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. Quite often people say you can ski in the mountains in the morning and swim…
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…
Swimming the length of big rivers is not something you read about very often. The reason is pretty simple, not many people do it. Our founder and long distance swimmer Martin Strel was the first person who swam the entire length of the Mississippi river in North America. During July 04 - September 09, 2002…
Read an interesting interview with our lead guide Borut Strel on how the new Turkey Swim and Sail trip went and what his future plans are. What is so special about Turkey? I think that the country has a rich history. It has always been a boundary between Europe and Asia. For some people Istanbul is…
Martin Strel was recently inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in California on November 06, 2015. Mr. Strel, who has already received several awards for marathon swimming, including 5-Guinness World Records, happily accepted the induction. Congratulations on the award, Martin! And best of luck on your up-coming journey. The whole list of…
Here is a collection of some of our 2015 season swimming trip reviews by our guests from Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro. Croatian Islands ~ Our time on the water was everything I could hope for. We were fortunate to have warm and dry weather to enjoy swimming in the beautiful Adriatic. The variety of swimming…
As an experienced open water swimmer and water polo player, I was ecstatic to be offered work as an adventure swimming guide. Here are a few of my experiences and highlights from my summer working for Strel Swimming in Croatia. Krapanj is a beautiful, little island 450m away from the mainland. It is easily accessible…
Swimming in Turkey was a special experience and one that I will never forget. We were based in Kas, which is a small, vibrant coastal town in South West Turkey. The sea was crystal clear, a balmy 21-22C (in May) and had lots of interesting sea life to admire. The air temperature was in the…
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…