Anna Hopkin AP Race Clinic

AP Race

Sprint Freestyle Clinic

Arc Leisure Centre, Matlock

April 4, 2025

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We are very excited to be heading to the Midlands for you to have the opportunity to learn everything there is to know about Sprint Freestyle by our very own AP Race Athlete, World Record Holder and Olympic Champion Anna Hopkin!

Anna will be sharing lots of powerful insights and lessons to support swimmers looking to take their Freestyle sprinting to the next level. Anna’s incredible decade-long swimming journey has taken her across the globe where she has faced many ups and downs and now is your chance to learn how she has overcome these to be one of Britain’s most decorated female swimmers.

    Clinic Content

    • Swim Station with Anna

      Led by Anna, the pool work will be based around the key Freestyle skills that have allowed Anna to excel at all levels of the sport. The focus will be centred around delivering world class skills and focussing on the small details that make a BIG difference! Swimmers will work on the technical details of the stroke and the turns.

    • Presentation and Q&A with Anna

      To round off the day, Anna will be giving a presentation around her journey through swimming, the lessons she has learned, how she has managed to retain success for so long and explore her pursuit of becoming Better Than Yesterday. Anna will also provide swimmers and parents with an opportunity to ask any questions they may have at the end of her presentation.

    • Racing Edge Station

      This station will be focused on how swimmers transition from good to great, working on the finer details that are always forgotten but sometimes the most critical. We will be helping swimmers to master their minds to get the most out of their performances.

    • Parent Support 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 with a workshop and open Q&A to support you on your swimming journey as a swimming parent.

    • Gym Station

      Gym work is vital to a swimming programme and as the expert in swimming specific gym work, our coaches can offer unique insights. The skills learned in this station can be performed without any equipment and all 100% focused around quality.

    Your Team On The Day

    Meet the team who will host and run the days, there will also be several additional staff supporting the Race Clinics, including team managers and media representatives.

    Clinic FAQs

    Eligibilty

    Age will be based on the day of the clinic you wish to attend. Spaces at each clinic are limited and the whole booking process will take place through Ticket Source, our Race Clinics booking partner.

    Gifting A Course

    If you're purchasing this clinic as a gift and would like a printable gift voucher, please contact us at clinics@aprace.club with proof of purchase and your request. 

    Merchandise

    AP Race Merchandise will be available both at the Clinic on the day, and via our online store apraceclo.com.

    Spectating & Photography

    Parents and guardians are welcome to attend and watch the day as it unfolds (where seating availability permits). Although parents and guardians are more than welcome to watch, we request you don’t interact with the swimmers (including your own child) whilst the swimmers are engaged with the team at their 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 the team. There will also be an official photographer at the 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.