Swim and Gym is open to participants of all ages
and abilities, providing they have a reasonable level of fitness and agility.
The course continues with its traditional approach of learning to swim combined
with gentle gym and strengthening work, but will also add a little more punch
for those wishing to develop already advanced swim and fitness capabilities.
Expect more emphasis on performance improvement, skill development and tips to
help self-motivation for a future-proofed attitude towards personal fitness.
You will benefit from multiple instructors who bring a wealth of sporting
experience fused with modern coaching and training techniques. This will be a
fun and varied week that will guarantee an improvement in personal fitness.
This course involves structured swimming sessions
followed by progressive, multi-faceted fitness periods that combine to improve
your fitness knowledge, your general fitness levels and therefore your personal
capabilities. Combining a mixture of targeted instruction, with hands-on
practical work, the course will provide you with the inspiration and motivation
required to develop your own fitness regime.
The course will cater for all ages and abilities; but
expect to complete the course a little fitter, technically more knowledgeable,
and therefore able to construct and manage your own fitness programme in the
future - whatever your age or ambition.
The Swimming
component will seek to develop techniques for a more streamlined and
propulsive swim-stroke, whilst building on water-stamina and confidence. The
approach will be applied to all abilities; the weaker swimmer wishing to
generally improve confidence and stroke technique, to the more competent swimmer
looking to enhance their swimming techniques, schedules and training programmes.
All sessions will take place in the magnificent College swimming pool.
There follows a period of well-earned relaxation in
the form of morning break - in the area of the Court.
We resume with the Fitness component, the syllabus of which includes an introduction
to gym-work for strengthening and physical conditioning (in the fabulously refurbished College gymnasium), running, jogging
and speed walking (including elements of
Fartlek and Trimm-Dich in the fantastic Savernake forest), nutrition,
sporting activities as a holistic approach towards fitness. We'll combine discussions
and practical sessions on the importance of pre and post-exercise routines, together
with sessions on flexibility and mobility, personal goal/programme setting, and
techniques to aid with personal motivation.
We have designed the course to be a little
challenging, but both varied and enjoyable.
You will need the
following equipment:
- Swimsuit
- Goggles
- Trainers
- Sportswear
- Towel
- Plastic Water
Bottle
- Notepad
- Pen
Start and Finish
times:
- Swimming 09:15hrs
- 10:15hrs
- Fitness
Training 11:00hrs - 12:15hrs
Please
note that we anticipate varied levels of technical competence, physical ability
and personal fitness levels on these courses. We have provisioned for
additional instructors and therefore have the capability to stream into
differing ability groups. All are welcome in what is anticipated will be a fun and
informative week.
Please fill out the following questionnaires (only complete the swimming questionnaire if
not attending the gym session). Please note that all data and information
collated over the week will be returned to you at the end of the course. All
information given will be strictly confidential.
We look forward to meeting you in the summer.
Swim & Fitness - Student
Questionnaire
In order to help us understand your requirements
and to get you to really consider your personal objectives, please complete the
following questions: (This MUST be completed and returned prior to your
arrival!)
Name:
Date of course (please circle):
Week 1 9 - 13 July 2018
Week 2 16 - 20 July 2018
Week 3 23
- 27 July 2018
Week 4 30 July - 5 August 2018
1. How confident are you in the water?
Not at all confident - 1 2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 - Very confident
2. How proficient are you in the water; how far can you swim?
<20 Lengths - 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 - >200 Lengths
3. How often do you visit a swimming pool?
4. Which is your favoured stroke?
5. What do you wish to achieve during the swimming course?
6. Please
list THREE fitness-based goals in
order of importance:
a.
b.
c.
7. Where are you now in relation to your goals?
8. How much time are you willing to devote toward achieving these
goals?
9. What is the biggest challenge you must overcome in attaining your
goals?
10. On a scale of 1 to 10 please rate how committed you are to
achieving your goals?
Not committed - 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 - Very committed
Do you have any medical conditions or other factors
that might affect you during the course that you would like to tell us?
Martin Shaw
Marlborough College
About Martin
Martin has been working here
at Marlborough College since 2014. Having worked in large corporate
organisations for many years, Martin felt the need to resurrect his past sports
career and re-immerse himself in the world of sport and physical performance
improvement. A career spell in the Army Physical Training Corps, where he
excelled in basketball, swimming, running and triathlon (he was an Army team
member competing in the inaugural London to Paris Triathlon), Martin now
contributes much to the development of the swimming pool offer here at
Marlborough.