Hello from lovely sunny Southern Turkey. We have started the first of our Mediterranean Turkey trips and it has been fantastic so far. The sea is warm, around 22C. The food is delicious and we look forward to the coming weeks. We are all overwhelmed by the beauty here and it is perfect for swimming…
Mr. Porter features our swimming holidays among their Spring´s Best Fitness Retreats. This site is an award-winning global retail platform for men´s style and combine the best international menswear with great content. They mention all of our trip swimming locations which are Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Turkey and Lake Powell, Arizona. Enjoy reading the blog and…
Obonjan island is a beautiful gem in the Croatian Adriatic sea. It is located centrally in the Sibenik archipelago about 6 km from the mainland. Swimming around Obonjan island is absolute heaven but there is much more to know about this special place. The island was taken over in 1972 by the Scout movement and was known…
Slovenia is a small EU country, located in the heart of Europe between Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia. It is also known as the only country in Europe that combines the Mediterranean, the Alps, the Pannonian Plain and the Karst. In Slovenian you can ski in the mountains and swim in the Adriatic sea in…
Sydney from London, UK, describes her swimming experience in Slovenia. Q: You came to our swimming holidays with your mum. I would like to ask you how do you feel it about? A: It´s fantastic. Swimming with these views around is amazing and I am not a particular strong swimmer, but it´s still a fantastic…
We quite often host a swimmer with a disability on our trips and we are proud to say that most of them have had a wonderful experience and do return to our holidays. Usually such person would be accompanied by a friend or partner that look after the person with limited mobility. Our team also…
Lastavica Island, also named Mamula, is one of our top swimming locations in Montenegro. The distance around the island is around 970m and we go to swim around this historical place. After swimming two loops, we usually walk and explore the island. It was used as a concentration camp in WWII and before that as…
Best Fitness Holidays Below is an extract from Men's Fitness Magazine about the best fitness holidays in Europe. Our Croatian Island Hopping trip is recommended. Life is short, and holidays are even shorter. Reject the limits of the mini-break and invest in a swim holiday that will leave you invigorated - and in better shape…
See below for three of our latest customers interviews filmed on our Montenegro location. Borut: Hi Dave, you started swimming three weeks ago by watching Youtube clips and here you end up swimming in open water. How was that experience? Dave: Spectacular, the water was crystal clear, there was not too much swell, so it…
Open water swimming is gaining in popularity, especially after the 10 km swim was introduced into the London 2012 Olympics. Based on recent studies in the United Kingdom, swimming is the fastest growing national sport. Survey shows that participation in football continues to decrease year to year to 4% of the population and that 94%…
This is a great poem written by our guest Steve Buxton from London who attended our Slovenian lake swimming adventure trip. Swimming Strel Style- Lake Swimming Song So this holiday I decided to go swimming instead And it all started off at the beautiful Lake Bled for sure I underestimated what lay ahead But at…
A mid-life crisis spurs Auckland businessman Peter Bourke to head with his Speedos to the Alpine lakes of Slovenia. We arrived at Lake Bohinj, northern Slovenia, late in the day before the start of the swimming adventure. Swimming the length of this lake has been my goal for nearly a year and my first thoughts…
British newspaper The Telegraph has written about "The top 5 activity holidays in Croatia in 2015". Strel Swimming´s Dalmatia trip has been featured amongst walking, cycling and tennis coaching top activities. The Telegraph article describes our swimming trip in Croatia, "Highlights should include exploring the rocky islets and turquoise waters of Kornati National Park (www.kornati.hr)…
Our guest Lynne uses a wheelchair to get around and she came to swim with us in Croatia and greatly enjoyed it. Please read her story about her experience. We had a fantastic time on our Croatian Island Hopping holiday. I enjoyed myself much more than I had dared to hope I might! So where…
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…