Fast Freestyle Technique Masters Swim Camp (Ages 18 & Over), Jacksonville, FL
Harvest Community School
8301 Fort Caroline Rd,
Jacksonville,
FL 32277
Introducción
Fitter & Faster is producing a 1-session swim camp led by Olympian Gary Hall Jr. for Masters swimmers ages 18 and over at Harvest Community School in Jacksonville, FL, on March 28 & March 29, 2026!
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FAST FREESTYLE RACING TECHNIQUE SWIM CAMP (Ages 18 and Over)
SUNDAY, MARCH 29: Fast Freestyle Technique
🔽 Scroll down for details on the curriculum!
✔️ Each session has limited availability to provide a focused, high-quality learning environment.
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🕘 SESSION START TIME: Check-in 4:15 PM, Camp 4:30 PM–6:30 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 Masters swimmers ages 18 & older. 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.
Plan de estudios
Freestyle is the first stroke we learn. It’s the stroke we swim the most at practice. There are more freestyle races and relays at meets... and it is the fastest stroke to move through the water. As with any other stroke, the more efficient and powerful your technique - the more success you will experience with your practices and freestyle races as your career progresses. Over two days, your swimmer, no matter their level, will improve their freestyle technique, racing and training skills!
- Whether your swimmer is just learning freestyle or already competing at the high school level, it’s never too late to build strong habits. In this session, your swimmer will work on bodyline, rotation, breathing, kick, and pull—five key elements that contribute to an efficient, powerful freestyle.
- Bodyline: A streamlined body position is the foundation of a fast freestyle. Even small adjustments to head, neck, or back alignment can make a significant difference. As swimmers grow and mature, they often develop habits that disrupt bodyline. Your swimmer will learn how to maintain proper posture and engage the core to stay long and hydrodynamic through every stroke.
- Breathing: Efficient breathing is a challenge but critical to maintaining bodyline. Lifting the head too high causes hips to drop and drag to increase. Clinicians will work with participants to keep the head low and horizontal during the breath, using controlled rotation of the neck and body for a smooth, quick inhale.
- Rotation: Freestyle is most powerful when the swimmer rotates around their spine with each stroke. Rotation allows swimmers to use their back and core muscles during the pull, making the stroke stronger and more sustainable. Your swimmer will learn how to glide on one side and initiate rotation as the pulling hand begins its movement.
- Kicking: The kick is the motor of freestyle. Swimmers must drive from the hips and knees with good timing and control. This session will help your swimmer understand how to adjust kick tempo and power to provide speed when they want or need it.
- Pull: Clinicians will teach participants to establish a “high elbow catch,” also known as early vertical forearm, to apply pressure to the water immediately. Swimmers will then work on pushing water directly back towards their feet with sustained leverage, engaging large muscle groups for a powerful finish to each stroke.
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!
Gary Hall, Jr.
Swim with one of the greatest sprinters in the history of swimming. Gary Hall Jr. has 5 GOLD, 3 SILVER, and 2 BRONZE medals from 3 Olympic teams. Learn from a legend and improve!
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