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Christmas swim camp
Mon 21 – Thu 24 December · 9–11am each morning · Borehamwood WD6
£50 a morning, or £150 for all four mornings, plus a £2.50 booking fee. Booking now.
- All four strokes, starts, turns, race skills
- Lanes grouped by pace, not age
- Drop off and collect, parents don't need to stay
All four mornings
for £150
Every camp morning is £50. All four mornings, Monday to Thursday, are £150. Christmas plans move around, so you can pick single mornings instead; three or more mornings are capped at £150. A £2.50 booking fee is added to each booking.
Single mornings, £50
PLUS £2.50 BOOKING FEEPick the mornings that fit around the rest of Christmas week: £50 each. Three or more cost the same as the whole camp, so you get all four.
Pick your mornings →All four mornings for £150
PLUS £2.50 BOOKING FEEMonday to Thursday, £150: £37.50 a morning. Each morning builds on the last, so four in a row is where the biggest change happens.
Book all four →The first-morning promise
If the first morning isn't right for your swimmer, tell us before the second one and the remaining mornings are refunded. No form, no argument. You are trusting us with a Christmas-week morning; this is our side of that.
The detail club
training skips
Club sessions are built around lengths and sets. With a full lane there is rarely time to stop and fix a start, a turn or a stroke. Two hours a morning, a maximum of 16 swimmers a day and lanes grouped by pace give the coach that time.
All Four
Strokes
Technique work on freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, with a coach watching each swimmer rather than just setting the clock.
Starts
Getting off the blocks well: a clean entry, a strong streamline and a fast first few strokes, where a race is often decided.
Turns
Tumble and open turns, the push off the wall and the breakout. Every length has a turn, so the gains repeat in every race.
Race
Skills
Putting it together at speed: pacing, sprints, and relays that bring the starts and turns into a team race.
Club swimmers
aged 9 to 16
- Trains with a club and is used to a coached session with sets and a pace clock.
- Can comfortably swim 50m and 100m of more than one stroke.
- Age 9 to 16 on the first day. Lanes are set by pace, so a quick 10-year-old and a steady 14-year-old may share one.
- Coached by our head coach, Swim England qualified, who runs the club-swimmer and 1-to-1 coaching here the rest of the year.
- Not for beginners. If your swimmer is still learning strokes, this is not the right camp for them, and we would rather say so now.
The Venue,
Borehamwood
The Venue Leisure Centre, Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1JY. Ten minutes from junction 23 of the M25, with parking behind the pool. Open in Google Maps →
- Arrive by 8:40, on poolside by 8:55. In the water at 9, finish at 11, changed by about 11:15.
- Drop off and collect, at any age. Swimmers check in with the coach on poolside, where a register is taken each morning. A contact number is taken at booking.
- What to bring: costume, towel, hat, goggles and a spare pair, flip-flops, a water bottle, a £1 coin for the locker, and something to eat afterwards.
New Year block. A second short block runs Tue 29 – Thu 31 December if there is enough interest: £50 a morning, all three for £100. Ask at booking, or send us a note.
Questions parents
ask first
Because 9 to 11am is the lane time the pool has in Christmas week. Swimmers are in the water at 9, out by 11 and changed by about 11:15, so the rest of the day is still theirs. Arrive by 8:40 and be on poolside by 8:55.
Yes. A single morning is £50 and you pick the mornings when you book. All four mornings are £150. A £2.50 booking fee is added to each booking.
By pace, not by age. Lanes are set from the 100m freestyle time you give at booking and adjusted after the first warm-up, so each swimmer trains alongside others at a similar speed. A maximum of 16 swimmers a day.
That is normal. Swimmers come from clubs across Hertfordshire and north London and are grouped by pace, so nobody is the odd one out. Most are in a lane with new faces by the first turn. And if it is not right after the first morning, the remaining mornings are refunded.
Pick the mornings
that suit
Once booked, payment is taken and the place is confirmed straight away. Cancel up to 24 hours before your first day and you get everything back except the £2.50 booking fee, and the first-morning promise covers the rest.
Questions first? Send us the swimmer's age and club and we will say plainly whether the camp fits.