Championship Preparation Swim Camp (Ages 9 to 11), Tampa, FL
New Tampa Family YMCA (Outdoor)
16221 Compton Dr,
Tampa,
FL 33647
Introducción
Fitter & Faster is producing a series of swim camps for competitive swimmers ages 9 to 11 at the New Tampa Family YMCA in Tampa, Florida during 2026!
Championship Preparation Swim Camp (Ages 9 to 11)
-> Day 1 (Saturday, February 21): The Fifth Stroke - Underwater Dolphin Kick
-> Day 2 (Sunday, February 22): Championship Racing Skills
Click the “Curriculum Menu” below for details about each swim camp.
✔️ Each session has limited availability to provide a focused, high-quality learning environment.
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SESSION START TIMES:
FEBRUARY (both days): Check-in 9:30 AM, Camp 9:45-12:15 PM
Participantes sugeridos
Our top priority is to provide a world-class learning experience for all participants at all of our camps. This camp has sessions for swimmers ages 9 to 11. Participants will range from one-year of competitive swimming experience to AAAA times and faster. If you are the parent of a swimmer under the age of 9 and would like for your swimmer to be considered for the younger sessions of this camp, please complete this questionnaire.
Have an older swimmer? Click here for the swim camp page for ages 12 & Over!
Plan de estudios
Success at championship meets comes from refining the details that separate great races from good ones. This swim camp will focus on underwater dolphin kicking and sprint techniques that maximize speed and efficiency when it matters most. Participants will fine-tune their underwaters, breakouts, and sprint techniques to perform at their peak under pressure. Now is the time to build the habits and precision that lead to fast, confident, and championship-caliber swimming.
- Session 1: THE FIFTH STROKE - UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKING: In the first session, our Elite Clinicians will work with participants to enhance the fastest sequence for each race lap: streamlines, underwater dolphin kicks & breakouts. Finessing these techniques not only reduces drag and enhances efficiency but also contributes significantly to overall speed and performance in the water!
- 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.
- Initiating Underwater Dolphin Kicking: Top age group and elite swimmers maximize their streamline on every single lap. They don’t start their underwater dolphin kicking while they’re still achieving maximum speed in their streamline! They also don’t want to start the underwater dolphin kicking after their streamline has begun to slow. Your swimmer is going to learn how to time when to begin their underwater dolphin kicking.
- 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 show your swimmer the different techniques that elite swimmers use and teach them how to implement.
- Number of Underwater Dolphin Kicks: Figuring out the optimal number of kicks off each wall, for each race, is essential to fast swimming. Elite swimmers want to spend only the absolute necessary amount of time underwater to establish speed with each length. They want to avoid losing their breath and taking weak kicks.
- Session 2: RACING SKILLS: Today’s session is all about speed, power, and precision in every part of the race. Swimmers will focus on breaking out cleanly, maintaining efficiency while sprinting on top of the water, attacking every wall, and finishing strong. Each segment is designed to help athletes carry momentum from start to finish while refining the details that make fast swimming even faster.
- Breakouts: Many swimmers add movement within their breakout that creates drag and destroys all of the power created during their underwaters. Participants will work on timing their breakouts to accelerate to explode into each lap.
- Sprinting: In this session, swimmers will learn how to move on top of the water with maximum speed, efficiency, and control. Sprinting is about more than just going fast — it’s about combining explosive power with precise technique. Athletes will focus on maintaining strong body alignment, quick tempo, and powerful kicks and pulls that drive them forward without wasted energy.
- Walls, Walls, Walls!: Approaching the wall at top speed in preparation for the fastest turn is vital. Swimmers will work on techniques to get in and out of every wall faster!
- Finishes: Dropping time and even winning or moving up a few spots in the results can all come down to the last stroke! A well-timed finish at full speed, with full-arm extension and head down can make a difference of up to a full second in a race! Your swimmer is going to learn how to take advantage of the finish to drop time!
- Sprinting Application: Swimmers at this session will work on applying their newly developed skills during racing scenarios. As with all the other segments of this camp, the clinicians will provide feedback for your swimmer to take home and apply at upcoming practices and meets.
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!
Atiba Wade
Atiba Wade brings over 40 years of experience in competitive swimming as both an elite athlete and accomplished coach. A former NCAA Qualifier for the University of Georgia and two-time U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier, he combines technical expertise with a passion for teaching that empowers swimmers to perform at their best.
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