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Young Competitive Camp Competitive Camp

All campers will receive:

  • Individualized stroke instruction
  • Underwater videotaping and review
  • Olympic/National team speakers. Previous speakers have included Janel Jorgensen (1996 Olympian), Samantha Arsenault (Olympic Silver Medalist, 2000), Erik Vendt (Olympic Silver Medalist, 2000,2004), John Cole (2002 National Champion, 800 Free), Jackie Pangilinan (Olympian representing Phillipines), Noelle Bassi (2004 National Champion, 200 Fly), Beth Kolbe (2008 Paralympian) and Geoff Rathgeber (2007 Pan American Team member.)
  • Mental relaxation and flexibility techniques
  • Strength and conditioning exercises
  • Nutrition and injury prevention
  • Free camp T-shirt
Novice Camp

swimmers2The Novice Camp at Harvard is designed for swimmers ages 7 - 12 who have little or no prior competitive experience or lack a substantial training background. (Intermediate and Advanced Novice Swimmers who are 13 & older are welcome to register at our Northeastern Facility.) Please choose from beginner, intermediate or advanced. If you are unsure of your child’s ability, please call the camp office or make your best guess based on the criteria below.

Beginner (Harvard only)
This is not a beginner swim lesson program! Swimmers must be able to complete at least 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. No team experience necessary.

Intermediate (Harvard and Northeastern)
Swimmers must be able to swim 50 yards of freestyle and backstroke and should have basic knowledge of breaststroke and butterfly.

Advanced (Harvard and Northeastern)
It is expected that swimmers can complete at least 50 yards of butterfly and breaststroke and 100 yards of freestyle and backstroke. The emphasis of this level will be on improving the technique of all four strokes, starts and turns. It is geared for swimmers without a strong competitive background.

The Technique Swim Camp reserves the right to move your child into the appropriate group based on age and ability.

Typical Daily Schedule - Novice Camp
8:30am Check in
9:00am Instructional videotape. Swim session with stroke drills and skill progression.
10:30am Dryland exercises/Snack Time/Guest speaker
11:15am Swim session with stroke drills and skill progression. Underwater videotaping.
12:30pm Lunch/Games
2:00pm Swim session and videotape review.
3:15pm Team Building Relays
3:30pm Camp ends

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Young Competitive Camp

swimmer4This program is offered at Harvard only, and is geared for younger competitive swimmers ages 7-8. It will cover the stroke drills and progression followed in the Competitive Camp format but in a manner suitable for the age level.

Swimmers must be able to legally swim 50 yards of the four competitive strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Team experience required.

 

 

Typical Daily Schedule - Young Competitive Camp
8:30am Check in
9:00am Instructional videotape. Swim session with stroke drills and skill progression. Underwater videotaping.
10:15am Dryland exercises/Snack Time/Guest Speaker.
11:15am Swim session.
12:30pm Lunch/Games
1:30pm Possible guest speaker.
2:00pm Swim session and videotape review.
3:15pm
Team Building Relays
3:30pm Camp ends

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Competitive Camp

freeThe Competitive Camp is designed for swimmers ages 9 - 17. Each swimmer must be able to legally swim 100 yards of all four strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Team experience required.

All swimmers will be organized by age and ability, so our instructors can move them along at a challenging but manageable pace.

 

Typical Daily Schedule
8:30am Check in
9:00am Instructional videotape and stroke demonstration. Swim session with stroke drills and skillprogression. Underwater videotaping and review.
11:30am Snack/Dryland training/Guest Speaker
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Stroke instruction and skill progression.
Second underwater videotaping and review.
3:15pm Team building relays.
3:30pm Camp ends

Some of the pictures on this page courtesy of Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Gazette

Technique Swim Camp: Tel - (617) 484-0550, Fax - (617) 507-4697, E-mail - mike@techswimcamp.com

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