Millfield Swimming
Swimming at Millfield provides individuals a platform from which they discover, enjoy – and conquer – the realms of competition. Along the way, swimmers learn lifelong skills such as effective time management, dedication and goal setting – all of which transfer to successful adult life.
Millfield is recognised as one of the top swimming clubs in Great Britain.
Millfield swimming has supported the journey of 33 Olympians in its short history, and has had a swimmer at every Olympics since 1968 including champions like Duncan Goodhew and Mark Foster, and most recently the incredible James Guy.
Seven Millfield alumni represented their country at the Paris Olympic games, our largest number ever, bringing home three gold medals. International, national and regional champions continue to emerge from Millfield year on year. This is done through the expertise of our international coaches and Olympic standard facilities.
Keiron Piper - Head of Swimming
The Millfield Swimming programme is designed for students in every year of the school. Swimming training sessions are available for swimmers from county to international standard, with a dedicated programme for those who wish to swim recreationally.
We have three full time coaches, led by Head of Swimming Keiron Piper, who is supported by Robert Hall and Matt Puddy. Director of Swimming at Millfield Prep Helen Gouldby is supported by a coaching team of Maria Jones and Collette Rosendale. Millfield is equipped with the most impressive training facilities of any school in the country, with a 50m Olympic pool built to FINA/AASA standards. The pool also has full water polo facilities to European standards.
Full-time swimmers usually operate in groups of 20. By maintaining groups of this size, the squad is able to facilitate an atmosphere of enjoyment and challenge offered through peer interaction. This, coupled with the highly individual attention offered by the coaches to each swimmer, creates a positive and productive training environment. Training sessions are offered six days per week, with individual training programmes tailored to the swimmer’s stage of development.
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