Competitive Enrichment Swim Camp Series (Ages 7 to 10)
Houston Swim Club - Sharpstown
8307 Augustine Dr,
Houston,
TX 77036
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Introduction
Fitter & Faster is producing The Competitive Enrichment Swim Camp Series for swimmers ages 7 to 10 at the Houston Swim Club - Sharpstown in Houston, Texas during 2025! This transformative and engaging series is designed to help young swimmers build foundational competitive skills, boost their confidence, and foster a lifelong love for swimming. Below, you'll also find links to additional swim camps for swimmers of other ages in Houston.
COMPETITIVE ENRICHMENT SWIM CAMP SERIES (Ages 7 to 10)
-> Freestyle & Backstroke Technique Swim Camp (September 20 & 21, 2025)
-> Underwaters & Turns Swim Camp (November 29 & 30, 2025)
VIDEO FILMING & ANALYSIS
November 29, 2025: Provide your swimmer with the chance to receive professional video analysis of their stroke, just like the pros. Choose to have one stroke filmed and analyzed with a single registration, or save by selecting the Camp + Video Bundle, which includes both days of the swim camp along with filming and analysis of all four strokes.
Click the “Curriculum Menu” below for details on each swim camp and video sessions.
-> Availability in each swim camp is limited to 24 participants to ensure the highest level learning experience.
ADDITIONAL SWIM CAMPS IN HOUSTON:
-> Ages 13 & over
-> Ages 10 to 12
Select a curriculum below
FREESTYLE & BACKSTROKE TECHNIQUE SWIM CAMP: September 20 & September 21, 2025
Freestyle and backstroke are key strokes for swimmers ages 7 to 10, laying the groundwork for speed, endurance, and overall efficiency in the water. During this two-day swim camp, our elite clinicians will focus on essential skills like body alignment, kicking, rotation, and breathing to help young swimmers move smoothly and powerfully through the water. With engaging drills and expert guidance, participants will build confidence and develop the technique needed to take their swimming to the next level.
- DAY 1 (Saturday, September 20): FREESTYLE TECHNIQUE : Freestyle is the fastest, most efficient, and most widely used stroke in swimming. Because swimmers spend so much time practicing freestyle, it often develops a natural fluidity unmatched by other strokes. However, it also presents the risk of reinforcing bad habits, especially when swimmers are tired . Our elite clinicians will help your swimmer establish strong foundational habits and share strategies for maintaining an efficient stroke, even when pushing themselves in practice.
- BODY POSITION: A strong freestyle starts with an excellent "aquatic line," where the head, torso, hips, and feet align at the surface of the water. This streamlined position reduces resistance, making swimming both easier and faster. Maintaining this alignment is key to an effective and efficient freestyle stroke.
- BODY ROTATION: Proper rotation of the hips and shoulders together is crucial for generating and delivering power to the arms and hands. By incorporating the stronger back muscles into the pull, swimmers can achieve a more powerful stroke. Our clinicians will focus on teaching swimmers to rotate their hips and shoulders in unison, while establishing proper timing with their arm strokes.
- BREATH: A well-timed breath that works together with body rotation is essential to maintaining a strong aquatic line. Instead of lifting the head, which can cause the hips and feet to drop, swimmers should rotate their head at the neck and elevate their chin slightly while breathing. This minimizes unnecessary movements and keeps the body aligned. Our clinicians will work with your swimmer to develop a smooth, efficient breath that complements their stroke.
- KICK: A great flutter kick in freestyle relies on maintaining a small, fast, and consistent motion throughout the stroke. Each leg should function as an individual kick, even though both legs move simultaneously. Many young swimmers struggle with "scissor kicks," where the feet move out to the side during body rotation to stabilize the body. This disrupts the aquatic line, throws off timing, and significantly reduces efficiency and speed. Our clinicians will help your swimmer correct these habits and develop a propulsive, well-timed kick that enhances their freestyle.
- DAY 2 (Sunday, September 21): BACKSTROKE TECHNIQUE: Competitive backstroke presents unique challenges for young swimmers. As the only stroke performed on the back, it requires a different approach to body position and movement. Additionally, backstroke lacks a natural glide, with arms and legs in constant motion throughout the stroke. Our expert clinicians will help your swimmer develop greater comfort and efficiency in the water allowing them to swim backstroke both faster and longer.
- BODY POSITION : A great backstroke begins with a steady head aligned with the spine. Comfort on the back is crucial, supported by a tight core and a quick, steady kick. These elements elevate the hips and toes, allowing the swimmer to maintain a straight, streamlined body position on top of the water.
- BODY ROTATION: In backstroke, the hips and shoulders rotate together, enabling the swimmer to position their hand correctly for an efficient catch (the motion of the hand grabbing the water). At the highest point of recovery, the shoulder and hip should be at their maximum rotation. Young swimmers often struggle with body rotation and timing, leading to common mistakes like "crossover," where the hand enters the water behind the head, or placing the hand in the water rather than driving directly into the catch. Our clinicians will teach swimmers proper timing, fast hand entry, and how to engage a powerful catch at the top of their stroke.
- CONTINUOUS ARM MOTION: Backstroke requires continuous, alternating arm motion. A common error is pausing one arm at the waist, resulting in an inefficient "one-arm-at-a-time" stroke. We will help your swimmer master the skill of keeping their arms opposite each other and in constant motion.
- KICKING: Backstroke kicking should emphasize a whip-like, toe-driven motion, similar to kicking a soccer ball. However, being on their back often causes young swimmers to adopt a bicycle-like, knee-focused kick. Our clinicians will work with your swimmer to develop a compact, efficient, and propulsive kick that enhances their backstroke technique.
UNDERWATERS & TURNS SWIM CAMP: November 29 & November 30, 2025
Fast turns and strong underwater movements are essential for swimming faster and doing well in races. Top swimmers use the walls to push themselves and keep their speed going into the next lap. In this two-day camp, we’ll focus on helping your swimmer improve their turns and underwater skills, making them more confident and ready for faster races!
- DAY 1 (Saturday, November 29): THE FIFTH STROKE - UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKING: In the first session, our expert coaches will help swimmers improve the fastest way to move through each lap: streamlines, underwater dolphin kicks, and breakouts. Perfecting these skills helps reduce resistance in the water and makes swimming more efficient, which leads to faster times and better performance!
- 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. Even the most elite swimmers in the world are constantly working on improving their streamline. 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.
- Starting Underwater Dolphin Kicking: The best swimmers make sure they are moving fast in their streamline before they start kicking. They also wait until they have the most speed before they begin kicking. Your swimmer will learn how to time their underwater dolphin kicks so they can start at just the right moment.
- Powerful Underwater Dolphin Kicking: Swimmers use different ways to kick underwater, but the key is to kick strong and evenly. We’ll show your swimmer how to kick with power to go faster and teach them the techniques that top swimmers use.
- How Many Underwater Dolphin Kicks: Knowing how many kicks to take off each wall is essential for swimming fast. The best swimmers only stay underwater as long as they need to build speed without wasting time or getting out of breath. Your swimmer will learn to find the right number of kicks for each race.
- Breakouts: Many swimmers make extra movements when they start swimming again after their underwater kicks, which slows them down. In this session, your swimmer will practice timing their breakout to start each lap quickly and keep their speed.
- DAY 2 (Sunday, November 30): FLIP TURNS, OPEN TURNS & FINISHES: Fast turns and finishes are key to swimming faster and winning close races. The best swimmers don’t just use the walls to turn around—they use them to build speed for the next lap. Top swimmers always work on their turns and look for ways to get even better. In this session, your swimmer will learn how to improve their turns and finishes, which are important in every race and practice!
- Momentum: The fastest swimmers use the walls to help them speed up and keep going into the next lap. Many swimmers slow down as they approach the wall, which stops their momentum. We’ll teach your swimmer how to approach the wall at full speed and keep that speed going into the turn.
- Flip Turns: Flip turns are a great way to get more speed in the middle of a race. When swimmers slow down or do the flip wrong, it slows them down coming off the wall. We’ll work with your swimmer on doing fast, smooth flip turns so they can push off the wall with maximum speed.
- Open Turns: Swimmers who do butterfly and breaststroke use the speed from their last lap to get even faster on the next lap. Their open turns are more like quick pivots instead of regular turns. Your swimmer will learn how to do these fast open turns to keep their speed up.
- Streamline, Underwater Dolphin Kicking, Breakout Progression: In this session, swimmers will continue working on the techniques they learned on Day 1, like streamlining, underwater dolphin kicking, and breakouts to build even more speed.
- Finishes: A strong finish can make the difference between winning and losing a race, and it starts well before the swimmer reaches the wall. Many races are decided in the last few strokes. Your swimmer will learn how to set up for a fast finish and be ready to explode when they’re still 10 yards away from the wall!
VIDEO FILMING & ANALYSIS: November 29, 2025
Since so much of the stroke happens below water – it is incredibly important to see what’s going on below the surface! Small adjustments to your stroke can lead to big time drops! This is your opportunity to get beautiful footage of your stroke and get analysis from an expert… and you can review with your coach as well!
- YOUR ELITE STROKE ANALYZER: Coach Colby spent 13 years working with America's top swimmers and coaches at USA Swimming Championship meets. He provided them with feedback and detailed video analysis of strokes and races. Now, he will do it for you!
- ANALYSIS: Our Fitter and Faster expert will use a video analysis application to record their comments on your technique. They will use slow motion, pause the video at specific points, and draw on the swimmer's video all while explaining where opportunities for improvement are. Each stroke will have approximately 3 to 5 minutes of expert commentary that you can review with your coaches at home!
- DRILL RECOMMENDATIONS: You will receive recommendations for drills to correct the technique of each swimmer.
- SIGN UP: Select to have one stroke filmed. Or, SAVE by choosing to have all four strokes filmed. The "multi-stroke options" are for individual swimmers and cannot be split.
- ARRIVING AT THE POOL (Retain your order number): You will receive an e-mail approximately one week before the filming session with the specific time for your swimmer to check in, warm up, and be filmed. Please retain your order number - this is how swimmers will be identified on that schedule. When you arrive at the pool, you will be greeted by Fitter & Faster staff who will provide you instructions on the filming process.
- WARM UP: Participants will have an opportunity to warm up before filming.
- FILMING: Our camera operator will have you swim two 25s at a strong pace of each stroke purchased (1 stroke or all 4 strokes). The filming of each stroke will take about three minutes. The video will capture a side angle and a front angle below the water to get an accurate view of your technique.
- SESSION LEGNTH: Depending on the number of strokes you are getting recorded, your session time will run between 5 and 15 minutes.
- TIMELINE: All videos will be analyzed and returned within 14 days of the camp. The analyzed videos along with the original video will be sent via email for you to keep!
START TIMES:
- September 20 & 21, 2025
- DAY 1: Check in 12:30 PM, Camp 12:45-3:15 PM
- DAY 2: Check in 8:15 AM, Camp 8:30-11 AM
- November 29 & 30, 2025
- DAY 1: Check in 3:45 PM, Camp 4-6:30 PM
- DAY 2: Check in 11:45 AM, Camp 12-2:30 PM
- Depending on the number of strokes you are getting recorded, your session time will run between 5 and 15 minutes.
- The Video Filming & Analysis session is separate from the swim camp. Camp registration does not include this session.
- You will receive an email a week before the filming session with the specific time for your swimmer to check in, warm up, and be filmed.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2025: Swimmer's scheduled time will be between 9-11:30 AM.
- Elite Video Filming & Analysis is for ALL swimmers ages 7 & Over.
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!
Elite Clinician
Fitter and Faster clinicians are Olympians and National Team members who have achieved at the highest level of the sport of swimming... and who have the unique skill to teach what they know from a technical perspective to swimmers of all ages and abilities.
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