Article from our guest about Croatian swimming trip Our guest Jake Klauder from Oregon, USA, has been interviewed about his Croatian swimming trip with us for a local newspaper Herald and News. Jake and his wife Christine attended our week-long trip in August 2014 with other guests. Here are some of the quotes they say…
Guest reviews about our recent Croatia swimming trips I just wanted to thank you again for such a fantastic trip - everything was perfect! We had an absolutely amazing time and came home feeling completely inspired! I have blogged about our trip here in case you are interested: http://bikesplashbike.com/adventure-training/a-croatian-adventure-with-strel-swimming/ We cannot wait to come away…
Just back from an amazing week with Strel Swimming Adventures in Montenegro. A fantastic trip that I would thoroughly recommend to anyone who loves swimming. The holiday has the right balance of swimming, two 2km swims a day with scope to do longer distances if you prefer as well as a spot of walking and…
One of our recent guests from Cardiff, Wales was inspired by our Montenegro swimming holiday and wrote a nice song about the trip experience. Strel Montenegro Swimming Song (to the tune of Gold! by Spandau Ballet) Thank you for coming here I´m sorry that it´s ending so soon The first trip to Montengro in June…
South England´s coast offers some amazing open water places to swim and explore. I went with a friend to explore some swimming spots on 1st May, 2015. We knew the water temperature in the sea would not be the warmest, but this did not stop us from undertaking our swimming exploration. Lulworth, most famous for…
A Sheikh in Bahrain invited our founder, Martin Strel, to swim with him. On the 14th March 2014, Bahrain sportsman Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, completed a gruelling 35km charity swim. The swim took him from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, with Martin Strel and others, in order to raise funds for charity. The challenge…
Finland was the host of the 9th World Winter Swimming Championships in 2014. The northern country of numerous lakes and natural beauties was certainly a great venue. 1,245 swimmers attended this popular and growing event in the Lapland city of Rovaniemi, close to the Arctic circle. Competitors came from far and wide, for example, Finland,…
Strel Swimming will be exhibiting at Big Chill Swim, a popular winter swimming event in the UK. On 1.February, 2014 over 600 brave winter swimmers will be jumping into beautiful Lake Windermere in the Lake District National Park in northern England. There are several disciplines happening: 30m penguin dip, 30m breaststroke, 60m freestyle, 4 x…
We live in a digital era and new applications are developed every day. Mobile phones are great tool for travelling nowadays and a lot of people use them while on the go. Slovenia is known as a high tech developed country. Its public agency Spirit (I Feel Slovenia) has introduced a new mobile application about…
Read the review of swimming on Lake Powell with us written by one of our guests in 2013. Borut and Martin Strel have the best kept secret in open water swimming! I have swum in some pretty amazing places... between the Isles of Greece, the warm waters of the Caribbean, off the Turquoise Coast of…
Lake Powell is a man-made body of Colorado water that floods immense canyons in the northern Arizona wilderness. We operate a unique canyon swimming adventure tours on this lake for several years. Epic backdrops, big walls and massive red rocks make Lake Powell the world’s largest reflecting pool, a liquid hall of mirrors. Gare Joyce is…
Strel Swimming guide and swim coach Giovanna Richards (G), has had a busy few months in the UK. She is competing in the UK Cold Water Championships and organising the first ever UK Ice Mile Swim. She reached the finals in the UK Championships, swimming in 1.5 degree water at Tooting Bec Lido in London.…
The desert states of the American South West may seem an unlikely swim holiday destination but as Jonathan Knott discovers, this could not be further from the truth. Home to unreal shapes, wide-open vistas and world-famous landmarks, the desert states of the south-western United States are like nothing else on earth. Spectacular though they undeniably…
On 23 February, 2013, Bled tourist board and Strel Swimming organised the traditional winter swimming cup at Lake Bled in Slovenia. We were proud to host swimmer for the Lake Bled Winter Swimming Cup 2013 from nine countries including Australia, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, United Kingdom and USA. There was 67 brave swimmers…
On 26 January, 2013 we are attending the traditional 5th UK Cold Water swimming championships at Tooting Bec Lido in London. We all invite you to come to this fantastic event for winter swimming at Tooting bec Lido and visit our stand in the main marquee. We have donated our Slovenian swimming holiday which will be…
Nick is a world traveller and a passionate open water swimmer from Australia. He came on our Croatia sea swimming trip in August 2012 with a group of friends from Australia and USA. We loved guiding this trip and we cannot wait to host this fun-loving gang again. Nick often writes reviews and blogs about…
One of the world’s foremost long distance swimmers was in Page, Arizona leading a swimming tour at Lake Powell. Some people like to swim with dolphins, but an increasing number also enjoy Martin Strel Swimming Adventures in Arizona. Swimmer’s skills vary from avid swimmers to recreational amateurs who come here for pure adventures and stunning…
On September 5th, 2012 Martin Strel swam from the Statue of Liberty to the Freedom Tower in New York City. Strel’s “Liberty to Freedom Swim”, dedicated to the victims and heroes of 9/11, connects the symbol for a future of liberty from oppression to the symbol for future free from terror, and symbol of peace.…