Past Clinic: Competitive Enrichment Swim Clinic: Starts & Underwaters
South Tampa Family YMCA
4411 S Himes Ave,
Tampa,
FL 33611
A description of what was covered at this past clinic is below the upcoming clinics.
Upcoming Swim Clinics and Camps
Within 250 miles of Tampa, FL.
Past Clinic
Introduction
Fitter & Faster is producing a one-day Competitive Enrichment Swim Clinic at the South Tampa Family YMCA in Tampa, Florida on March 23rd. This clinic will focus on starts, underwaters, and breakouts for pre-competitive level swimmers aged between 6 and 10 years old. If you are looking for the swim camp for competitive swimmers ages 10 to 12 and 13 & above please click here.
Scroll down for details on the curriculum!
-> Availability in each session is limited to 24 participants to ensure the highest level learning experience.
-> Participants of this swim clinic must be able to complete a 25 yard freestyle & 25 yard backstroke.
SESSION START TIME: Check in 12:45 PM, Camp 1-2:30PM
Suggested Participants
Our top priority is to provide a world-class learning experience for all participants at all of our camps. This clinic offers sessions for swimmers ages 6 to 10 who are at a pre-competitive level and can complete a 25-meter freestyle and backstroke. If you have a swimmer who is already participating in swim meets please click here.
Curriculum
COMPETITIVE ENRICHMENT: STARTS, UNDERWATERS & BREAKOUTS SWIM CLINIC
This clinic focuses on building a strong foundation for faster starts, underwaters, and breakouts for young swimmers at a basic pre-competitive level. By improving their start, underwater dolphin kicking, and breakouts, swimmers will develop key techniques for faster and more efficient performances in the water!
- BLOCK STARTS: For a strong start, pre-competitive swimmers need to position themselves correctly on the block. Our elite clinicians will teach participants how to position their entire body for a quick start and maximum speed.
- STREAMLINE: The streamline - when done properly - is the fastest a swimmer travels while in the water. Proper streamlines are even faster than underwater dolphin kicking. Your swimmer will get tips to improve their streamline and a better appreciation of what they need to do on every single wall in practice and in races.
- INITIATING UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKING: Young swimmers will learn about maximizing their streamline on every lap. They will understand that starting underwater dolphin kicking too early or too late can affect their speed. Your swimmer will practice timing when to begin their underwater dolphin kicking for better performance.
- POWERFUL UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKING: There are a few different techniques that swimmers use when underwater dolphin kicking. The common theme of these techniques is that the best swimmers kick up and down with equal power. We will teach your swimmer the different techniques that can be used for more powerful underwater dolphin kicks!
- NUMBER OF UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKS: Understanding the right number of kicks off each wall is crucial for novice swimmers to swim faster. Young swimmers should focus on spending the necessary time underwater to build speed for each length without losing breath or taking weak kicks.
- BREAKOUTS: Many swimmers add movement within their breakout that creates drag and destroys all of the speed created during their underwaters. Participants will work on timing their breakouts to explode into each lap.
ASK QUESTIONS
Swimmers and parents are invited to ask the clinicians questions during a Q&A session. Gain insight into their training regimen, diet and nutrition, and recovery tactics.
WATCH THE CLINICIANS
Observe clinicians swim at full speed and demonstrate a progression of perfectly executed drills to achieve powerful, efficient and fast swimming.
PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST
Throughout the camp, swimmers will practice what they've learned with some of the world's most elite Swimmer Clinicians and coaches!
Take a photo, get autographs, and chat with your clinicians!
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