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Swim camps · ages 8–20 · Tenerife & Mallorca

Your swimmer swims a PB. Or we coach them 6 months, free.

28 of 35 swimmers swam a personal best in their main event at our last 10-day camp. The other 7 did within 90 days.

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The most popular performance swim camp in Europe

Proof

28 of 35 swam a personal best. In 10 days.

Swimmers from 13 countries. One island. Watch what happened.

★★★★★ 5.0 · 50+ reviewsEvery single one five stars · read them

“She loved absolutely every moment.”

Nicole, swim mum0:45
★★★★★ Nicole, swim mum

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

Oli, swim dad1:01
★★★★★ Oli, swim dad

“What Gabriel didn't expect from camp.”

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★★★★★ Gabriel, swim dad

Every result, named.

These swimmers train with their own clubs all year, and we say so.

  • National junior record, 200 IMIlija SosicSerbia
  • 7 PBs from 7 racesCedric WittmannGermany
  • 5 PBs and 2 medals in one meetVita MaticSlovenia
  • National age group championAilsa RodgersScotland

See all 28 named results ↗

Why it works

It's rarely fitness. It's turns, underwaters and what happens on the blocks.

The tenths hide where a club session rarely looks. Ten days here go straight at them.

Elite

The flume channel

A treadmill for swimmers, filmed above and under water. Every Elite swimmer reviews their own footage 1:1, frame by frame.

0.5sfaster over a 15m underwater kick in 10 days. About 4 seconds off a 200m short course.
The squad seated poolside for the daily confidence session with David
Elite & Junior

A confidence session, every day

Run by David, built on a full year with Michael Phelps' sports psychologist. Race-day nerves stop being the enemy and start being speed.

The morning mobility session under the gazebo
Elite & Junior

Mobility and dryland

Spine and ankle mobility, every day. A stiff swimmer moves through the water like a wooden board. Ten days of it and the kick changes.

The camp lasts 10 days. The Game Plan runs the next 90.

Every coach on deck logs every start, every turn, every wobble. On the last day it becomes one document with your swimmer's name on it, written so their club coach can pick it up on Monday.

The flume channel at Tenerife Top Training with a swimmer mid-session
Early in camp every Elite swimmer is filmed in the flume. That footage is where the Game Plan starts.
SWIMPROSThe Game Plan

Lena Kovač

Age 15 · Backstroke & IM · Elite Camp, Tenerife · 11 sessions, 4 coaches

50m back34.20 → 33.48PB −0.72
An underwater flume frame of a backstroke swimmerFLUME · FRAME 23 / 48

TECHNIQUE

The underwater kick off the start and every wall was the breakthrough. Fixed on day 7 with the 2-count drill. Keep it: 3 short underwater sets a week.

MINDSET

Nerves before hard sets, gone by day 5. A 4-breath routine on the blocks. Take it to every meet.

MOBILITY

Ankle flexibility is costing her on the underwaters. The 10-minute evening routine, daily for 8 weeks.

Coach DavidFlume analysis attached
48 frames, reviewed 1:1

A sample Game Plan. Illustrative swimmer and numbers.

It's why the 90-day guarantee works. The PB doesn't depend on the last day of camp going well. It depends on the plan, and every swimmer goes home holding it.

The guarantee · claimed zero times in 4 years

A PB at camp or within 90 days. Or 6 months of coaching, free.

No personal best, and we coach your swimmer inside the Swimpros Academy for six months, free. It's in writing on every camp.

An honest note. About one in five swimmers doesn't PB at camp itself. Ten hard days is a lot, and bodies don't always cooperate. That's why the promise runs 90 days, and why the Game Plan goes home with every swimmer.

David Karasek racing at the London 2012 Olympic Games
David · Swiss Olympian, London 2012

The best money you'll spend on your swimmer isn't the new racing suit.

A suit lasts a season. What they learn in 10 days with us stays for life: early mornings, hard sets, and nerves they swim through anyway.

I used to choke at nationals. Then I spent a full year at the University of Virginia with Michael Phelps' sports psychologist, and twelve months later I swam a Swiss record at the Olympics. That method is the confidence session your swimmer gets from me every day of camp.

Their friends are scrolling. Your swimmer is on the blocks. On Elite camps the phones go in the bag for the training day and come back every evening to call home.

Day one. Every phone in camp, on one towel. Ten real nights of sleep in a row. Schoolwork or a deadline? They keep it, just tell us. Coaches carry their phones 24/7.

And when you get in touch, I'm the one who answers. Not an assistant, not a sales team.

The PB is what you'll see on the results sheet. The discipline, the focus, the friends .. that's what you'll see for the rest of their life.

David

David Karasek on the blocks next to Michael Phelps

On the blocks next to Michael Phelps. Specialty: swimmers who crush practice but freeze at meets.

Coached by Olympians.

Every summer a guest legend joins David on deck.

Peter Mankoč

Guest · summer 2026

Peter Mankoč

World record holder. Ran the flume channel breakdown at summer camp.

Milorad Čavić

Guest · summer 2026

Milorad Čavić

Olympic medalist. Pushed Phelps to the wall in the Beijing 100 fly.

Guest · summer 2027

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A star coach or swimmer. Booked families hear first.

Friends by day two.

Three young swimmers on the deck between sessions
Friends by day two
A swimmer carrying a team mate on his back, both laughing
They never want to leave
Three swimmers in the ice bath, laughing
Ice baths, laughing anyway
A swimmer diving off the block
On the blocks
The whole squad in a circle, seen from above
One squad, 25+ countries
A swimmer smiling on the pool deck after a set
After the set

Dates & places

The next camps.

Every camp is capped. Tap one and I'll send you the details, the places left and an honest read on whether it fits your swimmer.

Two kinds of camp. Tap one to see its dates:

The T3 Residence from the air, next to the 50m pool
Two minutes from the blocks
A two-bed athlete room with a terrace door
Athlete rooms
The dining hall at the T3 Residence
Athlete dining
The residence garden at night with an outdoor cinema
Movie nights in the garden
Elite · new from October 2026

Where Elite swimmers sleep: the T3 Residence.

Athletes onlyCoaches live in-house, 24/7Right next to the poolAthlete-grade foodAir-conditioned

Architect's renderings. Doors open with Rocktober. The Mallorca camp is hotel-based.

What's included
Swimmers on the Swimpros boat trip off Tenerife
The boat trip, every camp
The whole squad at the pull-up bar
Dryland between sessions

Residential: everything except flights. Non-residential: the same coaching, kit, boat trip and evenings, you book your own stay and meals. Insurance is your own either way.

  • Two pool sessions a day with Olympian coaches in the water
  • Flume analysis, Elite, reviewed 1:1 the same day
  • Daily confidence session, the race-day method with David
  • Mobility, dryland, gym, starts, turns and underwaters
  • Full board (residential): T3 Residence in Tenerife, hotel in Mallorca
  • Recovery: ice baths, and a shake after every session
  • The boat trip: dolphins and whales off Tenerife
  • A WhatsApp from David: a photo and a one-line update every evening
  • The Game Plan, written for their club coach
  • Camp kit: tee, tank and a racing cap with their name
  • 24/7 supervision (residential): a coach or staff member with swimmers at all times, pool to lights out

How booking works

Three steps to a place.

  1. 1

    Tell me where to send the details

    Twenty seconds: name, email, mobile. You get the dates and the places left, and a personal reply from me.

  2. 2

    A free Swimmer Assessment call

    A quick 15-minute intro call with me. An honest read on which camp fits, and what would move the needle for your swimmer, whether you book or not.

  3. 3

    Secure the place

    A CHF 1'000 deposit holds it, before or after the call. Kit sizes, forms and a meet-the-group Zoom call follow before camp.

Already sure? Hold a place now: CHF 1'000 by card, full refund inside 7 days if we haven't spoken yet, and the call comes after.

What parents ask me first.

What happens after I ask for the dates?
You get the camp dates and the places left, then a personal reply from me with an honest read on which camp actually fits your swimmer. Then a short Swimmer Assessment call, not a pitch. Most parents call it the most useful 15 minutes they spent before camp.
How much does a camp cost?
Every package is built around the swimmer: which camp, residential or not, how many days. So there's no single price on this page. Ask me in your first message and I'll give you the figure for your swimmer, then we go through it on the call.
Is my swimmer the right level?
These are performance camps for competitive swimmers who train and race, not learn-to-swim. Elite is ages 13 to 20, Junior 8 to 12. Swimmers train in groups matched by age and level. Tell me their events and best times and I'll give you a straight answer.
Will my kid be supervised the whole time?
Yes. On residential Elite camps it's 24/7: a coach in the water every session, staff with the group at the pool and at meals, and coaches living in the same athletes-only residence. Lights out is enforced. Junior camps are non-residential, so your swimmer is with the coaches from drop-off to pick-up and with you in between.
What if my swimmer is the youngest or shyest one there?
The most common worry, and the easiest to answer. Every swimmer is paired by age before arrival, and the group meets on a Zoom call before camp, so there are familiar faces on day one. By day two they don't want to go home.
Can I reach my kid during camp?
Yes. Phones come back every evening after dinner. And every evening I send you a WhatsApp with a photo and a one-line update, so you see them whether they call or not.
What if they get sick or injured?
There's a partner clinic 8 minutes from the venue in both Tenerife and Mallorca, with English-speaking doctors. Travel insurance is mandatory. We handle the logistics and you get the call.
David Karasek, Swimpros head coach

A personal best. And a kid who knows they can do hard things.

Not sure which camp? Send me the age and the dates you're thinking of. I'll tell you which one fits, personally. These messages come to my own phone, not an inbox someone else checks.

David

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