Race Starts & Turns & Finishes Clinic
with Olympian
Fri 29th May 2026
Whitgift School
Improve your race pace technique on starts & turns & finishes with Olympian!
Calling all club swimmers!
Get ready to elevate your performance with our Race Starts & Turns & Finishes Clinic, led by Double Olympian, World and European medallist and Ex-British and European record holder Edward Sinclair.
What's in Store:
- Train alongside an Olympian for a full day at a private 25m school pool at Whitgift School.
- Dive deep into mastering the art of race starts, turns, and finishes.
- Perfect your technique and gain the edge you need to triumph in competitions.
Course's Focus:
- Improving your confidence on the starting blocks before a race
- Starts & Turns & Finishes
- Technique correction
Skills Practised:
- Race Starts + Underwater Phases + Breakouts => Maximising Speed
- Turns + Finishes => Optimising technique and speed
- Turn drills and progressions
- Start drills
- Reaction drills
Pool Session with Instant iPad Video Feedback
Our coaches use iPads to film your starts, turns, and finishes, providing instant poolside feedback. See your technique straight away and correct mistakes on the spot - the most effective way to refine your skills and improve these crucial racing elements. Videos will be shared within 10 working days after the course.
Days' schedule
- 9.30 Registration
- Welcome & Introduction
- Starts & Turns & Finishes Workshop
- Warm Up
- Pool Session with Instant iPad Video Feedback (90 mins)
- Lunch Break - packed lunch from home
- Warm Up
- Pool Session with Instant iPad Video Feedback (90 mins)
- Land Work & Stretching
- Debrief
- 16.20 Home
Suitable for
club swimmers aged 9 - 17: competitive up to the national level
Swimmers will be allocated into focused training groups according to their age and ability
What is included
- 2 x 90mins swimming sessions
- Workshop - work sheet & pen
- Individual videos - above water
Fee £199
For more information please email bookings@maximumperformances.com
Photos from Technique & Fitness Clinics - April 2023
Photos from Christmas Camp at Whitgift - December 2022
Photos from Christmas Camp at Whitgift - December 2021
Photos from previous camps at Whitgift - October 2019
Photos from previous camps at Whitgift - December 2019
Venue Details
Whitgift School
Haling Park Rd, South Croydon CR2 6YT
Facilities: 25m pool & free parking
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