Swimmers put their backs into ‘Death Camp’

Our swimmers don’t call it ‘Death Camp’ for nothing.

Some of Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s most promising youngsters were last month put through their paces during a gruelling training camp in Florida.

This particular drill looked more like a scene from The World’s Strongest Man as Ferdinand Arnold, 16, dragged a vehicle along the road.

Overseeing the drill with his hand on the van is national coach Ben Smith, who explained to the Sun: ‘The purpose of pulling the van was adding weight to the crawling exercise, which works the strength of the legs, arms and back. It was also a challenge, which made it a great achievement when they completed it with their team-mates cheering them on.”