This is a skill-based camp for competitive swimmers ages 13-18 focusing on improving technique in all four Olympic strokes, as well as, the fundamental skills of starts, turns, streamlines, dives, backstroke and relay takeovers for the upcoming swim season.
This full day skill-based camp is designed for competitive swimmers looking to improve their technique in all four Olympic strokes, as well as, the fundamental skills of streamlines, flipturns, dives, backstroke, starts and relay takeovers to prepare for the upcoming swim season.
Campers must be able to swim 50m of Freestyle (two lengths of the Gryphon Gold Pool) comfortably (without the aid of the bottom/side of the pool or any pfd). There will be no hands-on coaching from within the water.
Chantique Carey-Payne Head Coach, University of Guelph Varsity Swimming
Chantique Carey-Payne was named the head coach of the Gryphons varsity swimming program in June of 2017. Prior to being named head coach, Chantique spent two seasons serving as an assistant coach with the U of G swim teams.
As a swimmer, Carey-Payne was a four-year OUA All-Star during her time at the University of Guelph, and earned an impressive total of 11 OUA medals, and 8 CIS medals. She is a seven-time OUA Gold medalist and in 2009-10 swam to a national title and First Team All-Canadian status in the 50m Butterfly. She also earned two bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Canadian Championships.
After swimming, Chantique turned her attention to coaching, and started as a full-time assistant coach with the Gryphons program during the 2015-16 season. In the last two years she has focused on growing her coaching career, learning all-facets of the program but specifically taking a lead on the dryland planning and implementation. She has also earned invaluable experience as the National Team Coach for the Canadian Lifesaving team in the past.
Chantique Carey-Payne has also been coaching with the local Guelph Marlins Swim club for the past six years, sharing her knowledge of swimming and competitive lifesaving.
50 East Ring Road, Guelph, ON, N1G 4Z8
