Technique Race Clinics 

Thu 17th and Fri 18th December 2026

Whitgift School

 

Exclusive experience to get one step ahead of your competitors with video-analysis & written reports by Olympian!

📣  Ideal preparation for the County Championships! 

Our Technique & Race Clinics give club swimmers the opportunity to develop their racing skills or refine their starts, turns and finishes ahead of upcoming competitions, supported by video analysis and written feedback.

Receive personalised technical feedback and practical tips from Double Olympian Edward Sinclair to help you maximise your swimming performance and race with confidence.

iPads and/or GoPros will capture short videos of race-pace swimming or starts and turns, above and below the water, depending on the clinic.

Videos and individual written evaluation reports from Edward Sinclair are included and will be emailed to swimmers within 10 working days of their clinic.

 

Clinics' Focus: 

  • Race preparation with video-analysis
  • Under and above-water videos
  • Written reports 

 

THU 17 DEC - Technique Race Preparation Clinic - £207

Learn how to maintain good stroke technique across all four strokes at race pace, execute effective race finishes, manage nerves and develop strong pre- and post-race routines.

Quality Stroke Technique at Speed

  • Develop speed while maintaining efficient technique
  • Practise all four strokes through focused drill progressions and technique corrections

Race Finishes

  • Judge the final approach and time the finishing touch accurately
  • Maintain speed and effective technique into the wall across all four strokes

Race Preparation

  • Build effective warm-up, pre-race and cool-down routines
  • Develop a focused racing mindset, confidence and strategies for managing nerves

Race Simulation

  • Practise pacing and race strategies through broken swims
  • Develop effective race tactics 

 

FRI 18 DEC – Technique Race Starts & Turns Clinic – £208

Refine racing dives, backstroke starts and stroke-specific turns to carry speed through every stage of a race.

Racing Divea and Backstroke Starts

  • Improve starting position, reactions, flight and entry
  • Refine streamlining, underwater kicking and efficient breakouts while maximising speed

Stroke-Specific Turns

  • Practise freestyle and backstroke tumble turns, plus breaststroke and butterfly open turns
  • Refine approach, timing, rotation, wall contact, push-offs, underwater phases and breakouts

Days' schedules

  • 9.00 Registration
  • Welcome & Introduction
  • Warm up
  • Pool session with filming (120 mins)
  • Lunch break -  packed lunch from home 
  • Group Video-Analysis & Log sheet/s
  • Warm up
  • Pool session (90 mins)
  • Stretching + Debrief + Q&A with Olympian
  • 16.00 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

 

Course includes

  • Video-analysis
  • Written reports by Olympian
  • Above and below water videos
  • Log sheets
  • Pen

 

These courses have a limited capacity

 

SPECIAL OFFER: 17 & 18 Dec - Technique Race Clinics - Whitgift - £399 (save £16)

  

For more information please email bookings@maximumperformances.com

 

Photos from Technique & Race Clinics - July 2026

Photos from Fitness Swim Camp - April 2024

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                

 

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Venue Details

Whitgift School

Haling Park Rd, South Croydon CR2 6YT

 

Facilities: 25m pool & free parking

 

To book your space please follow our online application procedure 

 
 
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