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Posts by Jack Hudson

2022: Seasonal Swim Calendar

SwimTrek trips are on sale for 2022 and a year of less restricted travel lies ahead of us! To say we’re excited to bring you back to swimming outdoors – with a whole lot more options and variations on worldwide swim travel – would be an understatement… To celebrate the promise of more time abroad...

Around The World In 80 Swims (Part Two)

After a one week hiatus, we're back with Part Two of our global feature series, following international entries and aquatic tales from our favourite open water swimmers. We'll share updates every Thursday! Whisking you off to the world's most unique swim locations around the world,...

SwimTrek: Photo of the Year, 2021

This past month, we were passing around ideas about how to sum up 2021 for you. Then, as we often do, we began to scroll through our trove of SwimTrekker photos, from Sardinia's Emerald Coast to the Cascade Lakes of Oregon. Suddenly we found ourselves picking out a selection of some of our...

Recipes for SwimTrek Foodies

Who knows food better than the hungry swimmer? That dripping banquet hunter, exhausted after wrestling chop and fatigue – deprived of all but a few morsels scoffed while laid-out floating on the water, otter style. In this blog, we’re forgoing old methods of wolfing down carbs and sugar loading....

UK Update: Best Travel Options for October

Below information is correct as of 21.09.21 Good travel news at last! This past week (on September 17), we learned that the old ‘traffic light’ system we’ve all been getting used to will finally be transformed from October 4. All these changes have come in perfect time for October travel. The...

Croatia: Location Spotlight

Rocky shores, ancient coastal towns and warm Mediterranean waters… Croatia is everything an open water swimmer could ever dream of. Relaxed and balmy, washed by the bluest coastal waters, scattered with small islands and roamed by dolphins that play over sun-dappled reefs. Between the forested...

Lady of Avenel: Photo Diary, 2021

First, a little heads up for anyone eyeing up our tall ship experiences - if you join the upcoming September 5 Isle of Skye trip, you'll have a chance to swim with our Founder Simon Murie! The ancient briny is calling - it's time for high winds to buffet your swim sails as you hit the...

Milos: Photo Diary, 2021

So, you're thinking of travelling to Milos? You've certainly chosen a unique location. Volcanic Milos is an open geological museum. It sits wrapped around a central caldera, edged by smooth shelving that slides dramatically into turquoise waters. Swim with a backdrop of surreal rock...

Tried & Tested: Swim Goggle Buyer’s Guide

We've all had problems with goggles in the past, right? One pair keeps letting water in. Another fogs too quickly and leaves you pawing in the haze. Then, the clouds part... a heavenly cone of light lands on a pair unlike the others. It's that moment when brand and design have aligned to...

We’re Back at Latitude Festival

Latitude Festival is always a special date in the SwimTrek calendar - laid out in the grounds of Henham Park, the festival has run for over 15 years and always offers incredible acts in music, comedy, poetry, theatre and literature. And this year, we'll be back at Henham Lake to take you on...