Aquahub’s First Training Camp at the new Gozo Swimming Complex

The first week of September has taken Aquahub swimming club for an introduction to the season by virtue of a seven day training camp at the newly inaugurated Gozo Indoor Swimming Pool Complex in Victoria, Gozo. 

Aquahub was lucky enough to have been granted the opportunity to train in this brand new indoor pool complex just days before it was officially inaugurated.

This was Aquahub’s first training camp with younger and older swimmers – just over 40 of them ranging from 8 to 17 years -that participated in the different groups according to their development progress making it a perfect core training for the upcoming swimming season 2025/2026.

The training camp consisted of land work and honing of swimming techniques guided by our qualified Head Coach Julian Harding and Coach Kairee Farrugia with the able assistance of Rossana Oddi a qualified Life Guard.

The venue also proved to be a convenient place for the training camp without having to go abroad since the new complex is truly up to standard and world class. The camp was also an opportunity for the swimmers to get back into training mode after their annual break from last season’s sessions – which break is also necessary for said swimmers to regenerate and not burn out.

The training camp ended with the participation of practically all the swimmers taking part in the Otters Fest – a swimming festival organised by Gozo’s waterpolo with competitions held at Marsalforn with open water races. The aim now is to focus on the upcoming events with Time Trials to be held at Tal Qroqq National Pool and at the Cospicua Indoor pool.

Coach Harding declared the training camp a success since he said that the mileage was upped considerably with more recovery in between. The team he said is in a stronger position than before preparation for the new season ahead. ‘We are now on week 5 of our training block in preparation for the Nationals Short Course 2025 to be held at Cottonera Complex in the coming months’ he added.

Coach Kairee said that the swimmers in the Aquaskills A learnrnt new land and swimming skills each day but most importantly traching the young ones to work as a team for their future in the club.

Special thanks goes to Sport Malta, the Maltese Aquatics Federation (ASA) and Physiosuite for their collaboration.