2005 SwimTrek Brochure is now out!
If we have your address, you should be receiving the
new brochure within the next month or so. If we
don't have your details and you would like to receive
the new brochure, then please contact the office and
we will get one out to you.
The new brochure is full of information on our 9
destinations as well as containing the recommended
training plan and other useful information.
We look forward to seeing you ýn the near future.
SwimTrek 2005 Dates
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Greetings!
With over 10 trips already completed, the 2004 season
is already into full swing. If you are coming on a trip
this year, then we look forward to meeting you. If you
are unable to make it then please have a look at our
2005 dates, for a trip that is suitable for you.
In addition, we are pleased to announce the launching
of our Australian and New Zealand trips for the 2005
season. Full details will be available on our website
from next week.
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| Monthly Trip Focus: The River Thames
| | |  The cleanest major river of the UK, The Thames begins
its long and winding journey just south of Cheltenham
and goes through leafy Gloucestershire villages before
entering Oxford, Abingdon, Henley, Hampton Court and
eventually London.Upriver (where we swim) the Thames is an idyllic world
of flowing water and tree-lined banks, with abundant
wildlife to keep us company as we travel down this
historic waterway. A classic Thames Narrowboat acts
as our escort as well as doubles for our overnight
accomodation. This therefore gives us the oppurtunity
to choose when and where we stop along the way.
Surely the ultimate way to see this classic river. More Information on the Thames swým... | | |
| Notes from a SwimTreker
| | |  Helen Crawford (right of photo), an experienced club
swimmer, but an open water novice, writes about her
recent trip to Croatia and what she experienced whilst
swimming around the Dalmatian coast.Read Helen's article | | |
| "The Swimmer" by John Cheever
| | |  Remember Burt Lancaster swimming from pool to pool in
the film "The Swimmer". The film was based on the
classic short story by John Cheever. Set in an affluent
Connecticut district, the story follows a bored
suburbanite, Ned Merrill, who one summer morning
decides to swim home via the pools of his wealthy
friends. His journey is one of embarrassment, humiliation
and passion."He seemed to see, with a cartographer's eye, that
string of swimming pools, that quasi-subterranean
stream that curved across the county....The day was
beautiful and it seemed to him that a long swim might
enlarge and celebrate its beauty." Read The full short story... | | |
| Newspaper & Magazine Articles
| | |  This Saturday's (10th July) UK Independent newspaper
has an article on SwimTrek's new Croatian trip in its
Travel Section.In addition, the current (August) issue of the
UK "Health & Fitness" magazine carries an interesting
feature on Open Water Swimming, covering
recommended technique training. | | |
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