Plymouth College and Plymouth Leander Swimming Scholarship Scheme

Swimming Scholarship Programme for Aspiring National and International Age and Youth Swimmers

Secondary School Education and Swimming Scholarships with One of Britain's Top Programmes

As one of the UK's leading swimming programmes, athletes aged 10-18 years wishing to develop their swimming with Plymouth Leander are able to do so whilst benefiting from a first class primary and/or secondary school education with Plymouth College (11-18 years). The combined programme offers many unique benefits which allow young athletes to flourish both in the pool and in the classroom without one compromising the other.

The Plymouth College/Plymouth Leander partnership commenced in September 2001 to coincide with the opening of the College's pool. Since this time, the scholarship scheme has welcomed many day and boarding students who have developed into National champions and medallists and ensured regular selections for both England and Great Britain swim teams.

Swimming Programme Facilities...

  • 25m pool (starting blocks and anti-wave lane lines) built September 2001
  • Fully equipped weights and fitness suite
  • Wooden floor gymnasium for swiss ball, medicine ball, pilates and circuit work
  • Full size Sports Hall
  • Sports Conference Room above the pool, used for athlete briefings, target setting sessions, parent meetings and a homework facility for day student swimming scholars
  • The City of Plymouth has firm plans to build a 10-lane 50m pool with a separate 6-lane 25m swim down pool in Central Park by the end of 2010. The College's grounds back on to the Park.

Programme Focus & Direction...

  • This is a British Swimming Funded Programme, a Swim 21 Performance Programme and in receipt of the Sport England 'Club Mark'. We are one of the few British swimming programme registered with the National Association for Gifted Children
  • This programme offers their Performance athletes over 25 hours of pool time per week in a purpose built 25m pool, structured in such a way that it does not impact on academic achievement

Boarding at the College...

  • Swimming scholars board in a specialist facility designed purely for the needs of the elite athlete. 'Captain's House' is set in beautiful and secure grounds and managed by specialist boarding staff who come from an elite swimming background. We believe that this is the only such facility of this kind in the UK
  • There is regular communication between boarding staff, parents, coaches and the boarding athletes themselves
  • Swimming scholars are encouraged to return home at weekends & in school holidays for their own well-being and to maintain a link with their original home programme. This is at each athlete's discretion and athletes are still able to stay at the College over a weekend should they so desire

The Coaches...

  • How many swimming programmes offer you the chance to work with two National Head Coaches both with an International pedigree?
  • How many programmes can guarantee that another International standard Coach is always there to work with the athletes when the other is away on International duty?
  • How many programmes can offer both a leading male and female coach to work with athletes in both training and competition?
  • How many programmes can offer you an exemplary swim specific land training programme, directed by two experts who come from a unique professional background combination of both physical education and physiotherapy?

Jon Rudd...

  • British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCTA) Alan Hime Award for Britain's Young Swimming Coach of the Year 2004
  • Head Coach of several British swim teams, including recent European Youth Olympic and End Of Year Tour National teams
  • Former Head Coach of British Swimming's World Class National Age, World Class Potential and World Class Start programmes

Amanda Booth...

  • British Swimming Coaches Association (West) Age Group Coach of the Year each year from 2004 to present
  • Head Coach of Kenyan National Swim Team at 2008 World Short Course Championships
  • Former Head Coach of British Swimming's World Class Start & World Class Start 200 IM programmes

The Athletes...

  • Our athletes are truly World Class. Since 2004, our athletes have won World and European medals, competed in World Championship Finals & have broken over 50 British and English records
  • The number of our athletes with International experience is now in excess of 20, with 15 different athletes from this programme having now been selected for Great Britain and/or England
  • Our athletes hold National records in five different countries around the world
  • We boast contemporary achievements rather than living off historical glories and we maintain an intimate programme where success both in the pool and in the classroom is inevitable

Swimming Scholarships at the College

Swimming Scholarships of up to 50% off the College's fees can be offered by the Headmaster in consultation with the Director of Swimming
To discuss this opportunity further and discover your future, please contact:

Jon Rudd (Director of Swimming)

Swim Office: 0044 1752 203243
Mobile: 0044 7808 342294
E-mail: ruddjon@hotmail.com

Performance Swim Office, Plymouth College, Ford Park, Plymouth PL4 6RN