Photo And Video Of The Year, 2025 (Photo Winners Announced: 19 Dec)

It's that time of the year when we shine a light on all the special memories you've made in the water...

The annual Photo and Video of the Year competition is back with another mid-December collection of our favourite (and most engaged with) photos and videos from 2025 adventures.

Many of our camera-wielding swimmers have shared captured memories with us, which we've presented to our community, who've had the final word on selecting our shortlist. Each of the winners was then carefully chosen by our Brighton-based team at SwimTrek HQ.

Before we dive in, we want to give a special shoutout to our professional videographers and photographers who've been on trips with you this year. They shot some incredible videos in Patmos, Fiji, Montenegro and St Kitts and Nevis. Also, the photos they've taken have been simply incredible - just take a look below:

Many of our SwimTrek guests and guides have also been sending us their most memorable moments, from surprise arrivals of dolphin pods in the Sea Of Cortez to an array of your finest dives and water entries. This year, the prizes have been a great incentive to get you posting your adventures and inspiring others to swim places they might never have dreamed of going before.

Thanks so much to all of you who submitted entries - again, it was not easy for SwimTrek HQ to select their winners this year.

Prizes

Guest: Photo Of The Year - £1000 ($1329 USD) account credit

Guest: Video Of The Year - £1000 ($1329 USD) account credit

Guest Winner: We will add the credit to your account with a 1-year validity. This will be available to use at the checkout of your booking. You only need to have made your booking within the year, rather than travel within the year.

Guide Winner: We will contact you separately via email regarding your prizes.

Scroll to the bottom to find out who won the video contest as well.

The Shortlist

Photo Of The Year | Guest Competition

Like last year, our shortlist was chosen from the 'most engaged with' photos shared on our social channels. If you made this list, you stopped those scrollers in their tracks!

WINNER 🥇 | TBD

ENTRY 1 | 'Lycian Boat Group' by Janelle McCosker - Lycian Way (Turkey)

ENTRY 2 | 'Swimming With The Fishes' by Lauren Elder - Ionian Explorer (Greece)

ENTRY 3 | 'Climbing The Coast' by Peter McGarian - Montenegro Coast (Montenegro)

ENTRY 4 | 'Blue-Green Waters' by Sanchia Templar - Ithaca Odyssey (Greece)

ENTRY 5 | 'Baja Dinner' by Carolyn King - Baja Peninsula (Mexico)

ENTRY 6 | 'Montenegro Butterfly' by Kimberley - Montenegro Fjords (Montenegro)

ENTRY 7 | 'Happy Water Entry' by Michelle Massy - Emerald Coast (Sardinia)

ENTRY 8 | 'Tropical Smiles' by Kim Cook - Palawan Paradise (The Philippines)

ENTRY 9 | 'Cyclades Dive' by Astrid - Greek Cyclades (Greece)

ENTRY 10 | 'Blue Earth Village Pool' by Arnaud - Shipwreck Coast (Bali)

Photo Of The Year | Guide Competition

Of course, our guides are keenly watching our swimmers and offering support. Every now and then, they also capture a little open water magic as it unfolds!

WINNER 🥇 | TBD

ENTRY 1 | 'Full Boat In The Cyclades' by Amba- Greek Cyclades (Greece)

ENTRY 2 | 'The Islands Of Raja Ampat' by Eoin - Raja Ampat (Indonesia)

ENTRY 3 | 'Headed To Sea In Sardinia' by Madison Malherbe - Emerald Coast (Sardinia)

ENTRY 4 | 'Mount Agung At Dusk' by Marlys - Shipwreck Coast (Bali)

ENTRY 5 | 'Undersea Antics' by Eabha - YogaSwim Crete (Greece)

ENTRY 6 | 'Making A Friend' by Jason - Cozumel Escape (Mexico)

ENTRY 7 | 'On Sunlit Shingle In Italy' by Edmondo - Tremiti Islands (Italy)

ENTRY 8 | 'Friendly Faces' by Ali - Milos Explorer (Greece)

ENTRY 9 | 'Galapagos Shore Swimmers' by Paul - Galapagos Explorer (Ecuador)

ENTRY 10 | 'Among The Slovenian Alps' by Fern - Lake Bled and Slovenian Alps (Slovenia)

Video Of The Year, 2025

WINNER 🥇 | 'Swimmers From Drone Eyes' by Rowan Sinden (Guest) - Crete Discovery (Greece)

WINNER 🥇 | 'Dolphin Surprise' by Jason Brandt (Guide) - Sea Of Cortez (Mexico)

The standard really was very high this year and we want to acknowledge everyone who took the time to send us moments from their adventures around the world. Your entries have made us more excited than ever for 2026 - another year of taking you to some of our favourite waters around this big, blue planet of ours.

Want to take part in 2026? Visit our competition page to learn more about how you can be involved