The Hellespont

12/01/2026

Get a head start on your swimming goals for 2026 and book your spot on the 2026 Hellespont Swim!

Race packages for this year's Hellespont Swim are already available through SwimTrek.

SwimTrek's race packages include race entry, 3 nights' accommodation, transfers, private swim course briefing and boat tour of the race route, and a celebration dinner after the race.

Make 2026 a year to remember and take on the world's oldest swim!

Find out more: https://www.swimtrek.com/packages/swimming-holiday-hellespont-and-dardanelles-swim

12/01/2026

01/09/2025

Congratulations to everyone who took part in this year's Hellespont swim!

Race results are available from this link: https://racetiming.com.tr/sonuclar/38-canakkale-bogazi-wilusa-yuzme-yarisi/

📸 This year, we also had Photier with us to catch every moment of the swim!
🤖 Thanks to AI-powered face recognition, you can easily find your own race moments.

Simply download the app, register and browse photos of the day.

13/08/2025

The countdown to this legendary swim has started! We look forward to seeing you all in Canakkale on 30 August 2025!

18/07/2025

Today's the last day to enter this year's Hellespont Swim!

Join swimmers from across the world on 30 August to become a part of swimming history.

Take on the challenge of swimming from Europe to Asia across one of the busiest straits in the world, closed especially for this race.

You can grab your last-minute race entry for €495 at https://www.hellespontswim.com/

You focus on the swim, and SwimTrek can take care of the rest. SwimTrek offers a 4-day Hellespont Swim package, which includes your race entry fee, accommodation, airport transfers, boat tour of the swim route, pre-swim briefing, and more.

Find out more: https://www.swimtrek.com/packages/swimming-holiday-hellespont-and-dardanelles-swim

14/07/2025

There are only 5 days left to enter this year's Hellespont Swim!

Join swimmers from across the world on 30 August to become a part of swimming history.

But don't delay – entries close on 18 July!
Don’t miss out on your chance to make a historic crossing of a strait described in Greek mythology and swum by Lord Byron!

You can grab your last-minute race entry for €495 at https://www.hellespontswim.com/

You focus on the swim, and SwimTrek can take care of the rest. SwimTrek offers a 4-day Hellespont Swim package, which includes your race entry fee, accommodation, airport transfers, boat tour of the swim route, pre-swim briefing, and more. Find out more: https://www.swimtrek.com/packages/swimming-holiday-hellespont-and-dardanelles-swim

27/06/2018

Last week SwimTrek founder Simon and our journalist friends previewed our world famous Hellespont swim. One of the busiest shipping lanes in the world was closed for their own private swim. Join us on the 28th August for the main event.. goo.gl/g2oPGn

12/06/2018

Hellespont and Dardanelles: THE WORLD’S OLDEST SWIM. It’s been said that you can’t call yourself a true open water swimmer until you’ve completed this historic cross-continental swim from Europe to Asia in Turkey. From the challenge of the swim itself to the region’s incredible history, this event is a must-do for open water swimmers from around the globe.

https://www.swimtrek.com/packages/swimming-holiday-hellespont-and-dardanelles-swim

12/06/2018

Take part in the world’s oldest swim and revel in the thrill of the challenge, the weight of the crossing’s history and the camaraderie of the SwimTrek group. https://www.swimtrek.com/packages/swimming-holiday-hellespont-and-dardanelles-swim