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SwimTrek: Photo of the Year, 2023

By Jack Hudson , 13 December, 2023

What a year it's been! And what better way is there to look back on it all than with a collection of 2023 photo highlights?

Coming to the end of another exciting year for SwimTrek, we've been delighted to see all of you around the world on your various aquatic adventures. In 2023, we decided to run three competitions for all the photographers (both guests and guides) out there on location.

Below you'll find all our favourite candidates, picked throughout the course of this year. We've packed in everything from shipwrecks in the Maldives to dolphins leaping in the Outer Hebrides.

To make final decisions we rallied together here at SwimTrek HQ and settled on 3 winners for the 2 photo competitions from a selection of 10 outstanding entries each. It was a very difficult task, so please don't be disheartened if you didn't make it in this year - an action-packed 2024 is coming up soon!


Our Candidates


The Prizes

  • Photo Of The Year - Free SwimTrek (🥇Gold), £100 Credit (🥈Silver), £50 Credit (🥉Bronze)

  • Moment Of The Year - We will contact our 3 winning guides individually about their prizes

  • Selfie Of The Year - A free bag of SwimTrek goodies!


So, let's plunge back into our memories of 2023 and find out what you discovered behind your lenses this year...


Photo Of The Year | Guest Competition

What were some of your favourite sightings and swims in the world's waters?


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GOLD 🥇 | 'Fjords Of Montenegro' by Scott Milbert - Montenegro Fjords


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SILVER 🥈 | 'Crete Divers' by Leanne Hastings - Crete Discovery


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BRONZE 🥉 | '60K Shark Island Swimmers' by Joshua Ingram - SwimTrek 60K


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ENTRY 1 | 'Mirrored In Milos' by Marie Corley - Milos, Greece


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ENTRY 2 | 'The Trojan Horse' by Afşin Çelik - The Hellespont


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ENTRY 3 | 'So Many Memories' by Kerryne Kraus - All SwimTrek Trips


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ENTRY 4 | ‘Leaping Dolphins’ by Nick Lansberry - Outer Hebrides


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ENTRY 5 | ‘Another Milos Sunset’ by Andrew Ragless - Milos, Greece


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ENTRY 6 | 'On A Beach In Baja' by Daron Larson - Baja Peninsula


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ENTRY 7 | 'Lakes And Tarns' by Ali Philips - Lake District, UK


Big congratulations to our three guest winners - Scott, Leanne and Daron! We will be in touch soon with details on how to claim your prizes.


Moment Of The Year | Guide Competition

What were the most memorable moments for our guides this year?


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GOLD 🥇 | 'Slovenian Alps' by Thomas Oliver - Lake Bled & Slovenian Alps


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SILVER 🥈 | 'Shipwreck And Swimmer' by Rosie Smith - The Maldives


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BRONZE 🥉 | 'Happy To Be In Hawaii' by Marlys Cappaert - Big Island, Hawaii


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ENTRY 1 | 'Swimming Sicily' by Edmondo Paciocco - Aeolian Islands, Sicily


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ENTRY 2 | 'Galapagos Surprise' by Marlys Cappaert - Galapagos Islands


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ENTRY 3 | 'The Divers' by Sian Williams - SwimTrek Classics


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ENTRY 4 | ‘Reef Fish Spotting’ by Jason Brandt - Open Water Development, Hawaii


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ENTRY 5 | ‘Three... Two... One...’ by Amy Taylor - The Maldives


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ENTRY 6 | 'SwimTrekkers In Montenegro' by Rosie Smith - Montenegro Fjords


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ENTRY 7 | 'Lost World' by John Lester - Komodo Islands


Congratulations to our fantastic guide winners - Marlys and Rosie! We will reach out directly with details on how to claim your prizes.


Selfie Of The Year | Guide & Guest Competition

Let's see some of your best guide and guest shots when the camera swings the other way!


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WINNER 🥇 | 'Sally & Andrea' by Sally McGrath - Milos


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ENTRY 1 | ‘On The Boat In Croatia’ by Jane Hansom - Croatia


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ENTRY 2 | 'The Lakes' by Jason Brandt - Cascade Lakes


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ENTRY 3 | 'In New York' by Marlys Cappaert & Benjamin McIvor - North America


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ENTRY 4 | ‘Sicily In Style’ by Edmondo Paciocco - Aeolian Islands, Sicily


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ENTRY 5 | ‘Sunset In Baja’ by Lea Smoot - Baja Peninsula


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ENTRY 6 | 'SwimTrek Do The Dart 10K' by Lara McKinnon - Dart 10K


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ENTRY 7 | 'Swimming The Lycian Way' by Clare Newbury - Lycian Way


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ENTRY 8 | 'Escape To Malta' by SwimTrekkers - Malta


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ENTRY 9 | 'Big Island Swimmers' by Sarah Johnson - Big Island, Hawaii


Huge thanks to all our photographers and swimmers around the world this year. We have truly loved seeing all of you having such incredible moments out there together in our lakes, rivers and seas. Swim caps off to our selected candidates and a special congratulations to all our winners as well! :)


Do you have a photo you'd like to put forward for Photo of the Year, 2024? Please send your entries to us in the New Year at SwimTrek Marketing...

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