Paphos Swimming Training Camps
Don’t miss a chance to train at Europe’s up-and-coming warm-weather training destination! With 326 days of sunshine per year, Cyprus promises warm weather conditions even in the heart of winter. Equipped with facilities of Olympic standards as well as open-air heated 50m pools Paphos is an ideal destination for your team’s winter swimming training!
START DAY | Training starts on Monday. Athletes are expected to arrive on Sunday. | ||||
END DAY | Last day of training is Friday. Departures are scheduled for Saturday. | ||||
WEAR | Swimsuits, goggles, and caps. Don’t forget the sunscreen! | ||||
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Our aim for the week is for each athlete to have fun, learn and make new memories to take back to their home club. Our training camps usually comprise 9 x 2-hour swimming sessions for 7-day holidays and are accompanied by dry land and stretching exercises.
Our focus will be on
- Technique work
- Kicking
- Starts and turns
- Breakouts
- And having the most fun you can possibly have in a
week of swimming
Day 1: Sunday
- Arrivals
- Welcome Drink
- Check In
Day 2: Monday
- Breakfast
- Swim Session
- Lunch
- Swim Session
- Dinner
Day 3: Tuesday
- Breakfast
- Swim Session
- Lunch
- Swim Session
- Dinner
Day 4: Wednesday
- Breakfast
- Swim Session
- Lunch
- Afternoon off
- Dinner
Day 5: Thursday
- Breakfast
- Swim Session
- Lunch
- Swim Session
- Dinner
Day 6: Friday
- Breakfast
- Swim Session
- Lunch
- Swim Session
- Dinner
Day 7: Saturday
- Departures
Athena Beach Hotel
Constantinou Bros Athena Beach Hotel is a four-star, beachfront hotel in Kato Paphos within easy walking distance from the picturesque harbor, the archaeological sites, the shops, and the nightlife. A bus stop is just outside the hotel and taxis are always available. Parking in the hotel car park is free for guests. The resort is situated 15 km away from the Paphos International Airport and 140 km from Larnaca International Airport. Also within short driving distance are two super golf courses. All the rooms feature spacious balconies offering beautiful views of the Mediterranean or of the hotel’s tranquil gardens, as well as luxury bathrooms featuring a bathtub, rain shower, flexible hose shower, Simmons® Luxury Beds, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
1. Non swimmers
This trip is well suited to non-training partners and families. The 4 star resort has an abundance of activities and amenities, including multiple pools, game rooms, restaurants, and a luxury spa. The hotel is within walking distance to the beach and the port, which are bustling with shops and restaurants. Other island activities include hiking, touring and camel-back riding.
2. Single travellers and twin to share
Single travellers are welcome on all our camps, holidays and tours! We trust that you will have a great time and meet like minded people. As a single traveller you can have a single room or if you want to avoid the single supplement we can pair you up with another rider (of the same sex) so you can join us without having to pay extra.
3. Getting There
Transfers from and to Pafos International Airport (PFO) are included in your package. However, if you need to travel to Larnaca International Airport (LCA) a number of options are also available. Please look at our Larnaca Transfers page for further information.
4. What to Bring
All swimmers will need to bring fins and snorkel. Either bring your own if you have it, or please order your kit from us and it will be waiting for you on your arrival. We recommend and sell Finis Zoomers or Z2, and Finis snorkels. We have plenty of kick boards and pull buoys so there is no need to bring them. Bring your goggles (we have a range of mirrored and tinted goggles for sale at the pool), swimsuits, caps and plenty of waterproof, high protection sunscreen at FACTOR 50.
5. Food
Packages include Full Board catering can be tailored to suit vegetarian, vegan and other diets. Please get in touch to let us know about your special dietary requirements.
6. General, visa, passport and health information
We encourage all our clients to check for passport and visa information. Additional information about health and safety while in Cyprus please visit the Cyprus Tourism Organization website.
7. Medical certificate
To participate in one of our camps you need to fill in medical form or have a medical certificate signed by your doctor within the last year from the camp date. You can find the medical form here.
8. Travel Insurance
For details of specialist sports travel insurance for our travel packages, please visit our insurance page. Please make sure that your travel insurance policy covers sport events and holidays participation before you travel. You can also check our services page for additional information.
9. How to Book
Click on the Book Now at the top right hand of the page. At time of booking we require a non-refundable deposit per person plus any applicable entry fee. The balance of your travel package must be paid, at the latest, 4 weeks before departure to avoid the cancellation of your trip. Please look here for our full booking terms.
Geroskipou Sports Centre
The Sports Centre was built in 2005 according to International standards and can offer high quality training to professional and non-professional sport groups. International sports teams and individual athletes can fully focus on their off-season training, their event or on their pre-racing preparations. The Geroskipou Sports Centre is located within walking distance from most hotels in Kato Paphos area.
Both the swimming pool and running track are equipped with a light gym and floodlights in order to allow night training while spacious car parking is available. The Geroskipou stadium abides by every modern sports facilities’ standards with its field lawn and track hosting both football games and athletics. It has a seating capacity for 3500 people, covered seats and all the necessary facilities. The open-air swimming pool was built according to Olympic standards, 50m x 25m with 10 lanes and can host all kinds of water sports. The pool which is heated during winter months, has all the necessary facilities and a seating capacity of 700 covered seats.
Swimming facilities
- 10 lanes
- 50m x 25m
- Outdoor
- Heated during winter month 27-28 degrees
- Changing rooms, WC, showers, locker rooms
- Physiotherapy & recreational room
- Start blocks
- Wavekiller & backstroke lines
- Training clocks
- Light equipped gym