"You do realise this SwimTrek is a swift swim"! That sentence leapt from the email. What have I done I asked myself. My husband, a keen swimmer was wanting to go on a SwimTrek holiday. Some people choose walking holidays, some choose to cycle (activities I enjoy) but my husband wanted...

With summer officially here and the waters warming in the UK, more people will be heading to lakes, rivers and the coast to take a dip or open water swim. We want everyone to have fun and of course experience the beauty of open water swimming and dipping, but want to encourage you all to do it...

We were strangers from all parts of the world – Australia (East and West), Belgium, England, Wales, and the US – circled around a glass coffee table overlooking the Aegean Sea that never ended on Schinoussa Island. I can be quite shy meeting someone for the first time, and it takes me awhile to...

In true pioneering spirit, we've become a partner of the brand new two-day open water swimming festival in the heart of London, Swim Serpentine. SwimTrek has become the ‘Official Swimming Holiday Partner’ of the mass-participation event that will see up to 6,000 swimmers take the plunge into...

SwimTrek are heading back to the waters at Latitude Festival for a weekend of early morning adventure swims and coaching sessions. ADVENTURE SWIM For those looking for something even more enthralling, SwimTrek will be offering a chance to get a taste of adventure swimming. This escorted adventure...

“Kalimera! Good morning swimmers.” “Today we are…….” spoiled for choice. “Work it, work it, work it!?” If that confuses you, you haven’t met Akis. If you haven’t met Akis you haven’t been on the Cyclades SwimTrek: the original SwimTrek and worthy of all that followed it. You haven’t boarded the...

After reading my blog telling of my Open water journey, a friend I first met on a SwimTrek trip to Croatia wondered if I was going to write about my progress skill wise over the last four years. I have to confess, it hadn’t crossed my mind, but after several different guides, coaching methods...

Kaş, Turkey was never on my wanderlust list mainly because I’ve never heard of Kaş. Swimming for a week in the deep turquoise blue, island-to-island, coast-to-coast, with soon to be friends wasn’t the usual way I traveled, it was different. When my boyfriend and I just started dating in 2014 he...

Starting a piece of writing is difficult- how do you grab a reader’s attention, make them want to read on, share your thoughts and ideas and feelings! I have thought long and hard about how and where to start this blog and finally figured the old cliché, at the beginning, was as good a place as...

When any of my family members or friends question me about my experience to Lithuania, I don’t think any of them expect me to tell them that the Baltic Lakes was an unforgettable experience and one that I will remember for a lifetime. This trip was truly magical and no matter what type of...