Find out how Paris finalist and current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student, Freya Colbert, trains in preparation for major sporting competition.
The 20-year-old student athlete explains the variation within her training regime, sandwiching 10 swim sessions per week in the pool with taper and speed-based sessions at Powerbase gym on the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ campus.
Colbert describes her gym split which helps to facilitate her progress and development in the pool. She utilises the rehabilitation spaces at the University, occasionally going to reformer sessions to add variety to her training schedule.
“It depends on what phase of the cycle we’re in… when it gets more taper; speed-based, we’ll be in and out a lot faster.”
Freya regularly trains with a group of swimmers, many of whom have also travelled to Paris to compete. The team provide a good support system during these sessions and can all draw upon similar experiences in the pool that create a positive social dynamic.
“I spend a lot of time in Power. The facilities are great, it’s got everything we can, really, need… we’re able to reserve platforms.”
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport is a key component in assisting the athletes’ development, ranging across several facilities at the East Midlands campus, that has pushed them to their attendance and consequential success in Paris.
For all the latest º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ news around major global sporting events, visit the University’s dedicated website here: /sport/athletes-global-stage/
Join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #Lboro2Paris
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme and named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Find out how Paris finalist and current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student, Freya Colbert, trains in preparation for major sporting competition.
The 20-year-old student athlete explains the variation within her training regime, sandwiching 10 swim sessions per week in the pool with taper and speed-based sessions at Powerbase gym on the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ campus.
Colbert describes her gym split which helps to facilitate her progress and development in the pool. She utilises the rehabilitation spaces at the University, occasionally going to reformer sessions to add variety to her training schedule.
“It depends on what phase of the cycle we’re in… when it gets more taper; speed-based, we’ll be in and out a lot faster.”
Freya regularly trains with a group of swimmers, many of whom have also travelled to Paris to compete. The team provide a good support system during these sessions and can all draw upon similar experiences in the pool that create a positive social dynamic.
“I spend a lot of time in Power. The facilities are great, it’s got everything we can, really, need… we’re able to reserve platforms.”
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport is a key component in assisting the athletes’ development, ranging across several facilities at the East Midlands campus, that has pushed them to their attendance and consequential success in Paris.
For all the latest º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ news around major global sporting events, visit the University’s dedicated website here: /sport/athletes-global-stage/
Join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #Lboro2Paris
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme and named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
