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MASTERS SWIM CAMP SAN DIEGO, CA MARCH 5-6, 2022
March 5, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - March 6, 2022 @ 4:00 PM PST
$175.00 – $1800.00
Swim Camp
Camp Date:
March 5-6, 2022
Camp Location
San Diego, CA
Coach
Gary Hall Sr. and Thomas Hensen
Swimmer Level
Beginner • Master • Competitive
Additional Info
Towels for swimmers are provided. Meals are not included.
Swimmers will focus on all strokes, starts, and turns while improving freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly technique. Learn four different types of dryland training, the science of swimming, and the five disciplines of fast swimming. Develop seasonal planning, mental training, and race strategy techniques that are sure to give you an edge over your competition. At The Race Club, we recommend that all campers attend every camp session whether you are a beginner, master, or competitive swimmer to improve your swimming technique.
Coach Credentials
GARY HALL, SR.
Since retiring in 2006 as a physician, Dr. Gary Hall has now dedicated his life to swim coaching technique and swim training methods to help children, masters, fitness and health swimmers, and triathletes at The Race Club. He brings his science background, knowledge, and experience in swim stroke mechanics and a strong passion for swimming to offer an unsurpassed quality of teaching at The Race Club in Coronado, California, or through online coaching. Swimmers of all ages and abilities come from around the world to learn from and be inspired by Gary Hall Sr. and give themselves the lifetime gift of swimming.
James Counsilman’s testimony to Gary Hall, Sr. at their final NCAA Championships. Hall’s swimming record is one of the amazing successes. Gary has held 10 world swimming records. In both 1969 and 1970, he was named World Swimmer of the Year.
In 1976, he was selected by all of the United States Olympic athletes to carry the American Flag leading the Olympic Team into the Opening Ceremonies in Montreal, Canada. He was the only USA Olympic swimmer ever selected for that honor until Michael Phelps in 2016.Gary Hall, Sr. is an American swimmer and coach, three-time Olympic medalist and former ten-time world record holder in butterfly, backstroke, individual medley, and freestyle. In 1976 Montreal Olympic games, his teammates from all sports elected him as U.S. flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony. It was the greatest honor of his athletic career.
Thomas Hensen
As an Associate Head Coach and Executive Producer of our weekly Youtube livestream, Thomas brings together his passions for swimming and video production at The Race Club. After a successful college swimming career at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Thomas graduated with a degree in journalism in 2016 and began working as a News Producer for WEAU. During this time, Thomas also became the head coach of the Chippewa Falls Girls Swim Team and the assistant coach of the boys team. In fall of 2018, Thomas moved to San Diego to become the head coach of the McGrath Family YMCA. There, he led the youth swim team, masters program and provided personal coaching. Thomas was born in Belgium and moved to Wisconsin when he was eight years old. In addition to English, he also speaks French and Spanish. Thomas loves the outdoors and anything to do with water, whether it’s surfing, kayaking or ocean swimming.
Swim Camp Schedule
Saturday | March 5th
Saturday, March 5th 8:00am – 11:00am
Saturday, March 5th 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sunday | March 6th
Session: 8:00am – 11:00am
Session: 11:00am – 12:00pm (Testing Option)
Session: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Equipment Bag
You will get a $39.00 discount if you purchase the equipment bag (all items above in a mesh bag) when you order before the camp’s start date. Typically, an equipment bag costs about $242, but depends on the fins you choose. *Add up items listed above for equipment bag cost. (Please notice the prices are the same as what other retailers sell. We go through the trouble of having it conveniently available for you because it helps with your swimming technique and learning all we will teach you.)
Once registered for a Swim Camp, please let us know if you will need any or all of the equipment.
