Competitive Enrichment Swim Clinic Series (Ages 7 to 9), Claremont, CA
The Claremont Club
1777 Monte Vista Ave,
Claremont,
CA 91711
Introduction
Fitter & Faster is producing a Competitive Enrichment Swim Clinic Series for swimmers ages 7 to 9. These clinics will be held in Claremont, CA, throughout 2026. Competitive Enrichment Swim Camps are designed to help young swimmers build foundational competitive skills, boost their confidence, and foster a lifelong love for swimming.
The February camp will be led by long-time Elite Clinician, a FOUR-TIME Olympian & Gold Medalist, Roland Schoeman. Working alongside Roland will be 2024 Olympic gold medalist Brooks Curry! Both clinicians will be on deck and in the water working directly with participants to provide hands-on instruction and personal feedback throughout the camp.
COMPETITIVE ENRICHMENT SWIM CLINIC SERIES (Ages 7 to 9)
-> Going from Dives to Racing Starts Swim Clinic (February 21, 2026)
-> Breaststroke Technique Swim Clinic (May 31, 2026)
-> Video Filming & Analysis (August 29, 2026)
🔽 Click the “Curriculum Menu” below for details about each swim camp & the video session.
✔️ Each session has limited availability to ensure a focused, high-quality learning environment.
💡SAVE when you purchase the “Four-Stroke Video Bundle” for your swimmer.
⏰ SESSION START TIMES:
- CLINIC SESSIONS: Check-in: 12 PM, Clinic: 12:15–2:15 PM
- VIDEO SESSION: 12:15-2:15 PM
- The Elite Video Filming & Analysis session is separate from the camp, lasts 5–15 minutes, and will be held August 29, 2026; exact times will be emailed one week prior.
Participantes sugeridos
Our top priority is to provide a world-class learning experience for all participants at all of our clinics. These clinics have sessions for swimmers ages 7 to 9. If you are the parent of a child under the age of 7 and would like for your child to be considered for this clinic, please complete this questionnaire.
➡️ Have an older swimmer?
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Going from Dives to Racing Starts Swim Clinic: February 21, 2026
This exciting and engaging camp is designed to help young swimmers develop foundational competitive skills while having fun in a supportive environment. Through a mix of expert instruction and hands-on practice, participants will refine their technique, build confidence, and improve overall performance. Whether your swimmer is new to competition or eager to strengthen their skills, this camp provides the perfect opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive in the sport.
- GOING FROM DIVES TO STARTS: Transitioning to competitive swimming involves mastering racing starts from the blocks. This Competitive Enrichment clinic is designed to help swimmers elevate their skills by building confidence and transitioning from basic dives to powerful racing starts. Participants will focus on improving their starts, underwater dolphin kicks, and breakouts—the fastest and most efficient part of any race.
- Check-in: 12 PM, Camp: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- BLOCK STARTS: Confidence on the blocks begins with proper setup. Our elite clinicians will teach swimmers how to position their bodies for a stable base, allowing them to remain steady while poised to launch into their start at the sound of the horn.
- WATER ENTRY: A smooth, shallow entry into the water is key to carrying momentum from the blocks into the race. This session emphasizes improving water entry, a crucial skill for maximizing speed and efficiency right from the start.
- STREAMLINE: A proper streamline is the fastest a swimmer can move in the water. Even elite swimmers continually refine this technique. Participants will receive tips to improve their streamline, helping them maximize speed off starts and on every wall during practice and competition.
- POWERFUL UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKS: Underwater dolphin kicking is a vital skill, with the best swimmers generating equal power on the up and down kicks. Our clinicians will introduce different techniques used by elite swimmers and teach participants how to leverage them for faster starts and walls.
- BREAKOUTS: Breakouts are often a trouble spot, with many swimmers inadvertently creating drag through unnecessary movements. This session will focus on refining breakout timing to maintain momentum and power into each lap.
Breaststroke Technique Swim Clinic: May 31, 2026
This exciting and engaging camp is designed to help young swimmers develop foundational competitive skills while having fun in a supportive environment. Through a mix of expert instruction and hands-on practice, participants will refine their technique, build confidence, and improve overall performance. Whether your swimmer is new to competition or eager to strengthen their skills, this camp provides the perfect opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive in the sport.
- BREASTSTROKE TECHNIQUE: Of all the strokes, competitive breaststroke differs the most from the foundational form taught to young swimmers. This makes it one of the most challenging techniques to master. Our elite clinicians are here to help your swimmer develop race-ready breaststroke skills!
- Check-in: 12 PM, Camp: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- GLIDING: Competitive breaststrokers glide with their hands extended in front, reaching toward the far wall. They hold this extended position until and for several moments after the kick is completed. Maintaining a long, almost streamlined bodyline during the glide is key to maximizing efficiency and speed.
- HIGH HIPS: A fast breaststroke requires swimmers to keep their hips high in the water at all times. This involves minimizing the time their head stays out of the water. Swimmers will learn to initiate their breath early in the pull and avoid pausing with their hands near their chest—a critical step for maintaining momentum.
- KICK: The kick is the powerhouse of breaststroke. Swimmers will work on lifting their heels (instead of pulling their knees forward) and snapping their feet quickly around and back to generate strong propulsion. Emphasis will be placed on maintaining the kick within the same horizontal plane and rotating the ankles throughout the motion to develop a powerful and legal kick. Our clinicians will guide participants in refining and strengthening their kick to achieve maximum forward momentum.
- PULL: The key to breaststroke is generating propulsion with the pull while minimizing resistance—and quickly returning to a straight bodyline for a high-speed glide. Many young swimmers have too big of an armstroke which impacts their timing and can even lead to disqualification. Swimmers in this clinic will learn to establish a proper "catch," keeping their hands and elbows high in the water and in front of their shoulders throughout the pull. These techniques will help them maintain forward momentum and achieve their fastest breaststroke.
VIDEO FILMING & ANALYSIS: August 29, 2026
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!
- VIDEO FILMING & ANALYSIS: 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!
- Check-in: 12 PM, Camp: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- 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 LENGTH: 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!
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.
Roland Schoeman
Four-Time Olympian Roland Schoeman is a sprint freestyle and butterfly specialist who's passion for swimming fast is only matched by his passion for imparting his knowledge on others! He has several Olympic medals to his name due to his patience in trusting the process and his focus on doing the little things right. Sign up your swimmer to learn his tips and tricks for being more explosive at this camp! (Photo Credit: Steven Lippman)
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