CAMP DATES
Week I
June 14–18, 2009
Week II
June 21–25, 2009
Week III
June 28–July 2, 2009
Thank you for considering our Penn State Competitive Swimming Camp. To those of you who have sent a child to one of our past camps, thank you for your continued loyalty; rest assured that your child’s 2009 camp experience will be every bit as rewarding. Those considering sending a child for the first time should know that the camper’s safety and welfare are our top priority and that your child will receive professional instruction from a team of outstanding coaches. Again, thank you for considering Penn State for your child’s Competitive Swimming Camp experience. We look forward to seeing you this summer.
Warm regards,
John Hargis
Head Coach
Who Should Attend
Penn State Competitive Swimming Camp is designed for students entering grades four through twelve next fall. Recent high school graduates not currently enrolled in college are also eligible to attend.
About the Camps
Past or current membership on a swimming team is a requirement for camp enrollment. Penn State Competitive Swimming Camp is structured around a philosophy of teaching skill acquisition and development in all four competitive strokes. Three daily water sessions are led by a world-class staff. Workouts are structured to improve stroke technique with a combination of drills, skills, and training. Each athlete will have opportunities to enhance all phases of competitive swimming through individualized attention from our excellent coaches and counselors. Individual stroke analysis, dryland instruction, and lecture sessions will give the campers one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date training camp experiences available in the United States. Each camper will receive a DVD analyzing all four strokes.
Facilities—Penn State boasts some of the finest swimming facilities in the nation. McCoy Natatorium has a heated Olympic-size (fifty-meter) outdoor pool and three indoor pools: a six-lane, twenty-five-yard racing pool; a six-lane, twenty-five-meter instructional pool; and a deep diving well, used for start and turn instruction. The racing and diving pools have underwater observation windows for analyzing stroke technique. The natatorium has more than 500 lockers and a gallery that seats 1,500. The pool deck has ample space for stretching and dryland instruction. The campers will train in the outdoor fifty-meter course in the morning and move to the short-course, indoor pools for the afternoon and evening technique sessions. 
Equipment—The campers must bring their own goggles.
Recreation—During camp, the participants may spend their free time enjoying Penn State's many recreational facilities, including the outdoor swimming pool, while under counselor supervision.
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