A TEAM of 15 swimmers from Alton and District Swimming Club, plus head coach Rob Thuroczy and team manager Gemma Boylan, set off on Saturday for a week-long training camp in Mataro, Spain, near Barcelona.

The team will enjoy an intensive week of training in a 50m outdoor pool as well as land training in a gym and on the beach. The swimmers are getting ready for a busy few months of competition.