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Hamble returned to Club La Santa in Lanzarote for a fourth time.  

HAST returned to Club La Santa in October 2024. 19 swimmers from our top two squads were chosen to attend. The trip was supported by our assistant coach Phil, club chair Anna and one of our welfare officers and social media guru Benji. Throughout the week the swimmers took part in training twice a day as well as different activities every morning which the group undertook. Afternoons were a great time for the swimmers to be able to chill out by the pool or catch up on sleep, before the afternoon session. The swimmers were amazing, every one of them at one point wanted to give up and rightly so; they showed compassion, resilience, teamwork and made sure that no-one was left behind, a true “ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!” we actively promote here at Hamble. Here is some of what they did whilst they were out there: 

Total swimming sessions: 13

Total swimming metres: 44,175m,  42,075m & 41,025m (for each lane)

Other Sports:

Pilates

Ultimate Abs

Kayaking & Paddle boarding

Paddle Tennis

Tennis

Beach Volleyball

Fitball

Pilates Reformer

Road Biking

Fitness Boxing

Mini-Golf

Bouldering

Football

 

Below is some pictures of our time away.

Hamble returned to Club La Santa in Lanzarote for a third time.  

A change in time of year – HAST returned to Club La Santa in July 2022 as a celebratory/training camp for those aged 16 and over. These swimmers were only in Development when Amy, the Head Coach, took over; so it was decided that they would go on a final camp before they left for uni. Amy was joined by her assistant coach Phil, with 11 of the clubs older swimmers; it was a great week of activities, recovery classes and more importantly training. The swimmers were amazing, every one of them at one point wanted to give up and rightly so; we haven’t even returned from covid hours; nevertheless these guys smashed 4 hours long course in heat EVERY DAY! On top of that, entertaining Phil and Amy by joining us in the classes they wanted to do. They showed compassion, resilience, teamwork and made sure that no-one was left behind, a true “ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!” we actively promote here at Hamble. Here is some of what they did whilst they were out there: 

Total swimming sessions: 13

Total swimming metres: 61,050m & 60,700m (for each lane)

Coaches swimming: 5 sessions, 9,300m

Other Sports:

Pilates

Ultimate Abs

Kayaking & Paddle boarding

Stretch & Relax

Recover Faster

Fitball

Pilates Reformer

Ariel Relaxation

Fitness Boxing

 

Below is some pictures of our time away.

Hamble returned to Club La Santa in Lanzarote.  

October came as 23 swimmers and five adults headed back to Lanzarote. For those who went previously, noticed how much the swimming distance had ramped up. With the different flight times, it also meant we had an extra training session, swimming the evening we landed. It was an incredible time!!! I would probably one of the best; the swimmers were phenomenal, they pushed themselves harder than I have seen, we had tears, laughs and pain (especially from Ronnie and Elliot, who’s poor shoulders were not as fit as they were!). Thanks to Kirsty’s support to organise everything and help with the coaching. Also, I took some new adults this time; Val, Rob and Lindsay – thank you for coming and motivating the swimmers. Val, your land work sessions were amazing and greatly complimented the vast volumes of swimming they were doing. Across the 2 squads that went, they swam 4600m to 5300m (Youth to Competitive Performance) every session. Competitive Performance swam just under 69k for the week! That was about 10k more than the previous time! On top of that, the swimmers undertook so many new activities (that can be seen on the video), from Aerial yoga to Bungee Superfly and CrossFit (for the younger ones). Again, whilst out there the swimmers did their aquathon – which they ABSOLUTELY LOVE!! Due to the larger number that went, we decided against eating dinner out, so decided to order loads of pizza’s and pop and had a party on the beach with music and games! It ended the week perfectly, so thank you EVERYONE involved!!  

Below is some pictures of our time away.

In 2017 to celebrate the Club’s 20th anniversary, 19 swimmers attended a highly successful training camp at Club La Santa in Lanzarote during the October half term break. They all had an amazing time and brought back hundreds of memories that will last a lifetime! Thank you to every swimmer who gave it 100%, they pushed themselves to the max… when I know at times it was tough, they tried and learnt new skills and as you saw from the photos showed La Santa our team spirit! A huge thank you to the adults who gave up their time to be parent, confidant, peace keeper, shoulder to cry on, coach, supporter and nagging meal time attendants who without their commitment this would not have been possible. And finally thank you to the parents for giving up your hard earned cash to pay for your swimmers to experience this wonderful opportunity and we can’t wait for you to see their hard work show through their swimming times/results!!

Dare I say it … Lanzarote 2019; HERE WE COME!

Listed below shows just a snapshot of what they experienced and the activities that they managed to undergo.

• 50,600m in the pool training,
• 6 hours of land training (30mins before each swim),
• 1 x aquathlon,
• 1 x triathlon,
• 60 miles in running
• 160km Cycling
• Boxing practice
• Badminton
• Tennis
• Beach volleyball
• Kayaking
• SUP
• Diving
• Core work
• Bleep Test
• A lots of free time jumping and playing in the pool