On Saturday, participants will work on fast flip turns, open turns, and underwater dolphin kicking. Then, on Sunday, participants will work on freestyle and backstroke.
Your elite clinician for this camp is National Champion and Stanford Alum Eugene Godsoe! Eugene is a sprinter known for his speed, especially through the turns. Scroll down for more details on the curriculum and sign up today!
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Races are often won and lost because of the quality of turns and underwater dolphin kicking of the competitors. Many people don't realize this, but the push-off and streamline from the wall after a turn SHOULD BE the fastest a swimmer will go while in the water other than the streamline after a dive. Even elite level, swimmers often add in extra movements on their turns or aren't properly streamlined in their underwater dolphin kicking which slows them down and even cause them to lose races that they could have won. At these sessions, National Champion Eugene Godsoe will work with each participant to maintain their momentum at these key points in a race.
UNDERWATER DOLPHIN KICKING: The not-so-secret weapon of elite level swimmers is their underwater dolphin kick. Eugene Godsoe is known as one of the best underwater dolphin kickers in the world and he specializes in teaching swimmers how to unlock their potential in this important skill.
Have you ever noticed how freestyle and backstroke utilize the same kick, body position, posture, rotation, and an early catch? There are many similarities between freestyle and backstroke and they can be challenging for swimmers to improve on because of the complexity of the technique! Your swimmer will learn drills and skills to be able to understand the WHY behind each movement as well as feel and apply techniques to build more power and race faster with National Champion Eugene Godsoe.
BACKSTROKE: Engaging your core not only allows you to swim stronger, but it also allows you to hold the proper body position. Eugene Godsoe will help swimmers learn the importance of rotation and how to use it to their advantage for more power in each stroke. The arm pull in backstroke should press the water all the way through using the whole arm to achieve maximum propulsion. Backstrokers are often the fastest kickers on their teams, find out why and learn to have a stronger kick!!
ASK QUESTIONS: Swimmers and parents are invited to ask Eugene questions during a Q&A session. Gain insight into his training regimen, diet and nutrition, and recovery tactics.
WATCH THE CLINICIAN: Observe Eugene 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: Get your heartrate up with one of the best swimmers in the world and watch his near-flawless technique - achieved by practicing the same drills he will teach you.
Take a photo while wearing Eugene's medals, get autographs, and receive a special gift from our sponsors!