The Michigan Swim Camp is designed to provide each competitive swimmer with the opportunity to improve their pursuit of excellence both in and out of the pool. It is open to any and all participants limited only by age and specified number of campers. During registration, campers will select from one of two tracts depending upon their needs.
2018 Summer Camp Dates
Summer Camp 1 – June 10-14
Summer Camp 2 – June 17-21
Summer Camp 3 – July 29 – August 2
Summer Camp 4 – August 5-9
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Technique Tract
The Technique Track is designed for individual and group instruction in fundamental and advanced stroke skills, and start and turn techniques. A daily optional training workout is available. The use of a front mount snorkel is strongly recommended. The Technique Tract is a skill acquisition curriculum, which begins with basic body balance and progresses to swimming with maximum efficiency (i.e. fewest number of strokes per length). This is the foundation of all fast swimming. Starts, turns, Gambetta dryland training, pacing, nutrition, team building, True Colors, Mindset, and mental training are part of this comprehensive curriculum. Swimmers are filmed daily and their HD video is viewed and critiqued in written form every day. Yardage in this workout varies from 3,000-4,000 yards depending upon the ability level of the swimmer. This tract is designed for: the younger swimmer (12 and under) who has a need to form excellent skill foundations; the older swimmer who is relatively new to the sport and needs to gain a higher efficiency level (yes, we have a lot of high school swimmers in this tract); and the skilled swimmer who needs a week of fine tuning without the added stress of an intense training.
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Intensive Training Tract
The Intensive Track challenges swimmers to embrace the importance of team, look at technique in new ways, and learn how to work smarter as well as harder in practices. Athletes will leave this camp with a new understanding of the sport and a desire to make themselves, and those around them better. This track is designed for swimmers 12 and over who have high aspirations in competitive swimming. Swimmers will be broken up into training groups depending upon the workout focus and ability level and includes 2 in water training workouts and 1 dry-land workout per day. The morning and afternoon sessions are in-water training sessions. Threshold, VO2max, lactate tolerance, and maximal speed training are part of the in water training program. The evening session will be out of water with an emphasis on core strength, body awareness and overall fitness.
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COST
COMMUTER CAMPERS
WITH NO MEALS – $690
COMMUTER CAMPERS
WITH LUNCH ONLY – $720
COMMUTER CAMPERS
WITH LUNCH AND DINNER – $760
OVERNIGHT CAMPERS – $850
(CHILDREN MUST BE AT LEAST 10 YEARS OLD TO STAY IN THE DORMS OVERNIGHT.)
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CAMP STAFF
Mike Bottom is in his tenth year at the University of Michigan, overseeing both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs since the 2012-13 season. Prior to the program’s combining, Bottom served as head coach for the men’s swimming and diving team (2008-12).
In his eight years with the men, Bottom is 70-3-1 in dual meets (43-1 in the Big Ten), with one national championship (2013), seven Big Ten championships (2009, 2011-16) and seven top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including four consecutive top-five finishes from 2012-15. He is a five-time Big Ten Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year (2011-15) and was named CSCAA Swimming Coach of the Year in 2013. During his tenure, Bottom has coached the men’s swimmers to a total of eight national titles (seven individual, one relay), and has produced 88 Big Ten individual or relay titles and 35 NCAA All-Americans. Under Bottom’s guidance, a Michigan swimmer has been named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year in six of Bottom’s eight years: Tyler Clary (2009-10), Dan Madwed (2012), Connor Jaeger (2013-14) and Dylan Bosch (2015).
Bottom has over two decades of international coaching experience and has coached athletes at the last six Olympics, including a stint as assistant coach for Team USA at the 2016 Games in Rio. Several current and former student-athletes achieved their Olympic dreams under Bottom’s guidance at Michigan, including Clary (USA), Jaeger (USA), Sean Ryan (USA), Charlie Houchin (USA), Bosch (South Africa) and Miguel and Bruno Ortiz (Spain).
Mike Hilde recently concluded his second season as diving coach at the University of Michigan. He oversees both men’s and women’s divers. With an emphasis on platform diving and dryland training, the program has made significant strides in Hilde’s first two years.
Dr. Josh White is in his tenth season on the Michigan coaching staff, serving the last five years as associate head coach for the men’s program. The previous four years (2009-12), White was the assistant head coach for the men’s team.
White has kept the strong tradition of distance swimming at Michigan alive. In his nine years, his distance swimmers have won 20 Big Ten individual titles across the distance freestyle events (200, 500, 1,650), with another eight coming on the 800-yard freestyle relay. The distance program was instrumental in helping Michigan win its national championship in 2013, as its swimmers held four of the top nine spots in the 1,650-yard freestyle and five of the top 16 spots in the 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships. One month earlier at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, Michigan placed 1-2-3-4 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, 1-3-4-6-9 in the 500-yard freestyle and 1-2-3-4-6 in the 200-yard freestyle. Additionally, White tutored the 800-yard freestyle relay team of Connor Jaeger, Anders Lie Nielsen, Justin Glanda and Michael Wynalda to a then-NCAA record at the 2014 Big Ten Championships.
Two of White’s swimmers — Felix Auböck and PJ Ransford — have finished runner-up in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships in two of the last three seasons. Both were NCAA All-Americans in 2017. Auböck was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2017, and recorded the second-fastest mile time in history at the NCAA Championships (14:22.88).
Beyond the NCAA, Michigan distance swimmers have achieved great international success, led by Jaeger, a two-time U.S. Olympian and 2016 silver medalist in the 1,500-meter freestyle. White coached four of the top nine milers at the 2012 US Olympic Trials and three of the top 11 in 2016. After his appearance at the 2012 Olympics in London, Jaeger vaulted to the top of the American distance swimming scene, winning three NCAA titles, five medals in international meets and setting American records in both the 1,500-meter freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle.
Rick Bishop wrapped up his fourth season on the Michigan swimming coaching staff, mainly serving as the associate head coach for the women’s swimming and diving team. In his tenure, Bishop has been instrumental in helping rebuild the women’s program, culminating in a Big Ten title and top-10 national finish in 2016.
With Bishop’s guidance, the women’s program jumped 26 spots at the NCAA Championships in three seasons, going from 36th in 2013 to 10th in 2016. In 2015-16, Bishop’s swimmers won seven Big Ten individual or relay titles, set 12 short course program records and claimed seven NCAA All-America honors (five individual, two relay). The Wolverines scored more points in four days (150) than in the last five NCAA Championships combined (108).
Kristy Brager is in her first season as an assistant coach with the University of Michigan swimming and diving program. She joined the staff in Sept. 2016 after a four-year stint at the University of Iowa.
At Iowa, Brager worked closely with the breaststroke and individual medley swimmers and served as the recruiting coordinator for the women’s team. Several swimmers excelled under Brager’s watch: Emma Sougstad earned a Top 50 world ranking in the 50-meter breaststroke and set four individual school records, while Roman Trussov was a three-time individual qualifier for the NCAA Championships and was runner-up in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. Additionally, both swimmers were NCAA All-America honorable mentions in 2016.
Sam Wensman is in his second season as assistant coach for the University of Michigan men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. Prior to 2016-17, Wensman spent three years (2014-16) as the volunteer assistant coach and two years (2012-13) as a program assistant. He also coached professional swimmers with Club Wolverine Elite leading into the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
In his first year as a full-time assistant, Wensman worked closely with the men’s middle distance breaststroke group, helping guide Chris Klein to a B1G Ten runner up finish in the 200-yard breaststroke and Jacob Montague to an CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention in the 200-yard breaststroke. In July 2017, Wensman coached Felix Auböck at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, guiding the Austrian to finals berths in the 400- and 800-meter freestyles.
Wensman, a native of Durham, N.H., was a four-year letterwinner for the Wolverines, swimming from 2008-11 and specializing in the breaststroke. During his tenure, Wensman helped Michigan win three Big Ten titles (2008-09, 2011) and finish among the top 10 at the NCAA Championships all four years.
Wensman graduated from Michigan in 2011 with a degree in sport management.
Jamie Bissett is in his first year as a volunteer assistant for the University of Michigan men’s and women’s swimming and diving program. He will assist Mike Hilde with the men’s and women’s divers.
Bissett attended Purdue University where he was a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, earning NCAA All-America honors on platform in 2015. He is a member of the 2016 Canadian Senior National Team, and is a two-time Canadian national champion on three-meter. He also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Canadian Olympic Diving Trials.
Dr. Kosuke Kojima is in his first year as the volunteer assistant coach for the University of Michigan men’s and women’s swimming and diving program. He comes to Michigan after spending eight years as the head coach of the Counsilman Center Swim Team in Bloomington, Indiana.
Kojima recently received his Ph.D. in Human Performance from Indiana University, graduating in the summer of 2017, and has contributed to several research publications. He has two masters degrees — one in exercise physiology from Indiana University and one in exercise and sports science from Tokyo Metropolitan University.
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