A new year is upon us and with it comes a year of potential. Potential personal challenges to achieve and bucket list destinations to tick off. Potential new fitness goals to reach. Potential new swimming friends to make from all over the world. We can’t wait to take you on these incredible...

Welcome to 2019 and to our new look guest photo of the month competition. This year, we've handed over the control to YOU as we've asked for you to vote for your favourite photos yourself. The staff in the office don't want to miss out on the fun either and they've also selected a...

Happy New Year to you all! This month, we're throwing it back to some of the fun we had on swimming holidays last summer, as well as looking ahead to the future as we welcome new arrivals for our guiding family. Check out our favourite submissions for photo of the month below. Winner! ...

SwimTrek has just returned from the 8th Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido this weekend and it certainly did not disappoint! Great costumes, over 750 swimmers and of course the chance to meet so many SwimTrekkers in person. The SwimTrek HQ team also put out two relay teams, of...

If you’re an outdoor swimmer longing to get back in the waters after stuffing yourself silly this Christmas, we’ve picked out some of the biggest and maddest Christmas swims taking place across the UK this festive period. The only questions remaining are which ones to do and what fancy dress will...

We love receiving photos from guests and guides alike from our amazing locations around the world. To celebrate another great year of travelling the world through swimming, we've selected our 5 favourite photos from our guests and 5 favourites from our guides for 2018. We hope they inspire...

Whilst many of our guides take a well earned break, we still have trips running around the world and so our winter guides are right there with them. Our winning photos this month are as far apart as the fjords of Oman to swimming pools in London! Winner! Coll snapped the swimmers enjoying the...

The colder and darker days of winter are beginning to settle in, and a open water swim is for us the perfect remedy for banishing the winter blues! We've loved seeing our guests shots of their recent Autumn getaways and we've picked out this month's favourites below. First Place ...

For many open water swimmers, the Maldives is a dream destination; warm waters, the chance to swim alongside fish, rays and turtles, and the wide-open Indian Ocean to explore. We’ve found some great photos from our trips that show just how incredible a swimming holiday to the Maldives can be....

It’s cold. We get it. Though we love a cold-water dip here at SwimTrek HQ, it doesn’t quite compare to a warm swimming holiday abroad. If you’re longing for a swimming fix that’s the next level up from your local swimming pool, we’ve picked out some of our favourite destinations for enjoying the...