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October half-term swim camp
Mon 26 – Fri 30 October · 8–10am each morning · Borehamwood WD6
This camp has finished. The Christmas camp (21–24 Dec, 9–11am) is booking now; for February half term, join the waiting list to hear the dates first; see camps at The Venue, Borehamwood, or camps coming to Barnes and Berkhamsted.
- All four strokes, starts, turns, race skills
- Check-in with the coach on poolside each morning
The full week
was £160
Every camp morning is £50: one morning £50, two mornings £100. The full week is £160, £32 a morning: the opening rate for this first camp (the list price is £200 from February). Can't make the whole week? Any three mornings are £100, and four or more count as the week. A £2.50 booking fee is added to each booking.
Five mornings for £160
Monday to Friday, £160 plus the £2.50 booking fee. Each day builds on the last, so the week is where the biggest change happens. Pick "Full week" on the booking page and that is the price you see.
Join the waiting list →Can't do all five? Three days for £100
Choose any three of the mornings: £100 instead of £150, plus the £2.50 booking fee. Pick four or more and you get the whole week for £160. The price drops on its own on the booking page.
Join the waiting list →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 and a maximum of 16 swimmers a day 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.
- Not for beginners. If your swimmer is still learning strokes, this is not the right week 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 →
- On poolside by 7:55. In the water at 8, finish at 10, changed by about 10:15.
- Check-in on poolside. Swimmers check in with the coach, who takes a register each morning. The spectator gallery is free if you’d like to watch.
- 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.
Questions parents
ask first
Because 8 to 10am is the lane time the pool has in half term. Swimmers are in the water at 8, out by 10 and changed by about 10:15, so the rest of the day is still theirs. Be changed and on poolside by 7:55.
Yes. A single morning is £50 and you pick the days when you book. Any three mornings are £100, applied automatically. The full week is £160, the opening rate for this first camp. A £2.50 booking fee is added to each booking. The list price is £200 from February.
That is normal. Swimmers come from clubs across Hertfordshire and north London, so nobody is the odd one out. Most are in a lane with new faces by the first turn.
Pick the mornings
that suit
Payment is taken at booking 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.
Questions first? Send us the swimmer's age and club and we will say plainly whether the week fits.