Sunchaser Scuba - Diving in the British Virgin Islands

As divers we go on dive vacations for fun. So swimmers go on swim vacations for fun. One of those swim vacations happens right here in the British Virgin Islands with Sunchaser Scuba and our partner Swim Trek. Swim Trek has been offering their swim vacations in the BVI for over 15 years. At this point they come down twice a year, for a total of 6-8 weeks to swim in the beautiful waters of the British Virgin Islands. The ultimate goal is the historic straight between the British and U.S Virgin Island, which comes with the bragging rights of having swum from Britain to America. Swim Trek started back in 2000 when SwimTrek’s founder Simon Murie was planning for his 30th birthday. He remembered as a boy growing up, reading about Byron’s crossing of the fabled Hellespont which divides Europe and Asia in north-west Turkey. Attempting to organize the trip proved such a struggle that he figured there must be more swimmers out there and a need for help organizing these trips. So Swim Tr...