The countdown is well and truly on now to the 2015/16 Premier League season as the Swans returned today on a wet day in Swansea for their pre-season training.

Just 5 weeks after the season finished and 6 weeks before the next one starts, the Swans side were back being put through their various fitness tests ahead of the new season as Garry Monk's coaching staff start in earnest their preparations to follow last season's record breaking run.

Monk hailed last pre-season as the springboard towards their success in the season and he will be hoping for much the same this season with expectations high of a similar return next time around, a fifth season in the Premier League,.

The Swans official Twitter feed was bringing pictures from the gym as the players gathered after their summer break

The Swans will head off next month for a two game pre-season tour of Germany as well as away fixtures in this country against Nottingham Forest and Reading before ending up with a yet to be confirmed home friendly on August 1st.

The Premier league season kicks off on 8th August and the Swans will face Chelsea on that weekend although the date and time has yet to be confirmed

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