unique sport we all love, working more closely than ever with our favourite communities and organisations across the...

Mallorca Guide Training (Photo Diary)

At the start of this month, our team of SwimTrek guides descended upon sunny Colonia St. Jordi for a week of training, bonding and refresher sessions, prior to our main season starting up... Overall, we had 50+ guides and staff in attendance to help us dive into the 2023 season in the right way!...

SwimTrek: Photo of the Year, 2022

Another year, another fresh selection of adventures captured by SwimTrekkers around the world... Coming to the close of 2022, a few weeks ago, we decided to run our annual photo round-up again and crown the definitive Photo of the Year from another year of exciting swim travel. This time, we...

SwimTrek Channel: New 2023 Videos!

We promised we'd keep our YouTube Channel fully stocked with fresh and professional content. So, here's a selection of the top videos we've just shared these past few months... Created by our videographer, Jess at the The Daily Lunge, these brand-new Trip Diaries help showcase our...

Around The World In 80 Swims (Part Four)

For the final time, we're ready to launch ourselves headfirst into another 20 astonishing adventures in seas, rivers, lakes, ponds - you name it! It's the final stretch in our open water odyssey with fresh entries every Thursday. We hope you enjoy Part Four of this global feature series:...

2023: Seasonal Swim Calendar

Here we have a definitive selection of SwimTrek trips on sale for 2023, from the early year return of our iconic Galapagos Islands adventure to the arrival of lesser-swum Pioneer trips in remote waters around the world… After a quiet few years of pandemic hibernation, we've brought our full...

Lewis Pugh Launches World's First Swim Across Red Sea

Lewis Pugh - endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans - has spent his life pioneering unique swims in the most vulnerable ecosystems on Earth. First person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world. Also, first to swim across the North Pole, and to swim the 528 km length...

30 Epic Events For Marathon Swimmers

One of the most common questions we’re asked is: ‘How good a swimmer do I need to be to go on a trip?’ The truth is, we have trips for all abilities (check out our Short Swims options) and even non-swimmers can get a kick out of riding boats, taking local walks, sightseeing and maybe even hopping...