SwimTrek attended the world class swimming facility in Greensboro which was full of speedy swimmers with nearly 2000 swimmers, representing 219 swim clubs for the US Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring Nationals in Greenboro, North Carolina. Our mission was to pique an interest in open water swimming...

I am not just passionate about Croatia – I am passionate about SWIMMING and wherever there is water, I want to be there. Croatia was just the “cherry on the top”! I discovered SwimTrek’s website and decided that my first trip overseas was going to be the Croatia Dalmatian Coast. What could be...

Since the early years of SwimTrek we’ve been taking swimmers from across the globe to participate in the iconic Hellespont and Dardanelles. For 2016 we’ve expanded our swim race offer with additions to our calendar including the ever popular Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim, poetic Coppa Byron...

SwimTrek attended the YMCA Master National Meet in Sarasota Florida this past weekend (April 15-17). This meet has been held annually since 1976, and this was the fourth time it was hosted by the Sarasota Shark Masters. There were nearly 500 swimmers at the meet from 52 different teams across the...

My first SwimTrek experience was 10 years ago. I went to Croatia and I was worried. I was worried about getting to this little known town called Prvić, worried about being amongst possible Olympian swimming champions and even worried about swimming in the deep sea. Yep, I was scared. Travelling...

Looking back to 2003, SwimTrek’s first year, brings me a mix of misty eyed sentimentality and pride in what we managed to achieve in that inaugural year. It all kicked off in July of that year, when we ran our first ever trip to the Greek Cyclades. Our first base was the small island of Antiparos...

What better way to remember your SwimTrek experience than by shooting some good photos. I don’t have any photography skills but with lots of trial and error with underwater photography, and listening other swimmers, I have managed to get a few nice underwater shots. Here are some suggestions if...

With stunning waters, great food and like minded people, it's not unusual for friendships to form on a SwimTrek trip. For some something a little magical happens, and a romance blossoms. And so with Valentines day this weekend, we thought we would share some loving tales of SwimTrekkers who...

As the sun set on London on Wednesday 3rd February, SwimTrek held it's first social and talk evening at The Brockwell Lido Cafe, London. With drinks in hand, seasoned and new SwimTrekkers settled into their chairs as Kevin Murphy AKA 'King of the Channel' kicked off the evening with...

With 2016 now in full swing, it's time to start thinking about where to go swimming this year. To help you along the way, here are our top picks for 2016; Early Season Escape | British Virgin Islands What better way to start your year than with sun-blushed swims in the Caribbean. On this...