Learn essential swimming skills - from basic water safety to proper breathing and floating techniques
Experience the unique sensation of swimming in an infinity pool, where the water seems to merge with the horizon
Master the freestyle (front crawl) - the most efficient and commonly used swimming stroke
Experience the thrill of swimming with sharks in their natural habitat
Master the backstroke - swimming on your back while maintaining proper form and straight-line movement
Master the breaststroke - a relaxing swimming style that's great for longer distances and sighting
Master the butterfly stroke - the most challenging and physically demanding swimming style
Swim alongside whale sharks, the world's largest fish, in their natural habitat
Swim 1 kilometer continuously - a significant milestone in swimming endurance, typically in a pool or open water
Swim in the hidden coves of Croatia's Adriatic coast, exploring secluded beaches and clear waters along the coastline.
Crystal coastal swimming pools.
Humpbacks come within metres of the shore from July to October, and Niue lets you snorkel beside them.
Limestone arches over hidden pools.
Sea caves on the west coast with a natural rock pool where the island’s kings once bathed.
Tonga is one of the few places you can legally swim with humpbacks, which come to Vava’u to calve from July to October.
Rainforest hike to bathing falls.
Twin waterfalls in the rainforest.
Three tiers of waterfalls with swimming pools in Taveuni’s rainforest national park.
Terraced cascades amid mango groves near Banfora.
Tiered turquoise falls near Luang Prabang.
Chain of cobalt-blue jungle pools and falls above Jacmel.
A 70-metre plume into a jungle pool at the base of Arenal — 500 steps down, swim, 500 steps back.
White-sand beach south of Mogadishu, popular for Friday picnics.
Mogadishu's lively city beach.
Drop into a limestone sinkhole of crystal-clear fresh water on the Yucatan, where the Maya saw the entrance to the underworld.
Seven kilometres of pure white silica sand in the Whitsundays, swirling into the turquoise Hill Inlet.
Swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, a challenging 2.4 km open-water swim in cold currents
Swim across the English Channel, a 34 km stretch between England and France
Swim in a deep garden swimming hole.
St Lucia's most popular beach.
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