SwimVacation

06/20/2026

One week down in our brand new location and we are hooked. delivers another top swim on Friday, along with a photo shoot that illustrates just how close our guests become on . Week two guests, you’re in for the adventure of a lifetime.
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Yes, the captain is crucial on any boat. Sure, the deckhands keep the lines coiled. But the whole thing falls apart without the cook. In Croatia, ours is Matea. This woman is a Jane of All Trades; a business owner, chef, model, boat captain, sailing instructor, and a lot more. It is rumored that she

06/19/2026

Did someone say cliffs? Drop offs? General Adriatic spectacularness? Thursday thrilled us with new heights above and below. , we think we are in love. 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️🧜🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️👩🏻‍🍳👨🏻‍✈️⛵️🇭🇷❤️

I didn’t realize how dramatic this coastline was here in Croatia. And the real drama is underwater, hidden to everyone except the few that get the right conditions and have the right skills (swimming) to see it.

06/18/2026

A day that ends with an octopus is an incredible day indeed. Wednesday was a dream here in . 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️🧜🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️👨🏻‍✈️👩🏻‍🍳⛵️🇭🇷❤️

Let’s catch up on where we are: Kornati National Park, an island chain off the coast of Croatia. We come to places like this for the water, but the landscape here is something to behold. At first it seems desolate and untouched, and certainly dramatic, but it’s actually a landscape that has been...

06/16/2026

What a day, with a top 10 swim and a hike for the ages, all summed up here by our youngest crew member. Tuesday took us to new heights. This is SwimVacation and is delivering the . 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️🧜🏻‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏻‍♂️👨🏻‍✈️👩🏻‍🍳⛵️🇭🇷❤️

There's something about waking up on a boat in a beautiful place that is indescribable. Yesterday’s laughter fills the mind, and visions of the swims ahead worm their way into most, before coffee even hits their lips. It was the same this morning in our small bay behind Veli Rešip, and while we s...

06/16/2026

One of the things that makes our trips special is the remoteness of the locations we reach. So here we offer an account of an amazing Monday, a little late as we were out of range. Meanwhile, we are already half way through a terrific Tuesday. Croatia, we are convinced. 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️🧜🏻‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏻‍♂️⛵️👨🏻‍✈️👩🏻‍🍳🇭🇷❤️

I need to take a moment here to recognize our dear friends Richie and Lisa, who are unable to join us on this trip. They were instrumental in establishing SwimVacation, having worked the very first trip we did back in 2008. Since then, they’ve worked with us on dozens of trips, and will always be ...

06/15/2026

The coves SwimVacation swims in don't have beach bars. They don't have sunbeds or crowds or a road in. The only way to reach them is through the water, around the headland, past the cliff face, into a stillness that stops people mid-stroke every single time.
Destinations include the British Virgin Islands, Greece, Türkiye, Croatia, Hawaii, the Seychelles, Grenada, Tahiti, St. Vincent and the Bahamas. Every location chosen for one reason: because the water there is unlike anywhere else.
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06/14/2026

Intrepid guests aboard, we head for the beautiful waters of Kornati National Park. Two swims down and we’ve only just begun! SwimVacation is in and we have a group of guests ready to explore with us. 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️🧜🏻‍♂️🇭🇷🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏻‍♂️⛵️👨🏻‍✈️👩🏻‍🍳

After a busy provisioning day, the guides, Heather, Gaffney, and I, woke up a little slow and sore, at least the 50+ contingent. We spent the morning filling coolers with ice, prepping the boat, and stashing supplies. Finally, after over a year of planning this thing, the guests arrive. Jane, Kevin,

06/14/2026

Hopper McDonough had just spent a week trying to escape a cruise ship to find somewhere worth swimming. On the flight home, somewhere over the Atlantic, he wrote the business plan. Six months later he had chartered a yacht and was taking people into the ocean for the first time, That was 2008. Eighteen years, dozens of destinations, and thousands of remarkable moments later, the idea is exactly the same: find the most extraordinary water on earth, and take people to it. Properly.
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06/14/2026

A new adventure awaits! A few days getting to know our new surrounds and we are ready to jump in. SwimVacation is starting a new adventure, and with new crew! Zdravo, Croatia! We can’t wait to jump in. 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️🧜🏻‍♂️🇭🇷

SwimVacation’s first trip was run in April, 2008. My son Gaffney was 13 months old. A few days ago, I boarded a plane with him to come to Croatia, where he will be a SwimVacation guide for the first time, 18 years later. I couldn’t be more proud. Heather will have the same experience with her so...

06/12/2026

SwimVacation isn't built for elite athletes. It's built for swimmers of every ability level who want to spend a serious week in the water.
You swim your distance at your pace. The support is there, the guidance is there, and the ocean doesn't grade anyone. What matters is showing up and getting into some of the most extraordinary water on Earth.
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