Italy
Rome
The Foro Italico and its historic Stadio del Nuoto — long-course training in one of the great competition pools in the sport.
International Training · Swimming
Swimming
Long-course and short-course training (50m and 25m) in Europe's great pools and warm open water on the Mediterranean — sprint, middle distance and distance, for swimmers of every age.
What sets this camp apart
Not a holiday with a pool. A training block with intent.
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Built around the racing calendar
Camps are timed to European meets and club sessions, so your swimmers train and race against real competition rather than only the clock.
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Long course, short course, open water
Elite training in both 50-metre and 25-metre pools, paired with warm open-water sets where the coast allows. Long course or short course, sprint, middle-distance and distance groups are each programmed on their own track.
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All ages, all levels
Age-group club swimmers, high-school and college teams, university programs, and masters. We build the set to the squad in front of us — not the other way around.
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Coaching that travels
Pace work, video, stroke and turn analysis with coaches who have prepared swimmers for the highest level. Every session has a purpose; every block has a plan.
What is included
You land and start swimming.
- Daily pool time in 50-metre and 25-metre facilities
- Coached sessions — pace, technique, video
- Open-water training sets where the coast allows
- Entries to local club meets where available
- Full-board accommodation (team hotel)
- Local ground transportation
- On-call translator and trip concierge
- Flight booking assistance on request
What you bring
Travel light. Swim fast.
- Swimmers, coaches and managers
- Racing and training kit, tech suits
- Passports with adequate validity
- Insurance (we advise)
- Two pairs of goggles — the light is bright
Top swimming destinations
Olympic pools and warm open water. Across Europe.
Hungary
Budapest
The Duna Arena, a World Championships pool. Long-course blocks and the racing culture of a swimming superpower.
Greece
Athens
The 2004 Olympic Aquatic Centre. Serious 50-metre training, with island open water a short trip away.
Italy
Florence
A Tuscan training base — long-course pools, hill country for dryland, and an easy rhythm for a focused block.
Greece
Chania
Warm, calm Cretan water for open-water and distance sets, with a Venetian harbour town as your basecamp.
Malta
Valletta
Clear Mediterranean open water and a serious national pool — a favourite for distance and masters camps.
Croatia
Korčula
Adriatic open-water swimming off a medieval island, with a calm bay for long sets and recovery.
Slovenia
Koper
A serious municipal 50-metre pool on the coast — with Trieste fifteen minutes away and Venice within reach.
Sample camps
Camps we've run. Camps we can build for you.
10 days
Adriatic Distance Camp
Split → Korčula
Morning long-course pool, afternoon open-water sets in warm Adriatic water, a club meet mid-camp.
Age-group · HS · college · distance & open water
12 days
Olympic Pools Tour
Rome → Athens → Budapest
Three of Europe's great competition pools, structured pace work and a long-course meet to finish.
College · university · national-level
7 days
Mediterranean Masters Week
Valletta · Chania
A warm-water week of technique, distance and open-water swimming at a masters-friendly rhythm.
Masters & adult swimmers
Voices from the tour
Coaches. Athletes. Parents.
Our club travelled for ten days and came back different. The training was world-class, but the stadium atmosphere our athletes played in — that is what they now chase every day in practice.
Head Coach
NCAA Division I Men's Water Polo
Global Wave does the unglamorous work brilliantly: visas, transfers, kit, meals, recovery. Our staff could focus on coaching, and our parents could focus on enjoying Europe.
Program Director
Club Program, Ontario
We scrimmaged against a first-division European side on day three. That alone was worth the trip. By the end of the tour our captains were leading warmups in two languages.
Athlete, 17U
Futures alumna, bound for college water polo
The coaches we met in Croatia are still answering my questions a year later. Global Wave built those bridges quietly, and they last.
Assistant Coach
College Program, California
Build your swimming camp with us.
Tell us your group's events, the weeks you can travel, and the age and level of your swimmers. We will send back a draft training block.
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