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5d ago
Goggles, fins, underwater headphones... it's all here! We're on the approach to Christmas. It's that time of year when swimmers restock their aquatic gear and equipment. Maybe you're looking for a gift to surprise a special swimmer in your life, or you're hunting for the ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
2w ago
For the fourth interview in our 'SwimTrekkers' series, we spoke to award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ian Darling, who just directed ‘The Pool’ about the iconic Icebergs pool in Sydney, Australia… Bondi Icebergs is known as the 'most photographed pool in the world' - any of you ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
1M ago
More trips will be on offer in 2025 than ever before! Spaces are already selling fast for our selection of new trips for 2025. The only problem you've raised is there may be too many to choose from. So, to make life a little easier, we've laid out all our 2025 additions below in order of ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
2M ago
The Hellespont swim is always a historic day in the SwimTrek calendar… This crossing from Europe to Asia is the adventure that inspired our founder, Simon Murie, to pioneer swimming holidays for a global market. Back in 2000, Simon celebrated his 30th birthday by doing this swim. He followed the ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
3M ago
For the third interview in our 'SwimTrekkers' series, we spoke to the unstoppable ultra-marathon swimmer, Sarah Thomas... This was our third interview in this series and we were thrilled to chat with an inspiring swimmer who has completed some of the world's longest swims, Sarah ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
3M ago
'I swim for each and every single person that has ever been touched by cancer...' Scoping out the Ocean's Seven as a high school senior is something outside the realms of imagining for most of us. Yet Maya Merhige is not your typical classmate. Aged 16, this Californian marathon ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
4M ago
What 3 questions are SwimTrek coaches asked most often? Every year we run Coaching Camps around the world. We speak to every species of swimmer you could imagine. Of course, our world-class coaches hear all kinds of questions too. In this blog, we've picked out 3 questions that keep coming ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
4M ago
2025 adventures in the world’s best open waters - our way to connect you to fellow swimmers, stunning locations and initiatives that are kind to our planet... Our partnership with 1% For The Planet continues, which offers 1% of our annual revenue to environmental partners. In our approach to B ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
7M ago
Debut author. Double British Champion. First Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. Who better to speak to than Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell for the second interview in our 'SwimTrekkers' series? There will always be boundaries in swimming - that much is clear to us from an early age. When ..read more
SwimTrek Blog
7M ago
We spend most of our time at SwimTrek HQ finding you the best open water adventures in locations around the world. When we’re not spinning globes, we also keep a look-out for the latest swimming kit to enhance your experiences in the water... This year, we’re excited to partner with some of the ..read more