SALISBURY’S Five Rivers leisure centre will welcome one of Great Britain’s most decorated Olympians next month.
Team GB swimming star Adam Peaty, who brought home a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at last year’s Paris Olympics, will bring one of his renowned AP Race Clinics to Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre on Friday, February 21, as part of a south west tour.
Adam, a three-time Olympian with gold medals from Rio and Tokyo and a silver from Paris, will lead a breaststroke clinic alongside his elite support team.
Participants will benefit from the team’s first-hand insights into Olympic-level competition and Adam’s recent experiences in Paris.
The clinic is open to those aged between eight and 17.
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Various stations will be set up across the full day clinic, including:
• Breaststroke swim station – led by Adam, who will share his secrets to becoming one of the most dominant breaststroke swimmers in history
• Breaststroke pullout station – where swimmers will work through the breaststroke underwater pullout stage.
• Strength and conditioning station – a land work session focused on specific exercises designed to improve swimming performance
• Racing edge session – where swimmers will receive expert advice from a psychologist to focus their minds to get the most out of their performances.
The clinic will take place on February 21 Picture: Wiltshire Council
The event will include a parent support workshop, aimed at helping parents to support their children to achieve the best results whilst also having the best experience possible.
To close the event, Adam will give a presentation and Q&A session on his career, including his recent Olympic experience and the lessons he has learnt over the years.
Councillor Ian Blair-Pilling, cabinet member for leisure, said: “We are very excited to welcome Adam and his team to Five Rivers in Salisbury.
“This is an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for swimmers from across Wiltshire to come and learn from one of the world’s best swimmers, fresh from his Olympic performance.”
AP Race Clinics was established in 2019 by Adam and his training partner Ed Baxter, also a multiple British champion and record holder.
AP Race Clinics CEO and Co-Founder Ed Baxter, said, “Our Race Clinics are such a unique opportunity for athletes, not only to be coached by a triple Olympic champion like Adam, but also the rest of our world-class team across all the areas that feed into becoming a better athlete.
“We are delighted to be coming to Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre for our first event in Salisbury. We can’t wait to see everyone at the Race Clinic in February!”
For further information about the AP Race Clinics, visit https://clinics.aprace.club
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