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Guest Photo of the Month - September 2018

September is a busy time for us here at SwimTrek, with the most amount of trips running in the entire year! As a result, we've had loads of great entries for our photos of the month. First Place Andrew sent in these incredible underwater shots of our guides Coll and Cliff out in the Greek...

Guides Photo of the Month - August 2018

Our guides have been enjoying swimming around the world in August and they've took a great bunch of photos between them too! Our winners this month have enjoyed swims from around Europe in a mix of coastal and fjord based locations. WINNER Trish caught our guests in Montenegro having fun in...

Guest Photo of the Month - August 2018

Summer is in full swing and our guests have been having a ball on our incredible trips! August has provided yet more great holiday snaps and we've featured our favourites below: First Place We love this stunning shot from Kelly on her first morning in Perast, Montenegro. Second Place A...

5 Top SwimTrek Locations for Underwater Exploring

Whilst we love swimming and floating atop of the seas, a host of amazing sights await you under the water’s surface. Which of our favourite destinations for the best underwater scenery have you been to? Ionian Explorer Our Ionian Explorer is a favourite of many of our SwimTrek guides and it’s...

Swimming’s A Family Affair: The Special Feeling of Completing the Bosphorus With Loved Ones

The Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim Race represents many things to many people, be it a chance to push physical limits by finishing as quickly as possible or by completing a mass participation event for the first time. Taking part in its 30th year, the 6.5km swim from Asia to Europe had its...

Swimming the Channel for the UK’s Coastal Waters: Lewis Pugh’s Incredible Challenge to Save our Seas

UN Patron of the Oceans, world open water swimmer and activitst Lewis Pugh takes on his latest endurance challenge ‘The Long Swim’ this summer, swimming the English Channel end to end as part of the worldwide Action for Oceans Campaign which aims to compel governments to fully protect at least...

Guides Photo of the Month - July 2018

July has seen many more great photo entries from our guides and this month's winners feature stunning destinations from around the Mediterranean. WINNER Coaching guide Mark snapped this great selfie of his group from one of our recent Mallorca Introduction to Open Water trips! RUNNER UP ...

Photo of the Month - July 2018

The temperature's rising and so is the quality of our incredible guests photo entries into our monthly competition. July's winners sees some unbelievable shots of our new Komodo National Park - Indonesia trip as well as snaps from swimming adventures around the world. Check out this...

Meet the SwimTrekker, Dr Nick Murch

Our SwimTrek guests have accomplished some incredible feats and our featured SwimTrekker this week is no exception. Dr Nick Murch is a highly experienced open water swimmer that balances his passion for swimming alongside a full time role as a consultant in acute medicine at the Royal Free...

12 Great UK Lidos

Nothing beats the freedom and the beauty of swimming in the open water, but if you’re landlocked or unable to get to your nearest river, lake or seaside, then an open air pool is the next best thing! We’ve picked out some of the most beautiful and interesting lidos from across the country. How...