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Academy Swim Team
Helping Swimmers Thrive
Friendly, expert coaching and competitive opportunities for swimmers in Burnham-On-Sea and the surrounding area.
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Welfare & Safeguarding
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Helping swimmers thrive
As a registered swimming charity, we provide teaching, development and competitive opportunities that improve health, confidence and community participation around Burnham-on-Sea.
Charity number 1211831 ยท Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales
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Our swimmers
80+ swimmers, one team
From first-time racers to county and regional swimmers, everyone trains together, cheers each other on and wears the same blue.
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Facebook update โ 31 October 2026
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๐โโ๏ธ๐ DAY 1 DONE! ๐ ๐โโ๏ธ
๐โโ๏ธ๐ DAY 1 DONE! ๐ ๐โโ๏ธ What a fantastic first day at the Millfield and Bath meets! ๐ช๐ Our AST swimmers have been putting in some brilliant performances, with plenty of PBs smashed, medals won and some fantastic racing all round! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ A massive well done to everyone who competed today, and a big thank you to our coaches, team managers and volunteers for their support! ๐ ๐ฅ Day 1 completeโฆ now let's see what Day 2 brings tomorrow! Keep up the amazing work, Team AST! ๐๐โโ๏ธ #TeamAST #AcademySwimTeam #Swimming #PBs #MeetWeekend
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๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐! ๐
๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐! ๐ We're delighted to announce that Tracey is returning to Academy Swim Team as a coach! ๐โโ๏ธ Many of you will remember Tracey as AST's Head Coach from 2013 to 2019. Now that her daughter has joined our Junior squad, she's back on poolside, and we couldn't be happier to have her. Tracey brings a wealth of experience: ๐ BSc (Hons) in Sports Coaching and Conditioning ๐ช Level 3 Personal Trainer ๐ Level 2 Swim Coach since 2014 ๐ She has coached many swimmers to county, regional and national qualifying times ๐ด She has spent the last few years swim coaching at the Pony Club Tetrathlon national training camps (shooting, running, swimming and riding!) Tracey will be working alongside Tom to develop our Junior and Development pathways even further, helping our younger swimmers build strong foundations for the future. ๐ Please join us in giving Tracey a big AST welcome back! ๐ #AcademySwimTeam #BurnhamOnSea #WelcomeBack #SwimCoach #TeamAST
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Club calendar
Competitions, galas and club events.
Club records
Recent record breakers
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 17/10/2026
200 Breast
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
3:50.84S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 17/10/2026
50 Free
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
35.73S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 17/10/2026
100 Free
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
1:22.88S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 17/10/2026
50 Fly
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
43.53S
New recordBoys Age 9 | SC | 17/10/2026
200 Free
Now held by
Arthur Forward
4:06.53S
New recordBoys Age 9 | SC | 10/10/2026
25 Back
Now held by
Arthur Forward
25.57S
New recordGirls Age 18+(Masters) | SC | 10/10/2026
50 Breast
Now held by
Lauren Hern
41.59S
Broken recordBoys Age 18+(Masters) | SC | 19/09/2026
100 IM
Now held by
Lewis Duggan
1:03.93S
Broken recordGirls Age 9 | SC | 19/09/2026
100 IM
Now held by
Heidi Freeman
1:35.42S
Broken recordGirls Age 18+(Masters) | SC | 28/06/2026
100 Breast
Now held by
Lauren Hern
1:31.82S
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
New recordBoys Age 18+(Masters) | SC | 27/06/2026
50 Fly
Now held by
Lewis Duggan
27.52S
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 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
New recordBoys Age 10 | SC | 14/06/2026
100 Fly
Now held by
Alfie Elliott
1:42.57S