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Gryphon Pre-Season Swim Camp | Age 13-18

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. 

Pre-Season Swim

Focusing on improving technique in all four Olympic strokes

Pre-Season Swim

Focusing on improving technique in all four Olympic strokes

Pre-Season Swim

Full day program combines skill work with team relays, fitness challenges in the pool and dryland activities

Elite Coaching

Led by Chantique Carey-Payne, the head coach of the Gryphons varsity swimming program 

Pre Season Swim

Improve fundamental skills of starts, turns, streamlines and relay takeovers

Pre-Season Swim
Pre-Season Swim
Elite Coaching
Pre Season Swim

Pre-Season Swim Camp - Ages 13-18

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. 

  • Swim test on Day 1 to ensure all campers able to fully enjoy the camp
  • Combine skill work with team relays
  • Pool fitness challenges 
  • Fun dryland activities
  • Mini Meet Friday afternoon to show off new skills

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.

 

Pre-Season Swim Camp - Ages 13-18 - Aug 14 - Aug 18/23

This is a skill-based camp, focusing on improving technique in all four Olympic strokes, as well as, the fundamental skills of streamlines, flipturns, dives, backstroke starts and relay takeovers. In this full day program, campers will combine their skill work with team relays, and challenges in the pool, as well as, fun dryland activities, week long competitions and a chance to show off their hard work at a mini meet on Friday. 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). As there will be no hands-on coaching from within the water, there will be a swim teast on Day 1 to ensure all campers are able to full enjoy the camps' activities.

Activity Details

31216 - August 14, 2023 to August 18, 2023

Meet The Coaches

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.

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