Ryan Larkin Swim Camps Age-group swim clinics Register interest

Sussex & South East · 2026 dates

Technique clinics that let your swimmer see it done properly.

One-day swim camps for age-group swimmers, led by a national-level sprinter and Level 2 coach. Live in-water demonstrations, small groups, streamed by ability — so every drill is understood, not just repeated.

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51.0s · 100m Freestyle Swim Wales National Centre Coach at Brighton College

Coach ratio
1 : 8 max
  • Swim England Level 2 coach
  • Enhanced DBS & safeguarding
  • Fully insured
  • Small groups, streamed by ability

Meet your coach

Ryan Larkin

I swam competitively for over a decade, spending two years training at the Welsh National Swimming Centre with Swim Wales under an Olympic coach, and racing at national championships. My main event is the 100m freestyle, with a best of 51.0.

These days I coach at Brighton College as a Swim England Level 2 coach. I've spent enough years on both sides of the lane rope to know what actually moves a young swimmer forward — and it's rarely more metres.

These camps are the sessions I wish I'd had at eleven: someone in the water in front of me, showing exactly what the drill is meant to look like.

10+ yrs
Competing
National
Championship level
Level 2
Swim England coach

How I coach

Four words on the whiteboard, every session

Everything we do in a camp comes back to these. They're simple enough for a nine-year-old to repeat, and honest enough that they still hold at national level.

01

Quality

A length done properly beats ten done tired. We build the shape first and add speed to it.

02

Control

Body position, catch, breathing — deliberate, repeatable, under the swimmer's own command.

03

Focus

One clear thing to think about per drill. Kids improve fastest when they know what they're chasing.

04

Fun

Swimmers who enjoy the work stay in the sport. Camps should feel like the best session of their term.

Why a camp, not another club night

Demonstration is the fastest teaching tool we have

In a busy club session there's rarely time to get in the water and show a drill properly. A camp is built around exactly that — I demonstrate, they copy, we correct, they repeat it until it's theirs.

  1. They see it done, in the water

    Live demonstrations of every drill, from the same eye level they'll swim it at.

  2. Drills that progress, not drills that fill time

    Each drill earns the next one. Swimmers finish the day knowing the order and the why.

  3. Body position first

    Almost every age-group time drop hides behind alignment. We fix it before anything else.

  4. They go back to club able to self-correct

    The point isn't one good day — it's a swimmer who knows what a good drill feels like.

A day at camp

  1. Land warm-up & goals

    Groups set, ability streams confirmed, one target each for the day.

  2. Body position block

    Demonstration-led alignment, kick and balance work.

  3. Stroke & drill progression

    Catch, timing and breathing, built drill by drill with video feedback.

  4. Race skills & finish

    Starts, turns, finishes — then a written take-home for club coaches.

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I'm gauging demand before confirming dates and venues. Register below and I'll email you first when a camp near you opens — with the ability stream that fits your child.

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