Best Swim Centre is set on the coastal town of Colonia Sant Jordi. Whilst there is no on-site accommodation, the centre is only a few minutes walk for a range of hotels. Best Swim was started in July 2009 by James Parrack and Matthew O'Conner, both GB Olympic swimmers. In total, over 100 olympic and world swimming, triathlon and Paralympic medallists have used their facilities. Many National teams have trained here along with club teams from Europe, China and North America Best is also growing in popularity with Internationally renowned triathletes. The outdoor 50 metre pool has 10 lanes with onsite go pros.
By Air; Palma (PMI) airport 35 km Car Hire: To redeem your Special Discount via our partners, Rhino Car Hire, click here ….
Transfer: Either by taxis, hiring a car or Best Swim's own transfer bus
BLUEWATER HOTEL This is now owned by BEST Swim Centre. Details will be here shortly HOTEL COLONIA This is by far the closest accommodation, just s few minutes walk from the pool. Full and half board options are available. Food is good and lunches can be arranged for large groups at reasonable prices in a reserved area. see more details about Hotel Colonia HOTEL ISLA The hotel is only 3 - 4 minute walk from the pool and only 1 minute away from the beach. see more detail about Hotel Isla Cabrera HOTEL SUR About 6 - 7 minute walk from the pool and has it's own 25 metre pool. It is just 10 minute walk from the beach. see more details about Hotel Sur see more details about Hotel Lemar
OTHER HOTELS TO CONSIDER
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see more details about Villa Piccola
Colonia Sant Jordi is a very quiet holiday resort, that was originally established in 1879 as an agricultural and fishing colony. For this reason many of the locals still consider this to be the "new town". Tourists first started to arrive in the late 1950's, and since then the town has undergone a steady but controlled growth. The original fishing harbour still exists, and if you can get there early enough, at 9.30am everyday a small ferry sails for the short trip over to the island of Cabrera. This tiny rocky island, whose name translates into English as "Goat Island", measures only 4 miles x 3 miles, was designated a National Park in 1991.
50 metre outdoor pool 10 lane Teams who have trained here include Team GB, Spain, Germany, Finland and Luxembourg. There have been club teams from across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, France, China and Canada WATER POLO The pool is 50m x 25m x 2m and can be configured to meet the needs of one or more polo teams. Lanes can be removed quickly for water polo teams to train extended hours during the day.
Constant 27 degrees
Can be set as 25m if required
2m constant depth
Onsite go pros
Viewing platform on the roof of the main building
2 Drag n Fly resistance machines
As well as the outdoor 50m pool at the BEST Centre, there are miles of sheltered, calm open water swimming off the beaches of the town. There are plenty of markers over different distances to practise finding the right lines and for turning practise. The beaches and sea are all easily accessible from the hotels.
Mallorca is fast becoming a mecca for triathletes with several pro ironman athletes calling it home including some of the biggest names in the sport. BEST Swim Centre is the official trianing site for Belgium's Uplace Pro Tri Team. Notable coaches and coaching companies who use BEST Swim Centre for their triathlon training camp include Joe Friel of TriDynamic, Paul Jones of F4L Triathlon Coaching and VO2 Maximum. Triathletes who have trained here include;
Normann Stadler - Double Hawaii champion
Andreas Raelert - European Ironman champion and Hawaii runner up 2010
Marino Vanhoenacker - 3rd place Hawaii 2010
Jan Frodeno - Olympic champion
Daniel Unger - World champion
German National Triathlon Team
see Mallorca Cycling Introduction Additional bike hire information - Bike Hire next to the centre official Orbea Test centre Bike set up to optimise the most comfortable and efficient riding position
see Mallorca Cycling Routes
see Mallorca Cycling Shops, Hints & Tips
see Mallorca Bike Hire Shops
Around Colonia Sant Jordi is some superb running. There are trails through the woodland behind Es Trenc Beach in 3.4km, 4.4km, 6.4 and 8km loops, as well as measured-distance flat runs on the quiet roads outside the town. But nothing is better than running along the wide, coastal pathways looking across the water to the island of Cabrera.
Machines supplied by Technogym Dumb bells, Olympic bars and discs
• Lat pulldown
• Shoulder press
• Chest press
• Leg press
• Leg extension
• Leg curl
• Chin and dip machine
• Multipower rack
• Horizontal bench
• Lower back bench
Swim Clinics for Masters: You will train with the Best Swim Centre's team of coaches with sessions such as drills & technique work, training & race preparation, starts & turns and mental preparation. These clinics run February, March, April, May, June and September. If you would like to go at an alternative time, contact Best Swim Centre.
1:1 Triathlon Coaching: If you can not find a training camp at a suitable time, you can arrange to have 1 to 1 coaching sessions at any time through out the year in one or more of the disciplines with the BEST Swim Centre resident triathlon coach, Pamela Geijo. See more about Pamela here ....