Top 12 Training Camp Venues
This list has been compiled by Britain's Elite swimmers.
Every venue has played an important part to their swimming success
and hopefully it will do the same for you!
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Calella is just 45 minutes from Barcelona and has a brand new 10
lane 50m outdoor heated pool just 100 metres walk from a choice of
three or four star hotel. The town has three kilometres of beach
and magnificent natural rocky coves. The town itself extends from
the littoral to the Natural Park of the Montnegre. The beaches of
Calella have received the distinguished European Blue Flag for good
quality for the past eight years. Calella has a very attractive
commercial offer where the shopping area of the city has been
converted into a pedestrian zone.
Granada is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. The
wonderful Alhambra is perhaps the most enthralling building on the
continent, while the popular university makes this one of the most
vibrant cities in Spain.
Granada has an 8 lane 50m swimming pool on the university campus
that is indoor during the cooler months and outdoor in the summer.
The campus also has an athletics track and excellent gym all within
10 minutes walk of the hotel. A world-renowned expert can also
perform underwater filming of swimmers if needed.
Mataro is a small seaside town about 20 minutes outside of
Barcelona. The hotel is across the road from an excellent 10 lane
50m outdoor heated pool. The complex has two fantastic gyms, a
meeting room and three other pools. The pool is situated directly
on the beach overlooking the sea making this site one of the most
popular in Europe. It recently attracted the British national
swimming team.
Palma has two wonderful sites Son Hugo and Principes de Espanya.
Son Hugo was the site of the 1999 World University Games and
comprises two 10 lane 50m pools, one indoor and one outdoor. There
is a well-stocked gym and aerobics and video room available also.
The Principes de Espanya sports complex comprises an outdoor 8 lane
50m pool and an indoor 8 lane 25m pool. There is a well-stocked
gym, aerobic room, athletics track and numerous other sporting
facilities. The centre is used as the Balearics Centre of
Excellence and has attracted the likes of World Record Holder Mark
Foster and 110m Hurdling World Record Holder Colin Jackson to use
its facilities. There is a large choice of beachside hotels around
Palma and transport time to both pools is typically 10 to 15
minutes drive.
Los Cristianos is situated 15 km west of the southern airport
(Reina Sofía) and is one of the most popular resorts on the
Canary Islands. The beaches are very nice and it has a wonderful
harbour that offers fishing trips, pleasure cruises, glass bottom
boats, diving excursions and ferries to La Gomera.
Los Cristianos tends to attract a slightly older holidaymaker in
comparison to Playa de las Américas and has managed to keep a
little of its original architecture and atmosphere as a quaint
fishing village. The excellent pool is an outdoor 50m
Surfers Paradise says it all. This modern resort city offers
your team everything under the sun. The aquatic center has two
10-lane, 50 meter pools to make training easy.
The outdoor heated 50 meter pool is backdropped by the Sierra
Nevada Mountains and clear blue skies - the perfect combination!
Take advantage of the same superb facilities used by the British
team prior to their departure for the Athens Olympic Games, and
stay at the Coral Beach resort in Paphos.
The resort has a new, outdoor 10 lane 50m pool on site, and you
can stay at the 5 star complex, on the sea front at Coral Bay.
Koper is situated on the beautiful Adriatic coast and boasts an
excellent outdoor 50m pool directly overlooking the sea. With a
choice of hotels, one situated no more than 100 metres away, this
is one of the best swimming sites in Europe. You can even stay in
the health spa across the road or take a stroll to Koper's
stunning medieval old town. Koper's proximity to Trieste in
Italy opens up many flight options from England, while Ljubljana
(Slovenia's capital) is no more than an hour away.
As one of the world's great swimming nations, Hungary has
some of the best 50m pools in Europe. There are many indoor and
outdoor pool options and numerous flights to Budapest allowing easy
access from all over Europe. Add to that the healthy spa water, the
beautiful countryside, friendly people and the affordable
accomodation and it makes Hungary an ideal site for your club's
training camp.
Blue Water can offer excellent pools and hotel options in
Szombathely, Eger, Balatonfuzfo, Hajduszoboszlo, Tiszaujvaros,
Budapest, Szazhalombatta and Hodmezovasarhely.
Canet The most popular best known training camp venue in France,
Canet has an outdoor 50m pool which is open year round, with hotels
on site and within walking distance to the golden sand of Canet
plage. Canet is 10 minutes from Perpignan (Flybe, Ryaniar) and
about an hour and a half from Barcelona (everyone).
Great facilities and its guaranteed warm sunny weather make
Acapulco the ideal location for your team's training camp.
Acapulco is only a 5-hour flight from New York and there is only an
hour time difference. This makes for easy traveling and is less
expensive compared to Hawaii.
