Weekend Swim Camp at Loch Tay - May

Course Description

This weekend swim camp at Loch Tay is an excellent opportunity for swimmers with open water experience as well as for swimmers who are confident in the pool and want to make the transition to open water. This weekend is all about your front crawl technique, no matter if you want to prepare for an event, if you want to improve your stroke or if you are a sea swimmer and want to train your skills in a fresh water environment. I have teamed up with WildFox Events, known for their legendary event in July, the Great Kindrochit Quadtrathlon. We will meet and train at their base: Kindrochit Farm. You can arrive on Friday late afternoon or Saturday morning. When you book you will be asked to fill in a questionnaire that will enable us to split the participants into groups of a maximum of 6 swimmers with similar experience. You will swim twice on Saturday, once in the morning, once in the afternoon. There will be enough time between swims to meet and talk to like-minded people and recover in the beautiful unspoilt wilderness setting on the shore of Loch Tay. There will be a camp with changing tent, heating and chill out area. In between swim sessions, around lunchtime, there will be an optional dryland information session. This session is highly recommended as it will introduce swimmers to exercises to prevent injury and strengthen the muscles needed for a successful open water swim. Weekend Schedule Sat: 9 am arrival Welcome coffee/hot drink You will be allocated your first swim time before you arrive as you will be divided into groups depending on experience 2 Front crawl Technique sessions 1 Dryland exercise session Sun: 7.30 – midday 1 Swim (depending on weather and ability) (0.8 miles (1.3 km) the famous Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon swim across Loch Tay, double crossing possible 1.6 miles (2.6 km)) Included: Coaching Safety escort A warm place for your neoprene over night Meals: Hot drinks, soup and rolls will be provided at lunchtime and there will be a barbecue on Saturday night and breakfast rolls on Sunday morning. If you have any favourite swim snacks we recommend that you bring them along. The nearest shops are half an hour’s drive from Kindrochit. Not included: Travel: to the venue, full directions will be provided, it’s about two hours from either Edinburgh or Glasgow. Accommodation: get in touch for accommodation recommendations close to where we swim or you are welcome to camp by prior arrangement.