KICKSTARTING the Mansfield Summer season, 25 Mansfield and Benalla swimmers took part in a series of four stroke technique clinics run by Effortless Swimming and organised by our club at the Benalla YMCA aquatic centre.

Coach Kai Lumsden took the swimmers through a range of technical drills and sets over the day covering all the strokes as well as dive starts, making the most of the Benalla pool starting blocks.

"Our swimmers made incredible improvements throughout the day" said coach Alli Walker.

"Normally our families would need to travel to Melbourne to access these sorts of clinics, so it was great to have some close to home".

Thanks to everyone who participated, our coaches who learnt some new tricks and our friends from Benalla Swimming Club who participated.

Mansfield Swim club is excited to begin training at our Apollo Street pool this week in readiness for a summer of competitions.