
SPANISH LANGUAGE & ELITE SWIM (Campeonato de Andalucía Swim Meet)
SUMMER SESSION: July 20 - August 2, 2025 |
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all male and female students (16 & 17 years old) |
LANG. LEVEL: From beginning to advanced |
$3,425 See full breakdown >>
Applications close JUNE 15
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, REQUIREMENTS, DATES & COSTS
SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE
SWIMMING ELITE PROGRAM
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
SAMPLE WEEKLY ITINERARY
ACCOMMODATION
WHERE WILL YOU STUDY
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Applications to the Campeonato de Andalucía Swimming Meets are Open!
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
This unique program in Seville allows students (male and female), born 2007-08-09, who are swimming at an elite level back in their home countries, to compete at the Andalusian Swimming Meets during July in Spain, while taking Spanish language courses at the SAIIE program and learning about Spanish culture through various activities organized throughout the program.
We will have a group of 8 swimmers, and they will all practice at the same swimming club but at the swimming meet, they will be split into two groups of 4 and compete with different teams.
Please note: Swimmers born in 2010 can participate in the program but will not be able to participate in the swimming meet.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, REQUIREMENTS, DATES & COSTS
- Open to male and female swimmers
- Born in 2008 or 2009 (2010 participants can participate but will not be able to compete)
- Accredited competition times must be sent before travelling to Spain to participate in swimming event .
Please note: Before you provide any times to compete in the swimming event you must have the Spanish swimming licence which SAIIE will help you get. / If students do not make the swimming event they have option of only training with team during the 2 weeks. - Participate in a minimum of 3 events in the competition (Campeonato de Andalucía)
Swimmers must chose 3 events in which they will want to participate in.
FOR MALE
CROL |
ESPALDA |
BRAZA |
MARIPOSA |
ESTILOS |
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Freestyle |
Backstroke |
Breakstroke |
Butterfly |
IM |
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50 |
00:25,80 |
50 |
00:30,00 |
50 |
00:33,00 |
50 |
00:27,70 |
200 |
02:20,00 |
100 |
00:56,20 |
100 |
01:03,00 |
100 |
01:11,50 |
100 |
01:00,50 |
400 |
05:00,00 |
200 |
02:03,50 |
200 |
02:20,00 |
200 |
02:36,00 |
200 |
02:18,50 |
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400 |
04:23,50 |
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800 |
09:10,00 |
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1500 |
17:32,00 |
FOR FEMALE
CROL |
ESPALDA |
BRAZA |
MARIPOSA |
ESTILOS |
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Freestyle |
Backstroke |
Breakstroke |
Butterfly |
IM |
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50 |
00:29,30 |
50 |
00:34,00 |
50 |
00:37,50 |
50 |
00:31,50 |
200 |
02:34,50 |
100 |
01:03,50 |
100 |
01:11,50 |
100 |
01:20,50 |
100 |
01:09,50 |
400 |
05:27,50 |
200 |
02:16,50 |
200 |
02:34,00 |
200 |
02:54,50 |
200 |
02:32,50 |
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400 |
04:46,50 |
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800 |
09:50,50 |
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1500 |
19:05,00 |
If you exceed these times, please contact the Program Manager, Mr. Sean Chipres, at seanrc@saiie.com
Program dates: July 20 - August 2, 2025 (2 weeks)
Program costs: $3,425
Program costs includes:
- SAIIE support services before, during and after trip.
- Airport reception in Sevilla and transportation to Spanish home on arrival date.
- On-site orientation.
- SAIIE on-site staff support 24/7.
- Bilingual staff (English/Spanish) staff.
- Accommodation with all meals (3 meals per day / breakfast, lunch, and dinner) throughout the duration of the program, and one load of laundry (colour and whites) per week.
- 2 week Intensive Spanish language course at the SAIIE Center. Mo-Fri (2 hrs per day)
- Swimming License with Spanish swimming team to be able to participate in swimmming event.
- 3 day swim meet in Malaga.
- Transportation to Malaga and return to Sevilla
- Accommodation with all meals during the swim meet (3 meals per day)
- Swimming practice with Spanish team prior to competition.
- Gym membership at swimming facilities.
- 15 day pass membership at Swimming club to use all facilities (includes swimming pools, sports facilities, restaurants, green area, showers, etc.)
- Welcome meal.
- Farewell meal.
- All social/cultural activities listed below under "Program Activities"
- Day trip to the beach.
- SAIIE Certification at the end of the Spanish language course certifying the amount of hours and course taken.
Out-of-Pocket Costs Include:
- U.S. Passport ($135)
- Return airfare to Spain ($1200 - $1500)
- Transportation from Airport in Seville to Spanish home on arrival date and back on departure date ($70)
- Local transportation (estimated at $50)
- Personal Expenses (estimated at $500)
- Mandatory Health and Medical Evacuation Insurance. We always recommend CISI
APPLICATION DEADLINES
TERM ABROAD | APPLICATION CYCLE OPENS | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
Summer | September 1 | June 15 |
Missed the deadline? Please contact SAIIE to enquire about late application options.
*Costs subject to change, please contact seanrc@saiie.com for the most up-to-date program costs.
SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSES
Spanish language classes will be held at the SAIIE center.
Hours per week: 10hrs
Classes: Monday - Friday
Students per class: 4 to 8
Levels: Classes are offered at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels
Courses: Spanish language classes will be held in the early evenings from Monday to Friday (2 hrs per day)
*A placement exam is administered when students arrive to determine the student's Spanish level (oral and written).
SWIMMING ELITE PROGRAM
Students participating in this program will join a Spanish swimming team (coed) with whom they will practice daily from Mo-Fri during the mornings while taking their Spanish language courses at SAIIE in the evenings. The group of students will be coached by coaches with National Coaching certifications.
The 8 swimmers will be divided into two groups of 4 and will compete with two different teams at the Andalusian Swimming Meets held in the city of Malaga (3-day event).
PHOTO GALLERY
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Included Activities
The following activities are included in the program costs:
- • Welcome Tapas dinner
- • Visit Barrio de Santa Cruz (Old Jewish Quarter)
- • Walk around city
- • Ceramic workshop
- • Spanish cooking workshop
- • Flamenco show
- • Go for churros con chocolate
- • Tapas night out (dinner)
- • Visit Metropol Parasol (Las Setas)
- • Visit Plaza España
- • Escape Room
- • Day trip to the beach
- • Farewell dinner
Please note: Activities throughout the two weeks are scheduled in the early evening after practice. The schedule of some activities might change.
SAMPLE WEEKLY ITINERARY
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
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8:00am | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
9:00am - 11:00am | Swimming Practice | Swimming Practice | Swimming Practice | Swimming Practice | Swimming Practice | Day trip to the Beach | |
11:30am - 12:30pm | Gym time | Gym time | Gym time | Gym time | Gym time | ||
2:30pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Spanish Language Class | Spanish Language Class | Spanish Language Class | Spanish Language Class | Spanish Language Class | Return from Beach | |
7:00pm - 9:00pm | Activity | Activity | Activity | Activity | Activity | ||
9:30pm | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
11:00pm | Lights out | Lights out | Lights out | Lights out | Lights out Midnight | Lights out (Midnight) | Lights out |
ACCOMMODATION
All students participating in our program are placed in carefully screened Spanish homes. Living in a Spanish home is one of the most important aspects of the student's intercultural experience because it helps to improve language skills and increase cultural awareness, two key goals of the program.
The main goals of increased fluency in the language and greater familiarity with the culture are an integral element of the experience that SAIIE strives to provide.
Details
Spanish Families
Spanish families are made up of a married couple with or without children, a divorced or widowed woman with children, or a family with some members living at home and others living outside the home. All students will receive their host family information 1 week PRIOR TO ARRIVAL to Seville.
Roommates
In this program, all students are housed with other students studying abroad at SAIIE. Each student will have 1 to 3 roommates.
Location
We place all students within reasonable distances from the SAIIE center and the swimming club where they will be swimming.
Meals
Meals from Sunday dinner to Friday lunch are included in the program costs. For those days that a trip has been scheduled with the program, the family will prepare a packed meal. Naturally, adjustments with regard to customs, food, and heat must be anticipated by the students. SAIIE does take dietary and other personal restrictions into consideration when assigning students to their host family.
Wi-Fi
Internet will be available in all homes.
Laundry
Each student is allowed 1 load of laundry per week, which is washed by the host family.
Please note: Spanish laws oblige every company or person working with minors to have an official criminal record certificate proving that they are not included in the register of Sex Offenders throughout the European territory, so both SAIIE and our families have this certificate endorsed by the Spanish Ministry of Justice.
For more information on housing, please contact the SAIIE Director, Samantha Chipres, at samanthac@saiie.com
WHERE WILL YOU STUDY? FACTS ABOUT SEVILLE
Location
Seville is located in the southern region of Spain, one hour away from the Atlantic Ocean, two hours away from Portugal, and three hours away from Africa.
More Than 10,000 Years of History
Our culture has been influenced by the Tartessians, Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths, Muslims, and lastly by the Christians.
Climate
We enjoy a Mediterranean climate: a very hot and dry summer, and a very mild winter. During July it will be very hot (during the day it will average high 90's and nights mid 70's).
Traditions
Flamenco dancing, Feria de Sevilla, Holy Week (Semana Santa), Tapas, Siestas, etc.
Mediterranean Cuisine
Olive oil is the base and essential ingredient to our cuisine, vegetables are a must with our meals, our desserts are mostly fresh fruit, fresh oranges every day of the year, we love our wine, and finally, we can't live without our "Jamón Serrano".
Seville Has UNESCO's World Heritage Sites
The Cathedral of Seville (it is the third largest cathedral in the world and the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world), the Alcázar Royal Palace (still in use by the King and Queen of Spain), and the Archive of Indies (where the original documents of the ships going to America when it was first discovered).
Seville Has Been an Inspiration to Famous Writers and Artists
Such as Orson Welles, Ernest Hemingway, Murillo, and Cervantes.
Seville Has Also Been a Popular Destination to Film for Many American Films and TV Shows
- • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
- • Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- • Captain Alatriste (2006)
- • Knight and Day (2010)
- • The Dictator (2012)
- • Game of Thrones (2015)
People say a picture is worth a thousand words, but some things must be seen for themselves. Come to Sevilla and discover the beauty of this magical city with SAIIE. Os estamos esperando.
PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Sean Chipres
Program Manager
E-mail: seanrc@saiie.com
Sean Chipres graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with honors in an International Studies degree. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French. He began to work for the Spanish-American Institute of International Education in 2001. Sean is the High School coordinator for the SAIIE programs. His biggest passions include travelling and meeting new people from around the world.
“I love my job and international education. The most gratifying part of my job is to see how students evolve throughout their study abroad experience and how they turn into new people after their experience is over, and to know that we played a big part in it.”

Samantha Chipres
Director
E-mail: samanthac@saiie.com
Samantha is the youngest of four, following her brother's steps in education: she went to the French School where she graduated from High School, later jumping into the American system through SAIIE to finally graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from UW-Platteville. In 2007, she began working at SAIIE as Assistant Student Affairs. In 2010, she became the Student Affairs Director; amongst her duties, she organized excursions and cultural activities, served as the 24/7 emergency contact for all students, placed students with corresponding households and roommates, carefully selected host families through a comprehensive interview process, and arranged contracts. In 2016, Samantha moved to London to continue her education and pursued her Master’s Degree in International Business at Regent’s University of London. With her new role as Director back at SAIIE, her responsibilities are to continue helping in the Student Affairs department, as well as to work with the Planning and Development department in the decision-making process for upcoming projects, developing new strategies and ideas to improve our services for the students and to create potential partnerships with U.S. universities.
"My number one passion is to travel to different parts of the world and getting to know their culture. To be able to be a small part of an unforgettable experience such as studying abroad is an honour. Seeing the students sad to leave Seville and us at the end of the semester means that we have done our job to show them that this city and this program are special."

Stuart Chipres
Resident Director
E-mail: director@saiie.com
Stuart Chipres was born and raised in Seville (Spain) with a huge international background (Dual-citizenship: American-British). He studied at the French School in Seville for 10 years, and then went on to study at Padres Blancos High School, a well-known private Catholic school in Seville. Once graduated from High School, he jumped into the American system going to the Spanish American Institute of International Education, to finish graduating as a student of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with an International Studies degree. In 1999, he began working for the Spanish-American Institute in the accounting department and since then, he has moved through all the departments working in the registrar department, student affairs, and academic departments. In 2009, he became the Director of the Spanish-American Institute of International Education. Stuart is fluent in three languages (Spanish, English, and French), he loves travelling around the world and has been almost everywhere (US, Asia, Europe, and Africa). However, his biggest passions are a clear representation of Andalusian culture: Soccer, Semana Santa, Bullfighting, and the overall lifestyle.
"It's a pleasure to share my international experience, views on life, and passion for Sevilla with American students from all over the US and different backgrounds. Their transformation is breathtaking and makes me prouder than anything else in my life."
APPLY NOW
To start an application to this program, you must fill out the student form. If you have any questions about the program or application process, please contact the program manager, Sean Chipres, at seanrc@saiie.com. Once you have completed this form, Sean will contact you and help you with the rest of the application to our program.