A TEAM of 15 swimmers from Alton and District Swimming Club, plus head coach Rob Thuroczy and team manager Gemma Boylan, set off last Saturday for a week-long training camp in sunny Spain.

The team, which is pulled from members from across East Hampshire, will enjoy an intensive week of training in a 50m outdoor pool as well as land training in a gym and on the beach during their stay in Mataro, near Barcelona.

The swimmers, from the club’s Top Squad, are getting ready for a busy few months of competition including county, regional and national events and this warm weather training should provide the perfect preparation.

The Alton and District Swimming Club members are pictured ready for the off.