Seas The Day Leads Swim Together Around The World After Week 1

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The SwimTrek 60k virtual swim event (@swimtrek) – currently running throughout November – has completed its first week.

Jack Hudson gave the first week’s update, “So far, 262 active teams submitted distances. Collectively, we have swam 7,925 kilometers or 20% of our target – and have 32,150 kilometers left to circle the world.“

If you have already registered, you can go to https://swimtheworld.paperform.co/ to upload your swimming distance.

After the first week, Seas The Day (130 km), Barely Buoyant (118.6 km), AMBSC_JTT (112.2 km), The Mighty Mermaids and Their Merman (109.15 km), and Team Peng-Win (107.3 km) are among the top 5 teams.

SwimTrek, ever ambitious in organizing a virtual swim of this scale, has set a target of collectively swimming 40,075 kilometers this year to complete a full lap around the globe. The benefits of participation include:

It is free
It does not matter where you do it
No devices are needed; participation is all based on an honest email when submitting weekly meters

For every swimmer, SwimTrek donates $5 to its partner charity Seatrees to support their work in reforesting the ocean. Lewis Pugh and Sarah Thomas are also joining in the campaign.

To sign up and learn more, visit here.

When: November 1st – 30th 2025
Where: This is a virtual swim so you can swim at our local swim spot – anywhere in the world
Team Targets: 60 km or more per team
Goal: Collectively swim 40,075 km – or 1,000 participants swimming 40 km each during November
How To Take Part: Swim solo or gather teams of up to 6 swimmers. If swimming as a team, elect a Captain to tally your swim distances and send the totals. Sign up on our easy to use online form. For every swimmer in your team, we will donate $5 to SeaTrees. You can also make individual donations to or fundraise for a charity of your choosing. There are prizes for the team or solo swimmer who travels the furthest before November 30th. Every Friday throughout November (1st-30th), you’ll send us your collective weekly distance (your captain will need to track and calculate this) for our Leaderboard.
Share your journey: Share with us @swimtrek and #SwimTheWorld and #SwimTrek60K
Seatrees: a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and protecting coastal ecosystems globally. It enables people and brands to “plant Seatrees” – supporting projects in mangroves, coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, coastal watersheds, and shellfish reefs around the world. For the first 2,000 people who take part in our 2025 SwimTrek60k challenge, SwimTrek will donate $5 to Seatrees and help support their amazing work in protecting marine ecosystems.