Do you feel (0) LIKE doing something different this summer? Recently set 1 by one of the world's great exponents of the sport, Strel Swimming Adventures offers open-water swimming trips in the beautiful lakes region of Slovenia. Other companies offer similar trips but what sets this one 2 is the fact that Strel himself is 3 of a celebrity. Renowned 4 a long-distance swimmer, he is passionate about preserving the world's lakes and rivers. In 5 to draw attention to this issue, he swam the length of the River Danube in the year 2000. 6 successful was this trip that he went on to swim other rivers: the Mississippi, the Yangtze and, in his most famous swim to 7, the Amazon. These days, Strel's main aim is to introduce others to the joys of open-water swimming. If you sign up 8 one of Strel's courses, you'll find that wetsuits, swimming caps and goggles are all provided. All you need is your swimming costume!