It happens quite often that our guests write us an email after our swimming adventure about how they felt it. Below are some of the recent testimonials from our Lake Powell and Slovenian Lake swimming trips. I just want to thank you and Martin again for some of the best few days of my life. …
Our swimming friend Karen Reeder from usopenaterswimming.org is organizing a great Virtual Open Water Swim Challenge that takes you swimming from Alaska to Mississippi river to Great Salt Lake and more. Eligibility: Open to anyone who swims! Categories: Participants pick ONE of 5 goal distances to complete within the 6 month time-frame. After sign up,…
This is an article written by our guest Jacqui Tong who came on our Croatia trip this summer. A Strel Swimming Story From Croatia, thank you Jacqui, we very appreciate your words! It is often the case that when we are excited about something we run with high expectations and, sadly, reality doesn’t live up…
10 years ago legendary swimmer Martin Strel (Big River Man) swam the entire length of the America´s mighty Mississippi River. Later on he also conquered the improbable lengths and dangers of the Amazon, Yangtze, Danube and Paraná rivers and became the first human ever to have swum all 5 of the greatest rivers on the…
We were proud to meet a wonderful family from the Unites States which came all the way to Slovenia to swim with us. Believe it or not, they had a fantastic time and even put together a blog where they share their first hand experiences from the trip. The blog is called “Swimming Smiths”. Here…
Open water swimming is an increasingly popular activity, with people taking to inland lakes, rivers and canals as well as the open sea to reap the benefits of this exhilarating form of exercise. Inland lakes and rivers are ideal for beginners and experienced swimmers alike, and many lake and mountainside resorts offer open water swimming…
A new TV show Open Water Swimmer (Enigma man) premieres on National Geographic Channel, Thursday, May 10 at 7:00 pm (ET/PT). The one hour show features the mindset of great marathon swimmers. Is it possible to identify living individuals simply through clues on and inside their bodies? For forensic detectives and scientists, it’s the ultimate…
We would like to express a big thanks for coming and stopping at our stand on Saturday at H2open swimming event in Reading UK. Despite the rainy weather, hopefully you enjoyed the swim race, atmosphere and all our smiling faces. We were absolutely happy with the event organisation and look forward to return next year.…
Open water swimming is rapidly growing sport and creates more and more events every year. We currently run swimming adventure tours on Slovenian Lakes, Croatian Islands and at Lake Powell, Arizona. H2Open magazine is organising first H2Open Day on Saturday 28 April 2012 in Reading, UK. Event organiser calls it: »A day of open water…
Marathon swimmer, Martin Strel, today nicknamed Big River Man, made history on Easter Day, April 08, 2007. He swam 5268 kms (3274 miles) of the Amazon river in 66 consecutive days and received global recognition. No other person has ever tried to achieve this feat. The entire world and all media outlets were following him,…
We are proud to announce that our guide and swim coach, Giovanna Richards, has received a nomination from H2Open as an ´Open Water Swimming Ambassador 2011´. She runs the Blue Manta Swimming and offers open water swim coaching services in the UK. We think that she is a great ambassador for the sport so therefore…
Training tips from the first man to ever swim the length of the Amazon River. 1) In 2007, aged 52, Slovenian Martin Strel became the first man to swim the length of the Amazon. See www.amazonswim.com 2) “Swimming for 12 hours a day, I’d burn 10,000-12,000 calories (42,000-50,000 kilojoules). Food was really important. I’d eat…
If you love swimming and exploring the sea, lake or river, then what better way to do it than to join Strel Swimming Adventure club? Let´s have a look at some of the great health benefits of swimming. Rather than sitting on a boat and looking out into the ocean trying to spot fish and…
When I first read about Martin Strel swimming the Amazon in February 2007, his predicament took me back to a report years ago of an elephant spotted 50 miles out to sea in the Bay of Bengal. It had lost all sense of direction. As a passing ship drew near, the crew noticed blood in…
And it happened, Lake Bled 1st winter swimming cup. On February 11, 2012 over 40 »extreme« winter swimmers jumped into around 3 degree C frozen beautiful Lake Bled (air temperature was -11C). This year Slovenia has a cold winter and there is ice all around! There was no water on the horizon until the organisers…
Martin Strel, the Big River Man and his team are in South Africa at Midmar Mile, the world´s largest open water swimming event in the world. Martin is giving talks at several events and helping promoting open water swimming activities in South Africa. The day before the Midmar Mile swimming event in Pietermaritzburg, Martin spoke…
Swimming outdoor is mainly known as a summer activity, but some brave swimmers do it all-year around. We got an email in October 2011 saying: "EasyJet magazine is interested in doing a feature about winter swimming in Lake Bled. We look for some Slovenian swimmers (hopefully including Martin Strel - Big River Man) to come…
Martin Strel has stunned people around the world with his feats of endurance in long-distance swimming. The 57-year-old Slovenian has claimed a succession of Guinness World Records for swimming the lengths of the Danube River, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River, and the Amazon. His epic 66-day, 3,300-mile swim of the Amazon was documented in…