Triple Olympic Champion to host swim clinic in Salisbury

One of Great Britain's most decorated Olympians will visit Salisbury's Five Rivers Leisure Centre this February.

Team GB swimming star Adam Peaty, who secured 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 in Salisbury on Friday 21 February, as part of a South West Tour.

AP Race Clinics was established in 2019 by Adam and his training partner Ed Baxter, also a multiple British champion and record holder. 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.

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.

Parents are also invited to attend a parent support workshop, aimed at helping them 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 learned over the years.

Cllr 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 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!”

People wishing to attend the Salisbury clinic must be between eight to 17 years of age. Spaces are limited and can be booked through https://clinics.aprace.club/clinics/february-tour-2025/.

For further information about the AP Race Clinics, visit https://clinics.aprace.club.