End of Season Swim Gala, BBQ & Party-23rd October!
Enjoy a lovely evening relaxing in the grounds of the
classic 1930's Art Deco Brockwell Lido in South London.
Together with good food, fine drinks and fellow
swimmers, it should all add up for a great evening.
Everyone is welcome, whether you have been on a
SwimTrek trip or not. You can chat with our guides and
meet other swimmers from varied backgrounds.
If you come early, you will get a chance to enter into
the SwimTrek Swimming Gala. Every level catered for
from Scenic Swimmer races through to Guides Races.
We'll even have a game of Water Polo going on at some
stage!
Also, If you're thinking of coming on a trip next year,
then this is an excellent way to chat with our guides,
look at photos and meet those swimmers who have
experienced the trip first hand.
There's still time to get yourself a ticket. Just click on
the link below for information on getting there and how
to get a ticket....See You There!
Click here for the invitation....
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Greetings!
Well, what a year! We have run around 30 trips this
year and still have a few more to go. It's also been a
year of historical firsts! The first ever swim from the
Turkish mainland to the ancient island of Tenedos
(Bozcaada). While, in Britain we swam The Thames
from Lechlade into Oxford, a trip which will feature in
London's Evening Standard next year.
On the subject of firsts, on Saturday 23rd October we
are holding our inaugural SwimTrek end of season
Gala, BBQ & Party. It will be a good opportunity to
enjoy a lovely evening by the pool as well as catching
up with SwimTrek swimmers and guides. In addition,
there will be a prize draw in aid of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institute for the chance to win a free
SwimTrek trip to the location of your choice for the
2005 season.
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| 1st 70 Year Old swims the English Channel
| | |  Channel history was made this summer when George
Brunstad, became at the age of 70, the oldest person
to swim the English Channel. He completed the swim in
just under 16 hours.New York Times Article on George's swim.... | | |
| Notes from a SwimTreker
| | |  Sergio Semon from Spain writes about his experiences,
(including his visit to the local Hamam-see photo) on
his recent trip to Turkey, to swim the fabled
Hellespont.This crossing is the divide between Asia and
Europe and was the site in Greek mythology of
Leander's nightly swims to his beloved Hero. The poet,
Lord Byron swam it in Leander's honour in 1810. Sergio's Story... | | |
| Croatian SwimTrek covered by The Independent
| | |  Britain's Independent Newspaper came on one of the
first trips that we ran to Croatia.Journalist Christine Rush with minimal open water
swimming experience describes her experiences over a
week and how she overcame the final day's 6km swim! The full Independent article... | | |
| To Stretch or not to Stretch: That is the Question
| | |  Never has one issue led to such a divergence of
opinions on our SwimTrek trips as that of stretching
prior to and after swimming.In the following article we wade through the rumour
and try and deliver a definitive answer to that question. Read it here... | | |
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