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Talented young swimmers progress at Winter training

Pembrokeshire’s top young swimmers took part in another winter skills camp at the weekend, where ten of the best swimmers from five County clubs pooled their talent at Pembroke Leisure Centre.
The training camp was the last in a series of three winter camps organised by Pembrokeshire Leisure - Pembrokeshire County Council’s leisure arm, following a camp held at Milford Haven in October and a skills session at Crymych in November.
The nine to 12 year-olds were put through their paces by Paul Dowey, Pembrokeshire Leisure’s swimming development coach. He was joined by elite swimmers Michael Hire, Carys Thomas, Jonathan Orchard and Daniel Thomas from the Pembrokeshire Performance Squad, who shared their experience and knowledge with the young swimmers.

Head coach Paul was impressed

The youngsters took part in swim sessions, land training and team building tasks.
“It was a great opportunity to bring the top young swimmers from across the County together to train,” said Paul Dowey.
“I have been very impressed with the standard shown by all our skills quad members this year.
“I’m very grateful for the support shown by Penny Willars and Sarah Hicks from the Tenby Dolphins in managing the swimmers throughout the weekend.”

Selection for further camps

The skills camps are designed for youngsters who already swim competitively with their local clubs - Haverfordwest Seals, Milford Haven Tigers, Pembroke & District, Tenby Dolphins and Fishguard Flyers. They are selected for the skills squad based on their 200m individual medley event results.
Selection for the summer series of skills camps will be made after the West Wales Championships in February.
Anyone interested in joining a competitive swimming club should contact their local leisure centre.

PHOTO: The skills squad youngsters are pictured poolside at Pembroke Leisure Centre.