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Last camp · summer 202635 swimmers
28/35hit a personal best at camp
35/35PB within 90 days of camp
−0.50s15m underwater kick, after 10 days

A personal best .. or we coach them 6 months free.

A PB at camp, or within 90 days after .. that’s the guarantee. Tenerife · the most popular performance swim camp in Europe.

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Rebecca, David and Yul, Swimpros coaches, at sunset by the pool in Tenerife
Some of the Swimpros coaches: Rebecca, Yul and me.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google · 50+ reviews · all 5 stars ↗
“I thought it was too good to be true. She came home a different swimmer .. and now she’s begging to go back.”swim mum, UK
“Gabriel didn’t expect what was going to happen to his starts, turns and underwaters. Neither did we.”Gabriel’s dad
“Massive PBs. The difference was the starts, turns and underwaters. He came back a completely different swimmer.”swim mum
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The stats we measured at the last camp

28 of 35 swimmers hit a PB.

Summer camp 2026, Tenerife, 35 swimmers. 28 hit a personal best in their main event at camp. The other 7 did it within 90 days .. every single one.

It’s rarely fitness .. it’s turns, underwaters and what happens on the blocks. Ten days here fixes exactly that, and we put it in writing.

The average 15 m underwater fly kick was 0.50 s faster after 10 days. One coach for every 10 swimmers. Swimmers from 25+ countries so far.

The guarantee · claimed 0 times in 4 years

No PB? David coaches them free for 6 months.

A PB at camp or within 90 days after .. or your swimmer joins the Swimpros online coaching for 6 months, free: David teaching the exact tools he got from Michael Phelps’ sports psychologist. Parents pay thousands for this kind of coaching. Here it’s the guarantee, included at camp.

David Karasek on the blocks next to Michael Phelps

“I had bad performance anxiety. I trained well and couldn’t get it done under pressure. Then I got to work with Michael Phelps’ sports psychologist, one on one, for a full year at the University of Virginia. A year later I’d qualified for the Olympics and swam a Swiss record at the London Games .. unimaginable twelve months earlier.

Those tools changed my swimming and my life. If your swimmer doesn’t PB, they get them from me. Free.

David Karasek, on the blocks next to Michael Phelps · London 2012 Olympian · Swiss record holder

The next camps.

Every camp is capped. Message me and I’ll tell you which one fits your swimmer.

Elite · ages 13–20residential or not
October24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 · Tenerife · 9 days4 left
New Year26 Dec – 4 Jan · Tenerife · 10 days10 left
Easter25 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days28 left
Summer taper3 – 13 Jul 2027 · Mallorca · 50m pool · 11 days24 left
Summer 12 – 12 Aug 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days9 left
Summer 214 – 24 Aug 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days21 left
Summer 326 Aug – 5 Sep 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days28 left
Junior · ages 8–12you stay close by
New Year26 Dec – 4 Jan · Tenerife · 10 days9 left
Summer 12 – 12 Aug 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days10 left
Summer 214 – 24 Aug 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days14 left
Summer 326 Aug – 5 Sep 2027 · Tenerife · 11 days15 left
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See the 10 days that did it.

Turns, underwaters, the boat, the faces. Sixty seconds from the last summer camp .. this is what your swimmer walks into.

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Like nothing they’ve experienced. Four reasons.

Every camp has pool time. Almost none has these four .. and they are exactly why 28 out of 35 left with a PB.

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The flume channel

A hydrodynamic flume .. a treadmill for swimmers, filmed above and under water. Day 3, every Elite swimmer, reviewed 1:1 the same day, frame by frame. From then on every coach on deck knows exactly what to fix. Off a 200 m short course, turns alone are worth about 4 seconds.

Most camps: a coach’s eye from the deck. Swimpros: your swimmer’s own underwater footage, frame by frame.

02

Confidence sessions

The squad seated poolside for a confidence session with David

Daily, run by David. Built on what he learned from Michael Phelps’ sports psychologist while swimming for the University of Virginia .. the method that took him from choking at nationals to the Olympics. Race-day nerves become speed.

Most camps: “swim more, get faster”. Swimpros: the mental game trained every day, like a stroke.

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03

Mobility and dryland

Mobility session under the gazeboHands-on spine and ankle mobility workThe whole squad at the pull-up bar

Spine and ankles, every day. A stiff swimmer moves through the water like a wooden board .. a mobile one moves like a dolphin. Ten days of targeted mobility and the kick, the streamline and the turns change.

Most camps: a quick stretch after the set. Swimpros: spine and ankle mobility as its own daily session.

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An unmatched location

Tenerife Top Training from above: the pools on the cliff, ocean behindThe 50m pool at Tenerife Top Training from aboveSwimmers on the boat deck off Tenerife, whales off the bowThe squad on the rocks at sunset, Tenerife

Tenerife Top Training: 50 m and 25 m pools above the ocean, the flume, two gyms, ice baths, sauna and steam room .. a short walk from the beach. The athletes-only residence is right next to the pool, coaches in the same building.

Most camps: a public pool and a hotel across town. Swimpros: everything a few hundred metres apart, athletes only.

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Olympian coaches.

Multiple world records, Olympic Games and 1,000s of competitive swimmers coached over the last 5 years. David and Yul coach every camp. Every summer, guest legends join them on deck.

1David Karasek

David KarasekLondon Olympian · founder · race-day mental performance · every camp

2Yul Münger

Yul MüngerHead swim coach · stroke mechanics + taper · in the water every session

3Peter Mankoč

Peter MankočWorld record holder · ran the flume breakdown · guest, summer 2026

4Milorad Čavić

Milorad ČavićOlympic medalist · pushed Phelps to the wall in Beijing · guest, summer 2026

5?

To be revealedGuest star · summer 2027 · booked families find out first

Milorad Čavić at the whiteboard with the squad at the blocks
Milorad Čavić at the whiteboard, then straight into the set

A day on deck.

Swipe .. six moments from one camp day.

Flume channel

Day 3: every Elite swimmer is filmed in here, above and under water. The 1:1 video review happens the same day.

Pool games

Two sessions a day .. and this in between. Fun is the point, and it is why they learn faster.

The team

35 swimmers, 13 countries. One squad by day 2, a group chat that lasts years.

Phones away

Elite camps: phones go in the bag for the training day and the night, back for an hour after dinner to call home. Ten real nights of sleep.

Recovery

Ice bath, sauna, steam room, two gyms (inside and out), and a shake after every session.

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Everything the 10 days include.

Nothing here is an add-on. The coaching, the residence, the kit, the report their club coach gets, the boat .. one list, all of it in.

The programme. Elite, ages 13–20, 10 days.

Tenerife Top Training is our home pool: a 50 m and a 25 m racing pool above the ocean. Residential swimmers live in The T3 Residence, our athletes-only hotel next to the pool, coaches in the same building 24/7. Or stay close by and drop off for every session.

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    Every day: two water sessions and one confidence session.

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    Flume channel: filmed early in camp, reviewed 1:1 the same day.

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    Confidence training: the Phelps sports-psych method, daily.

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    Recovery: ice baths, sauna, steam room, two gyms.

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    Boat trip: dolphins and whales off Tenerife. Yes, really.

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    Swimpros gear, plus 24/7 supervision by certified staff.

The T3 Residence · new from Rocktober

Built for training well and recovering better, with the coaches living in the same building. Architect’s renderings .. doors open with the October 2026 camp.

The T3 Residence courtyard
Two minutes from the blocks
The T3 Residence from above, next to the pools
The residence from above
A two-bed athlete room: two single beds, storage, terrace door
Two-bed room
The dining hall
Dining hall
A three-bed athlete room: a bunk and a single bed
Three-bed room
The hangout room
The hangout
The garden at night with the outdoor cinema
Movie nights in the garden
A four-bed athlete room: two bunk beds
Four-bed room
The dining hall, tables set
Athlete-grade food
The terrace by day
The terrace by day
The terrace at night
The terrace at night
See a full day at Elite camp
07:30Breakfast .. fuel like an athlete
08:30Performance mobility
09:00Long-course training .. Olympians in the water
11:15Confidence session .. the Phelps mental method
12:30Lunch & rest
15:30Underwater-kick mobility
16:00Short-course training .. race speed
18:00Recovery & stretch
19:00Dinner .. as a team
20:00Camp life .. the best part of the day
22:30Lights out .. same again tomorrow
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The camp kit.

Handed over on day one, sizes collected when you book. Theirs to keep.

Swimpros drag socks
Drag socksbring your own, or get the Swimpros pair at camp .. they keep them
Camp tee
Camp teecombed cotton
Performance tank
Tankdeck and dryland
Heavyweight hoodie
Hoodieour gift for camp two

Plus a racing cap with their name on it. Not a shop, not an upsell.

Swimpros drag socks. Improving one kick at a time.

Mesh socks worn over the feet. They fill with water on every kick, so the legs work harder in every set. Take them off and your swimmer flies.

Bring your own, or get the Swimpros pair at camp .. they keep them, and they go in the bag for every club session after.

The Game Plan.

The camp lasts 10 days. The Game Plan runs the next 90 .. new from Rocktober 2026.

From day one, every coach on deck logs what they see about your swimmer. On the final day it becomes one document with their name on it: technique, mindset, mobility and the exact drills to keep it, written to hand straight to their club coach. Elite swimmers get the flume analysis attached. It’s why the 90-day guarantee works.

Swimpros · The Game PlanSample

Lena Kovač · 15 · Breast & IM

50m Breast34.20 → 33.48 PB −0.72
Technique · Mindset · Mobility · flume analysis attached, 48 frames. Illustrative swimmer and numbers.

The athlete file. We know your swimmer before day one.

Every swimmer arrives with a file the whole coaching team has read. Nothing about your kid is a surprise on deck.

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    Allergies and dietary needs briefed to the kitchen and every coach.

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    Medication and conditions logged with times and doses, one named staff member.

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    Swim level and events reviewed by David before the spot is confirmed.

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    24/7 supervision .. coach in the water, staff at meals, never alone.

Everything else on the file

Allergies and dietary needs. On file before arrival, briefed to the kitchen and every coach. Nut-free, gluten-free, vegetarian .. handled, not improvised.

Medication and conditions. Asthma, inhalers, injuries in rehab .. logged with the times and doses. A named staff member holds it.

Swim level and events. Best times and main events reviewed by David before the spot is confirmed, so the group and the sets fit.

Emergency contact and insurance. Two contacts, travel insurance on file. Partner clinic 8 minutes from the venue, english-speaking doctors. We handle the logistics, you get the call.

24/7 supervision. Coach in the water every session, staff with the group at meals, coaches in the same residence. Lights out enforced. Never alone.

Daily photo to you. A WhatsApp from David every evening .. photo and one line, so you see them whether they call or not.

Send David a messagehe reviews every swimmer personally

Every camp, without fail

The boat trip. Dolphins & whales off Tenerife.

Junior camps. Back with you every night.

The same Swimpros DNA as the Elite camps, built for younger swimmers with mum and dad close by. Junior camp is non-residential: you stay together nearby, drop off and pick up around each session, and evenings are family time. They come back faster. You watch it happen.

Milorad Čavić with a junior swimmer at camp
Milorad Čavić, world record holder, and a junior swimmer
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    Every day: two water sessions and one confidence session.

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    Confidence training: the Phelps mental method, for juniors.

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    Recovery: every facility, and a shake after each session.

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    Drag socks: bring yours, or get the Swimpros pair at camp.

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    One coach to every 10 swimmers, certified staff.

See a day at Junior camp
08:45You drop off + mobility
09:00Short-course training + confidence session
11:00You pick up .. lunch & rest together
15:45You drop off + mobility
16:00Long-course training + recovery & stretch
18:00You pick up .. dinner & relax together

Junior camps are capped at 15 swimmers, with one afternoon off mid-camp for El Teide or Siam Park. Dates and places are in the list above.

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Their friends are scrolling.

Your swimmer is on the blocks.

Look at what every kid is up against. A phone that never runs out of videos. Likes on tap. A world where nothing has to be hard, or wait.

And then there’s your swimmer. An alarm before sunrise. Cold water in the dark. Months of work for a few tenths on a scoreboard.

That isn’t a hobby. It’s the rarest education a kid can get today.

Swimpros swimmers, arms up on deck after a hard set
Hard set done
Swimmers lined up on the blocks
On the blocks
Every session ends together
Three swimmers in the ice bath, laughing
Cold water. Together.
A swimmer diving off the block
Start practice
The whole squad in a circle, seen from above
One squad
  1. Disciplineshowing up when nobody is making them.
  2. Consistencythe same alarm, even when the times stall.
  3. Focusone length, one turn, one breath.
  4. Pressurea racing heart behind the blocks, and fast anyway.
  5. Resiliencea missed final, back in the water next morning.
  6. Friendshipmade with people who survived the same set.

The times fade. Who they became chasing them stays for life.

At Swimpros we turn all of it up to full volume for 10 days: two sessions a day next to swimmers from 25+ countries, a confidence session every day so pressure turns into speed. They come home with a PB .. and a kid who looks up.

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Summer 2026, Tenerife. Two camps, 25+ countries.

Camp one and camp two, August 2026. Swipe .. every one of these is a real camp day.

The whole squad · last day, camp one
Boat day · the leap
David and a swimmer · camp two
Four swimmers on the boat trip
Boat day · four girls, one selfie
Boat day, camp two
Pool games
Session done
Off the boat, into the Atlantic
Boat day
Three lanes, three mates
Coach and swimmer
Swimmers laughing on the ice bath rim
Ice bath · laughing on the rim
Camp life
The jacuzzi after the last session · camp two
David takes his turn in the ice bath
Coach and swimmer, dryland · camp two
Recovery time · camp two
Day 10
David, dryland at camp two

35 swimmers. 10 days. Countless smiles.

Seventy seconds from the last summer camp: the pools, the boat, the faces. If they want to go after this one, you know.

your swimmer could be in the next one of these

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Parents on camp, in their own words.

Real families, unedited. Tap to play.

“Huge PBs for my son. Starts, turns, underwaters.”

★★★★★his dad

“What Gabriel didn’t expect from camp.”

★★★★★Gabriel’s dad

“She loved absolutely every moment.”

★★★★★her mum

“I thought it was a scam.” Then this happened.

★★★★★swim mum, UK

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What parents ask.

What happens after I message you on WhatsApp?

you get a real reply, usually within 10 minutes in business hours .. camp dates, the programme, and an honest read on which camp actually fits your swimmer.

then a short Swimmer Assessment call with David, not a pitch. we review every swimmer personally before confirming a spot, because camps are invite-only. most parents call it the most useful 15 minutes they spent before camp.

How much does a camp cost?

we don’t publish a price, and we don’t send one over text .. we go through it with you on a short Swimmer Assessment call with David. two honest reasons: every package is built around the swimmer (training load, accommodation, support level), so a number before we know them is meaningless.

and we only take swimmers we’re confident we can actually help, so the call is a fit check both ways. you’ll leave it knowing what would move the needle for your swimmer whether or not you book. there’s also a guarantee on the camp, and nobody has claimed it in 4 years.

Will my kid be supervised the whole time?

yes. on the elite camps, the residential option is 24/7 .. coach in the water every session, staff with the group at the pool and at meals, and the coaches living in the same athletes-only residence as the swimmers. lights out enforced. they’re never alone.

choose the non-residential option instead and your swimmer is with the coaches from drop-off to pick-up for every session, and back with you in between.

note on junior camps (ages 8–12): the junior camp is non-residential. young swimmers stay with their parents at nearby accommodation (we send hotel recommendations). parents can drop off and pick up daily.

Is my swimmer the right level for this?

these are performance camps for competitive swimmers who train year-round and race .. not learn-to-swim. the elite camps run ages 13–20; the junior camp is ages 8–12.

swimmers train in small groups matched by age and level, and David personally reviews every swimmer before confirming a spot .. so the group is always the right fit.

not sure if your kid is ready? tell us their events and best times on the call and we’ll give you a straight answer.

What if my swimmer is the youngest or shyest one there?

the most common concern .. and the easiest to answer. every swimmer is paired by age before arrival. they meet the group on a Zoom call before camp even starts, so familiar faces are already there on day one.

by day 2 they don’t want to go home. one big team. some of these kids have been coming back year after year and made some of their closest friends here.

What language is everything coached in?

English. all sessions, all coaching, all communication. we’ve had swimmers from 13 countries at a single camp, and English works for everyone.

if a swimmer needs a moment in their own language, our coaches can switch to German, French, or Italian for a private fix.

Can I call or text my kid during the 10 days?

yes. phones at breakfast, after dinner, before lights out. you also get a daily WhatsApp from David: photo + 1-line update every evening, so you see them whether they call or not.

What if they get sick or injured?

partner clinic 8 minutes from the venue in both Tenerife and Mallorca. english-speaking doctors. travel insurance is mandatory. we handle the logistics, you get the call.

Can I come too? Can I sit poolside?

parents can visit on arrival day and the final-day showcase. mid-camp we keep it kid-only .. the bonding is the point. if you want to be on the island anyway, we’ll send you hotel ideas in Mallorca + Tenerife.

Is it all training, or do they actually have fun?

it’s a camp, not a boot camp. two pool sessions a day, yes .. and beach afternoons, sunset BBQs, team movie nights and the dolphin boat trip. kids arrive shy and leave with a group chat that lasts years.

What’s actually included? What do we need to bring?

honestly? it’s easier to say what’s NOT included. the only thing missing is flights. everything else is taken care of:

✓ 2 elite pool sessions per day with Olympian coaches in the water every set

✓ flume channel filming early in camp, reviewed 1:1 the same day

✓ daily mental performance coaching by David

✓ dryland & gym sessions .. starts, turns, underwaters

✓ accommodation, full board .. in Tenerife the athletes-only residence right next to the pool, coaches in the same building. Mallorca is hotel-based

✓ 3 meals a day + snacks, recovery shakes after every session

✓ ice baths & recovery facilities

✓ the Swimpros boat trip .. dolphins & whales off the coast of Tenerife

✓ team events & social evenings

✓ daily parent WhatsApp from David .. photo + one-line update every evening

✓ the Swimpros Game Plan .. your swimmer’s individual end-of-camp report, written to hand straight to their club coach

✓ Swimpros camp kit .. drag socks: bring your own or get the Swimpros pair at camp, theirs to keep

✓ 24/7 supervision & pastoral care

not included: flights. that’s it. book direct from your home airport .. we’ll help you figure out the best option.

How do I secure a spot? What’s the process?

once we’ve had a quick call to confirm the right camp fit for your swimmer, we’ll send you everything to lock in the spot .. deposit amount, balance schedule, and payment options.

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one thing up front: we go through the numbers on a short call, not over text .. every package is built around the swimmer, so a figure before we know them wouldn’t mean much.

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Straight to a real conversation · no obligation · we never add you to a list you didn’t ask for

London 2012 · Olympic GamesDavid Karasek racing at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Swiss cap, the Olympic rings behind him

A year later: a Swiss record at the Olympics.

Twelve months earlier I couldn’t get it done under pressure. I know exactly what changes when a swimmer stops fighting their nerves. That’s what your swimmer gets from me for 10 days .. and I’m the one who answers on WhatsApp.

David

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