Five-day intensives — two hours in the water a day, small squad-style groups. Two separate camps: Junior for club swimmers under 18, and Masters for adults 18 and over.
A swim camp is a concentrated block of squad-style training over the school holidays — not a one-off workshop and not a learn-to-swim course. Five consecutive days, purposeful coaching, measurable progress across the week.
5 Consecutive Days
A full holiday week of training — Easter, May half-term, summer or October half-term. Momentum builds day on day rather than fading between weekly sessions.
2 Hours In The Water
Two hours of coached pool time every day — ten hours across the week. Pool sessions only: no dryland, no lunch or childcare element.
Small Squad Cohort
Two to three lanes hired at most, so numbers stay tight. Intensive, squad-style sets with a head coach and an assistant coach on deck throughout.
Performance Focus
Stroke technique, race craft, starts, turns and race-pace work — the same coaching standard as our one-to-one and squad programmes, delivered as a block.
Not sure whether you want a camp or a clinic? A stroke clinic is a single 2-hour workshop with one focus — the fastest way to fix a specific stroke. A camp is the opposite shape: five days of coached volume that rebuild technique, fitness and race sharpness over a whole holiday block. Many swimmers do both.
Two camps
Junior and Masters
The format is the same — five consecutive days, two hours in the water, a small squad and a coach on deck. What changes is who's in the lane next to you. Juniors and adults train as separate cohorts, on separate camps, because they need different sets and different session times.
Under 18
Junior Camp
For club swimmers who want to come out of the holidays faster than they went in.
Age-group club swimmers, grouped by age and speed
County and regional hopefuls building toward a qualifying meet
Race craft — starts, turns, breakouts, race-pace work
Daytime sessions across the holiday week
Parent or guardian on site, as agreed when you book
Not for beginners. Swimmers should already train with a club and be comfortable across a full session.
Not sure which one, or swimming as a family? Tell us the ages and where everyone trains and we'll say plainly which camp fits — including if the honest answer is neither.
Holiday intensives · Small squads · Hertfordshire
Seasonal cohorts
Upcoming camps
Camps run across the school holidays, with a Junior and a Masters cohort at each. October half term is the next one on the calendar. Exact dates are released on enquiry, and places are strictly limited by the lanes we hire — the earlier you register your interest, the better the chance of a place.
Easter
Dates on enquiry · limited places
May Half-Term
Dates on enquiry · limited places
Summer
Dates on enquiry · limited places
October Half-Term
Next up · Junior & Masters
Dates on enquiry · limited places
Join the waiting list and tell us which holiday you're after, whether it's the Junior or Masters camp, and the swimmer's age and level. We'll send cohort dates the moment they're released, with priority booking before they go public.
Every camp is run by coaches accredited by Swim England, ASA or STA at Level 2 or above, all fully DBS-checked, with an assistant coach present on deck throughout each session. On the Junior Camp, under-18s require a parent or guardian to be on-site or nearby, as agreed with the coach when you book, and juniors never train in a mixed-age cohort with adults. We'll confirm the full safeguarding arrangements for your swimmer's cohort at the point of enquiry.
FAQ
Common questions
A stroke clinic is a single 2-hour workshop focused on one stroke or skill. A swim camp is a five-day holiday intensive: five consecutive days, two hours in the water each day, squad-style, building across the week. Clinics fix one thing fast; camps rebuild volume, technique and race sharpness over a full block of school-holiday training.
We run two separate camps. The Junior Camp is for competitive club swimmers under 18 — age-groupers, county and regional hopefuls. The Masters Camp is for adults 18 and over: masters swimmers, triathletes, and adults returning to competitive training. Both are about performance, not learning to swim — they are not beginner sessions and not holiday childcare.
Yes — the Masters Camp is for swimmers 18 and over, running as its own cohort with early-morning and evening sessions so it fits around a working week. You don't need to compete in masters swimming to join: triathletes and adults coming back to training after years away are exactly who it's built for, and swimmers are grouped by pace rather than by age.
No. They're separate cohorts on separate camps. Adults and age-groupers need different sets and different session times, and keeping them apart is also the simplest safeguarding arrangement.
Two hours in the water per day, across five consecutive days — ten hours of coached pool time over the week. Sessions are pool-based only; there is no dryland, lunch or childcare element.
School holidays only — Easter, May half-term, summer and October half-term. Exact dates for each cohort are released on enquiry, and places are limited by the number of lanes hired.
Camp coaches are Swim England, ASA or STA qualified at Level 2 or above and fully DBS-checked, with an assistant coach on deck. Under-18s require a parent or guardian on-site or nearby as agreed when you book. Tell us your child's age and level when you enquire and we'll confirm the arrangements.
Related coaching
Beyond the holidays
A camp is one block in a bigger picture. For year-round development, our competitive swimming coaching works alongside your club programme, with dedicated junior swimmer coaching for age-group athletes targeting county and national times. For a single, focused fix on one stroke or skill, a stroke clinic is the quickest route.
Reserve your swimmer's place
Places are limited by the lanes we hire and go quickly. Join the waiting list and we'll send cohort dates the moment they're released and hold a place for your swimmer.
Places are strictly limited by the lanes we hire. Join the waiting list to get cohort dates the moment they're released — with priority booking before they go public.