Nike Swim Camps — Local services in San Rafael

The Elite swim camp at SIU (Carbondale, Illinois) was not very impressive in general.

During the practice, the coaches were supervising BOTH the kids from the camp AND SIU swim team, which means they all had to share a swimming pool. I think this was a huge disappointment.

They also did not plan well for the rainy days; kids were asked to stay in the building. Kids ended up having too much down time on their own in their dorm room. Hoping the access to cell phone could be limited and more backup plans to bring the kids TOGETHER.

BTW, stroke analysis cost extra, I am not sure how other camps operated, at least, the Nike Camp at SIU asked you to pay extra on site if analysis was needed.

I would not recommend the Nike swim...

My 11 year old daughter loved the Nike swim camp in Boulder! She is now more confident in a stroke she had lost confidence this past season. She hasn't had a swim meet yet but she has higher goals for herself now and she tells me she knows she will be cutting time. The camp was very structured with a lot packed into the camp session which I appreciate. The communication was great with emails about what to expect upon arrival and for the session. The head coach was great and she had a good team of other coaches who didn't act as if they didn't want to be there. I would highly recommend a...

My son just returned from the camp in Northern Arizona University. He had a lot of fun and learned a lot. This was the second year he attended this camp. He had a huge improvement last year. I attributed most of his improvement to how the camp reenergized him and refocused him towards swimming. The technique aspect is good but the education regarding focus, vision, strength training and diet are all things he really enjoyed. Hopefully, these things stick and we can get them into his routine. It is a busy week but he really enjoyed being treated like a...