March 8th is International Women’s Day and an opportunity for us to celebrate the many inspiring women who propel our sport of ocean swimming forward... Since 1926, when Gertrude Ederle coated herself in grease and braved the Atlantic cold and blooms of jellyfish for 14 hours to cross the...

Get ready for the ultimate itinerary of Greek swimming holidays to pack 2026 with sunlit memories... Imagine spending weeks and months exploring gorgeous Greek waters, hopping from island to island chasing the best swims available. It's a lovely daydream, and it got the SwimTrek HQ team...

It's time to answer one of your most commonly asked questions... There are a few things we're often asked that relate to being fitness-ready for our trips, like: "Will I be left behind? and "How fit do I need to be to enjoy a swimming holiday?" It's important to...

Whether you're preparing for a competitive open water swimming event or dreaming of completing a legendary channel swim, the key to success is preparation - physically, mentally, and strategically. Open water swims, particularly ultra endurance swims like the English Channel, require...

The Early Season is upon us and it's time to finally step out into the shallows of 2026... In this blog, we're sharing all this year's early season getaways with a view to getting you excited for our nearest adventures. We have popular departures coming up these next few months to a...

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...

2025 will forever go down in SwimTrek history as the year we Swam The World! We're still reeling from the excitement of what you did this past November! As many of you know, our annual SwimTrek60k virtual swim challenge evolved this year and we set ourselves the epic challenge of swimming ...

Patmos is one of our new locations and somewhere we in the office have all been dying to swim. Towards the end of this year, Lydia drew the lucky card and got to join one of our departures there… The Greek Island of Patmos may look a little unassuming at first, but the 'Holy Island' is a...

Jenny has returned from balmy Bozburun with tales to share from her first SwimTrek experience… We caught up with one of our newest staff members at SwimTrek HQ, Jenny, who just came back to us after swimming along the Bozburun peninsula, south of Marmaris, guided by Scott and Bev. Out there,...

Bringing you more new trips for 2026! There’s a whole new world of water waiting to be explored with SwimTrek's new trips and, to make it easier for you to explore what’s on offer, we’ve listed all of our new 2026 additions in order of their very first departure. From Indonesia’s turquoise...