James Guy Butterfly Race Clinic
April 2024
We could not be more excited for James to lead his first butterfly race clinic.
As an Olympic and World Champion, James will share lots of powerful insights and tips to support swimmers looking to move their swimming forwards and will no doubt inspire you with his incredible swimming journey that spans more than a decade!
Team
James Guy MBE
James has been a mainstay of the GB Team for many years now, winning his first international senior medal in 2013. Since then, he has amassed five Olympic medals, including two gold, eleven World Championship medals, including five golds, and a World Record to complete the set. His passion for the sport is infectious and his story is hugely inspiring.
Ed Baxter
During his career, Ed was Youth Commonwealth Champion, Multiple British Champion & Record Holder as well as being English Senior Short Course Champion all over the 200-meter breaststroke. Ed was Adam Peaty’s training partner for 5 years and now acts as one of his support coaches.
Rob Norman
Rob is a very experienced swimming specific Strength and Conditioning Coach who has a wealth of knowledge around how to best compliment the metres done in the pool with a truly World Class Dry Strength and Conditioning Programme. After working with British Swimming from 2017 to 2023, Rob is now Adam Peaty’s personal Strength and Conditioning Coach
Tom Bates
For nearly two decades Tom has been studying and applying his knowledge of performance psychology all over the world through various sports. Pro athletes and club level swimmers alike engage with his unique mentality towards performing and winning. Tom has a way of engaging everyone that he speaks to you so you feel like you are on the edge of your seat with his revolutionary ideas of how swimmers can unlock their minds to help them get the most out of the pool.
Kevin Pickard
Kevin has worked in the swimming space now for close to 20 years, supporting swimmers, coaches, and parents. His specialism is insights into the hurdles that parents face along the journey, and across the parent station at the Race Clinic, parents will have extensive opportunities to ask questions and explore the challenges they are facing.
There will also be several support staff including team managers, support coaches and media representatives.
Content
Swim Station
Led by James and Ed, the pool work will be based around the key Butterfly skills that have allowed James to become an Olympic Champion, and World Champion at age 19 in this stroke. There will be two stations within the pool, one focused on Butterfly turns and one on the technical elements of the full stroke, the focus will be centred around delivering world class skills and focussing on the small details that make a BIG difference!
Strength and Conditioning Station
The Strength and Conditioning session will be led by Rob and will be focussed around Butterfly specific exercises. Land work is vital to a swimming programme and as the expert in swimming specific gym work Rob can offer unique insights. Rob has been Adam Peaty’s gym coach for over six years and has been key to his success over this period.
Performance Psychology Station
The Performance Psychology station will be led by Tom. This session will be focused on how swimmers can arrive behind the blocks and can deliver the performance they have worked for. Swimmers will work on the finer details that are always forgotten but sometimes the most critical. Tom will be helping swimmers to master their minds to get the most out of their performances.
Parent Station
As a swimming parent, you want your child to be the best they can be, but it is often hard to find the right balance between wanting to help your swimmers achieve their best results but ensuring they are having the best experience possible on their swimming journey. Whilst the swimmers are at the Performance psychology station, the parents of those swimmers are invited to attend this station where Kev will be running a workshop and open Q&A to support you on your swimming journey as a swimming parent.
Presentation and Q&A
To round off the day, James will be giving a presentation around his journey through swimming, the lessons she has learned, how he has managed to retain success for so long and explore his pursuit of becoming Better Than Yesterday. James will also provide swimmers and parents with an opportunity to ask any questions they may have at the end of his presentation.
FAQs
Clothing
AP Race Clothing will be available both at the Clinic on the day, and via our online store.
Booking
To attend a clinic, you must be aged between 8-17, age will be based off the day of clinic you wish to attend. Spaces at each clinic are limited and the booking process will take place through Ticket Source, our booking partner.
Please see full T&C’s at clinics.aprace.club/terms.
Spectating & Photography
Parents are welcome to attended and watch the day as it unfolds (where seating availability permits). Although parents are more than welcome to watch we request you don’t interact with the swimmers (including your own child) whilst the swimmers are at stations.
Please note photography and filming by spectators is strictly prohibited during the clinics for child protection purposes in line with facility policies. However, there will be an opportunity at the end of the clinic for parents and swimmers to take pictures with James. There will also be an official photographer at the Race Clinic and these shots will be available to purchase after the event through SmugMug, the link to which can be found in your Clinic Information Hub.