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Have you registered for Hellespont 2013?

swimtrek — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:34:32 +0000

Take part in the only once a year iconic Hellespont swim. Registration is n ow open.

Swimming the Hellespont | Richard Halliburton article

swimtrek — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:46:16 +0000

Richard Halliburton was an American traveller, adventurer, and author. Taken from The Glorious Adventure Halliburton describes swimming the notorious Hellespont.

A Hero’s Journey

swimtrek — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:28:17 +0000

Hero Melia is 14 and she loves setting herself challenges so she’s decided to swim the Hellespont in August 2013 in honour of her namesake.

Hellespont Swim 2012 – Race Results

swimtrek — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:25:39 +0000

Here are the Hellespont Swim results for 2012.

Helllespont Race Results 2012 (PDF)

More information can be found here.

Hellespont Swim 2012 Photos

swimtrek — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:35:03 +0000

View our Hellespont 2012 Flickr photo gallery

Book Now for Hellespont 2012!

swimtrek — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:51:00 +0000

Booking for Hellespont 2012 is now open!
Book your place now using this link

SwimTrek are the sole providers for all non-Turkish entries, so places are limited. Book now to guarantee you place!

2011 Hellespont Race Results

swimtrek — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:20:00 +0000

Congratulations to all the participants that took part in the 2011 Europe to Asia crossing. The provisional race results are now available to view and can be assessed HERE.

Please note that the race organisers, The Canakkale Rotary Club, have informed us that a number of swimmers are currently under review and a final list will be posted a soon as possible.

SwimTrek is sole provider for all non-Turkish entries

swimtrek — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:41:29 +0000

On the 25th February, the Çanakkale Rotary Club, official organisers of the Turkish Victory Day Hellespont Swim Race, announced that SwimTrek would be the exclusive provider for all non-Turkish swimmers for the upcoming 2011 event.

This is official recognition of SwimTrek’s deep links with the city of Çanakkale and the Hellespont swim crossing, an event that we have pioneered over the last 11 years.

Over 300 swimmers Turkish & international have already signed up for this historic and culturally significant event.

Places are limited so all interested parties are encouraged to book soon.

‘The Australian’ reports on Hellespont

swimtrek — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:27:21 +0000

On September 4th, 2010 ‘The Australian printed a great write up of our August Hellespont swim after one of their journalists, Andrew Fraser took part in the swim:

Different strokes mind the gap in Byron’s bay

Andrew Fraser
From: The Australian
September 04, 2010

THE annual Hellespont swim in Turkey has been running for eight years and organiser Simon Murie, an Australian-born Briton who runs a company called SwimTrek, says conditions this week were easily the worst: 30-knot winds and choppy, swirling waters.

So how did I, an overweight 54-year-old journalist from Brisbane with no identifiable swimming prowess, find myself in the middle of the sea between Europe and Asia, gasping for air before being hit by the next wave and breast-stroking because freestyle involved taking in large amounts of water? Simply, this was a great adventure…

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

August Hellespont Results Now Online

swimtrek — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:18:51 +0000

We now have the full results from the Byron Bicentennial Swim that took place on August 30th online. If you want to see how you finished compared to people in your age category, how you faired overall or just want to know what your personal time was, you can view all of the results HERE