Half term was a very busy week for our development team with three swimming camps all taking place in the same week! We had two camps on the Monday and Tuesday in Peterborough for a group of athletes who just missed qualifying for the summer national championships in the 18-19 season. The Performance Foundations Camps gave two great groups of athletes the chances to learn and develop both in the water and on land.
Some great nutrition workshops led by Swim England nutritionist, Jasmine Campbell helped the athletes focus in on their nutrition requirements across the national qualifying window this year. Strength and conditioning coaches from Performance Hertfordshire led the pre and post pool sessions, helping the athletes not just to complete exercises but understand the reasoning behind these and how they aid performance in training and on race day. Our pool sessions re-enforced world class basics and how executing the details well every single day is vital to be successful at the higher eschelons of the sport.
Later that week, a small group of our youth/senior athletes travelled to Loughborough for a three day Olympic Trials camp. This year’s British Championships (Olympic Trials) are taking place in London in April and with three finals in each event (junior, transition and open), the three day camp was intended to offer a focused group some support in a range of areas leading into the biggest domestic event every four years. To see what they got up to on this camp, check out the camp video on our Youtube channel.
