Academy Swim Team
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🏊 Another new addition for AST members!
🏊 Another new addition for AST members! We’ve just launched our new Self-Led Land Training programme — developed in-house to give AST swimmers access to swimming-specific training from home at no additional cost. Rather than simply giving swimmers a sheet of exercises, we wanted to build something that could actually guide them through the process. Members can now sign into their portal and access pathway-based sessions based on Swim England Land Training guidelines with individual exercise prescriptions, teaching guidance, demonstration videos, progression options and safety advice. And because training should be enjoyable too, swimmers can follow weekly goals, collect Training Stars, unlock achievements, build consistency streaks and track their journey as they progress. ⭐🏆🔥 It’s completely optional and designed to complement coached pool sessions, helping swimmers develop things such as bodyline, trunk control, strength, balance and the movement qualities that transfer into starts, turns and technique in the water. This is another example of why we’ve been developing SwimClubOS around the needs of our club. Instead of adapting the club around generic software, we can increasingly build the tools our swimmers, parents, coaches and volunteers actually need — all within the same Members Portal they already use for their club activities. Access through your Members Portal under Training. Full details are on Spond now. A little more technology behind the scenes, hopefully making life a little easier for our members. 💙
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Could you help us take the next step? 💙🏊
Could you help us take the next step? 💙🏊 Academy Swim Team is growing, and one of our biggest priorities is continuing to develop and expand our younger swimmer groups. To do that well, we’d love to strengthen the coaching team around them. We’re particularly keen to hear from qualified coaches who might be interested in getting involved with AST and helping us continue improving the programme we offer our swimmers. Whether you could support regularly or simply have some time you’d like to give back to the sport, we’d love to have a conversation. As we grow our younger age groups, we’d also really like to broaden the mix of people on poolside and would especially welcome more women coming forward to join and strengthen our coaching and volunteer team. But you absolutely do not need to already be a coach. If coaching is something you’ve thought about before, or you’d like to learn more, we’d be just as pleased to hear from you. We can support people starting out, help you gain experience alongside our existing coaches and, where appropriate, help you progress towards coaching qualifications. There are also plenty of other ways to get involved. Poolside helpers, Team Managers, officials, timekeepers, committee and trustee roles, welfare support and help at meets and events all play a huge part in keeping AST running. You don’t need years of swimming experience to make a difference. Sometimes it simply starts with being willing to help, learn and support the swimmers around you. If you’d like to support the next generation of AST swimmers, develop your own skills or simply find out what role might suit you, speak to one of our coaches or get in touch. #AcademySwimTeam #AST #SwimmingCoaches #SwimmingVolunteers #VolunteerWithUs #BurnhamOnSea #SwimmingCommunity
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Recent record breakers
Broken recordGirls Age 10 | SC | 19/09/2026
100 IM
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
1:35.42S
New recordGirls Age 18+(Masters) | LC | 02/08/2026
100 Breast
Now held by
Lauren Hern
1:33.25L
New recordGirls Age 15 | LC | 02/08/2026
200 Back
Now held by
Lauren Glanville
2:45.35L
New recordBoys Age 13 | LC | 02/08/2026
100 Breast
Now held by
Benjamin Spinner
1:37.45L
New recordGirls Age 10 | LC | 02/08/2026
100 Breast
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
1:58.30L
New recordBoys Age 18+(Masters) | LC | 02/07/2026
50 Fly
Now held by
Lewis Duggan
27.98L
New recordBoys Age 18+(Masters) | LC | 02/07/2026
100 Back
Now held by
Lewis Duggan
1:06.43L
New recordGirls Age 18+(Masters) | LC | 02/07/2026
50 Breast
Now held by
Lauren Hern
42.03L
New recordGirls Age 10 | LC | 02/07/2026
50 Breast
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
53.70L
Broken recordBoys Age 10 | SC | 28/06/2026
100 Breast
Now held by
Max Nicholls
1:47.57S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 28/06/2026
100 Breast
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
1:53.17S
Broken recordGirls Age 10 | SC | 27/06/2026
50 Free
Now held by
Bella Hastings
38.22S
Broken recordGirls Age 14 | SC | 27/06/2026
50 Fly
Now held by
Lauren Glanville
33.01S
Broken recordBoys Age 14 | SC | 27/06/2026
50 Back
Now held by
Harry Glanville
29.98S
Broken recordBoys Age 14 | SC | 27/06/2026
50 Fly
Now held by
Harry Glanville
28.42S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 27/06/2026
50 Breast
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
51.11S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 27/06/2026
100 IM
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
1:35.66S
New recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 14/06/2026
200 Back
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
3:28.51