SWIMMING AND DIVING SUMMER CAMPS
Improve your swimming skills at a
college camp
If you are going to apply
for a college swimming and diving scholarship then you should consider the
benefits of attending a sports specific summer camp or showcase. Swimming camps
will provide you with very specific extra development and training including
proper stroke mechanics and elite-level training.
As a bonus you get seen by the people
that count, the college swim coaches. Most summer camps cater for either girls
or boys of different age groups and skill levels.
Stroke development is the focus of most good camps. The aim is to improve the technique of campers in each of the four competitive strokes.
There are plenty of good swimming and diving camps throughout the country that will help you improve your swimming skills including, elite swimming clinics, swimming instruction camps, swimming and diving showcases, college swimming camps, college swimming prospect camps and summer swimming and diving camps.
Most college camps provide technical instruction and video analysis from coaches and current student-athletes that come from from both the women's and men’s swimming and diving programs.
Camps concentrate on drill progressions and
individual stroke feedback, starts and turns and streamline development and
underwater skills. The top camps will have college coaches coming to watch you
swim but make sure that you pick a sports camp that is organized by the colleges
and the college coach. You will get to see what the coach is looking for and
YOU WILL BE SEEN.
You need to keep in mind that college swim coaches are looking for athletes who
compete in several events and strokes rather than one or two event specialists.
The reason is that the the NCAA dual meet format means that athletes can swim in
a number of events and relays. Versatility is the key.
Your ability as an "all rounder" is much sought after by smaller swim teams that have trouble filling lanes during dual meets. Larger teams are able to be more selective and recruit more stroke specialists.
Swimmers ask me all the time, "how can I get the swimming and diving coach or scout to watch me swim"?
Well it's a very simple answer, attend a summer
sports camp at the college.