2-Day Christmas Race Clinic

Develop your skills. Build your speed. Race faster.

Join Ace Swimming for two days of specialist coaching designed to help competitive swimmers improve their race skills, develop speed and build confidence in their performance.

Aimed at swimmers aged under 18 competing at county through to national level, the clinic combines practical pool sessions, swimming-specific strength and conditioning, and interactive theory workshops.

Each day includes two pool sessions, a land-based strength and conditioning session and a theory workshop, helping swimmers understand how to apply what they learn to their training and racing.

Focus: Starts, Power and Speed

1. Pool Session 1: Dive Clinic – Develop explosive starts, effective entries and underwater transitions.
2. Strength & Conditioning: Power Development – Explore how to generate and apply power for faster racing.
3. Theory: Goal Setting – Learn how to set meaningful performance goals and create a plan to achieve them.
4. Pool Session 2: Speed Development – Develop maximum swimming speed through race-specific training.

Focus: Backstroke Starts, Mobility and Race Speed

1. Pool Session 1: Backstroke Start Clinic – Improve starting technique, underwater positioning and breakouts.
2. Strength & Conditioning: Mobility Development – Improve movement quality and mobility for effective swimming technique.
3. Theory: Nutrition – Understand how to fuel training, support recovery and prepare for competition.
4. Pool Session 2: Resisted & Assisted Speed – Explore different training methods to develop speed and improve swimming performance.

📅 Dates: Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th December 2026

🕤 Time: 9:30am–3:00pm each day

📍 Location: Saltash Pool

🏊 Who: Competitive swimmers under 18, county to national level

💷 Cost: £160 for both days

Our race clinics go beyond traditional swim training. By combining technical coaching, physical preparation and performance education, swimmers will develop a greater understanding of what it takes to race faster.

Whether you're looking to improve your starts, develop your speed or prepare for your next competition, this clinic offers an opportunity to focus on the details that make a difference.

Spaces are limited to ensure quality coaching and individual feedback. Book your place today!

1. Competitive swimmer, registered with a swim club.
2. Under the age of 18

1. Sports kit, including suitable trainers
2. Swim kit, including fins and snorkel
3. Lunch, snack, drinks

0930: Registration

1500: Departure