Het Zinkstuk

General information swimming practices

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the best student swimming and water polo association in the Netherlands! Despite the fact that Het Zinkstuk is quite small, there is a lot of fun and friendliness. As a member of Het Zinkstuk you can join every training practice, swimming as for water polo.

Free trial practice

Do you think our association suits you? Then come along once for a trail practice! You can try out three times for free during the Wednesday and Thursday training sessions. In this way you can see whether our practices meet your expectations and whether our association suits you! You can register for a test training via this link.

Levels and lanes

The practices are open to swimmers of all levels: we have separate lanes for beginners, intermediate and advanced swimmers. There are always two experienced trainers present, one for beginners and one for intermediate/advanced swimmers.

The focus of training sessions for beginners is mainly on technique, but also on building swimming fitness. We see swimmers making great strides in a short time!

The training starts with a bit of swimming in, then a technique block and then another component, such as a fitness or sprint block. Many different components are covered, such as increasing stamina, technique, etc. which you can see in the year schedule. The training sessions build up to the competitions: the NSZK's and ONKS.

Practice times and dry land practice

The swimming branch has four training sessions per week, three of which are held in the 25m pool at De Kwakel and one in the 50m pool at De Krommerijn. In addition, every Wednesday evening there is a drink in the clubhouse of swimming pool de Krommerijn. The current practice times can be found here.

Want to take your swim training to the next level? Join the land training of 45 min every Wednesday before swim practice! Improve your flexibility, mobility, and stability with a mix of strength exercises and stretches. The training takes place poolside at Krommerijn, and all you need is a water bottle, and an extra towel. Let’s boost your swim performance together!

Competition

Het Zinkstuk competes in the 4 Dutch Student Swimming Competition (NSZK) competitions. This is a competition between 11 Dutch student swimming associations. They compete for first place in the rankings during the four NSZKs that are organised every year. At each distance, the fastest two swimmers count for the ranking. The faster you swim, the fewer points you get. After all four competitions, the club with the fewest points wins. Each swimmer may swim a maximum of two individual distances and two relays.

Between the second and third NSZK, the Open NK Studenten (ONKS) is organised, where individual prizes can be won. Here you can also compete if you are not a member of a student swimming association, but you are a student. The ONSK is held alternately in one of the eleven Dutch cities with a student swimming association.

There is also a lot of fun around the competitions. On Friday, there is always a pre-dinner drink, where you can catch up with other swimmers. After the competition on Saturday, we have a bite to eat and finish with a splashing (themed) party!

Check the competition schedule here.

Race number

With a race number your times will become official for the KNZB, but you don't need it to participate in competitions.