Backstroke masterclass from Lizzie Simmonds

Swimmers from Louth’ Dolphins’ Swimming Club were recently treated to a masterclass in backstroke from Lizzie Simmonds at their home in The Meridian Leisure Centre.
Lizzie who represented Great Britain in the 2008 and 2012 summer Olympics, European Championships and the FINA World Aquatics Championships as well as representing England in the Commonwealth Games spent time with children from all squads giving them a motivational talk about the psychology of winning, the main theme being you have to fail many times in order to succeed. Lizzie then spent a couple of hours giving the youngsters tuition on how to improve their backstroke technique which included demonstrations. There was also plenty of time for photos and autographs.
Lizzie said of her visit "I had a fantastic visit to Louth Dolphins Swimming Club on Sunday - the pool and facilities are top quality, and the club has an awesome group of swimmers, coaches and volunteers. I was particularly impressed with how attentive the swimmers were - listening to my story beforehand, and then trying all the backstroke drills I was teaching in the pool. There is a really friendly vibe on poolside, and it was a pleasure to be part of their skill development programme."

Many thanks to the coaches and Matt Clarke for organising the visit.