Entries by sammy

Fit4Swimming Discounts

For those of you that have attended our camps, you will have been given a discount code to use on a swimming kit website called Fit4Swimming. Unfortunately, we are no longer able to be linked with this company due to circumstances beyond our control, and so I am afraid that the discount code/website will no […]

Christmas Swim Camp at Welbeck Defense College.

Just before Christmas, Swim Swift Elite held their 4th successful Swim camp for competitive swimmers from around the country to attend. After the swimmers getting to know each other in the gym, we made sure that they were all stretched out, and their core & other important muscles were activated & warm before getting in […]

Worcestershire County training Day.

November the 15th was the first of two days that we have kindly been asked to spend with those swimmers chosen to be a part of the Worcestershire County swim team. During this day long master-class, we looked at Butterfly and Backstroke in the pool. The focus was also on general conditioning and injury prevention […]

Ulverston Swimming Club – The Otters.

November took us up to Ulverston swimming Club in Cumbria! We had a great time working with two different groups of swimmers both senior & junior, with Starts, Butterfly, and Freestyle being the order of the day. Fantastic talent from such a small area, and after speaking to the swimmers, a great deal of dedication […]

Swim Camp December 2015

How about an early Christmas present this year! Come and join Swim Swift Elite on our One day swim camp at Welbeck Defense College in Leicestershire on the 20th of December. Learn from two Olympians about the importance of great technique whilst trying some exciting drills, and improve your skills both in and out of […]

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Splish Splash Swim School.

  We were lucky enough to be invited to work with swimmers and teachers twice this week at Splish Splash swim school in Ashby. We looked at Freestyle with one group, and starts & tumble turns with the other. All swimmers pushed their boundaries to have a go at some new and sometimes difficult skills, […]

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Leicester Sharks Swimming Club

We recently visited swimmers at Leicester Sharks swimming club, where the focus was on starts from the block, and Freestyle technique. Every swimmer was so attentive and gave it 100% when trying out some new and exciting drills. We even got some parents and coaches involved! Swimmers were encouraged to ask any questions they had […]

Amy joins the British Para-triathlon team staff.

After qualifying as an ITEC Level 4 Soft Tissue Therapist in April 2015, Amy has landed herself a fantastic position working with the British Para-triathlon team. When away on teams, not only is she working in conjunction with the Physiotherapist as a soft tissue therapist, but is there to generally support the team, and also […]

Orion Swimming Club

We recently visited Orion Swimming Club for the second time. It was great to see everyone again, and work on some new skills too. After chatting with the swimmers, coaches, and parents about our journey towards being Olympians, and overcoming some challenges to get there, we looked at starts from the block, followed by some […]

Warley WASPS September 2015

Our second club visit to Warley Wasps began with a land training session focusing on activation, injury prevention, correct movement patterns and core strengthening. After the swimmers were thoroughly warmed up we headed into the pool to examine Breastroke technique and efficient swimming. We also practised the new rule changes on Breastroke pull outs, and […]