Residential and day options / Ages 12 to 18 Session 1: High-Performance Technique Swim Camp is the perfect opportunity for swimmers to take their skills and performance to the next level. What makes STG’s High Performance camp unique is the size of the camp and the expertise of the coaches who will work with your swimmer EVERY session. Our head coach, and two-time Olympian Leah Stancil, has years of experience coaching the most elite athletes in the world; she is committed to bringing her knowledge and enthusiasm to each swimmer in the pool every day. She will lead classroom and pool sessions, ensuring your swimmer learns the most current technical skills and racing strategies and feels valued by all our coaches. The mission is to balance skills – stroke technique, starts & turns – with building better training and racing skills. We can ensure that each swimmer feels seen and heard because we are limiting our enrollment to 75 swimmers and have a staff of assistant coaches who haven’t just swum but have coached extensively with elite swimmers. These coaches can provide personalized instruction and feedback tailored to your swimmer’s specific needs, helping them to fine-tune their technique and training regimen to maximize their performance and potential. The camp includes a variety of challenging workouts and training sessions specifically designed to help swimmers build strength, endurance, and speed while improving their mental toughness and focus. What is camp without fun? Besides building new friendships with other swimmers from all over the country and world, in and outside of the pool, we conclude camp with a swim meet. The campers will be divided into teams; we’ll turn on the scoreboard and the music and let swimmers practice their new skills in a competitive but fun environment. If you have a swimmer looking to take their performance and technique to the next level, then the SwimTec High-Performance Technique Swim Camp is the perfect opportunity. With a low athlete-to-coach ratio, top-notch coaching, and a challenging and engaging training program, this camp will help your swimmer reach new heights in their swimming career. Session 2: Weekend Starts Camp The start can determine the race — and at this camp, we make every millisecond count. Our High-Performance Starts Camp combines advanced technical instruction with explosive power development, reaction-time training, and dynamic underwater progression. Athletes will learn elite start variations, breakthrough launch mechanics, and how to carry speed into stroke execution with precision. Classroom sessions provide tactical insights and race-winning strategies used by top competitors. Personalized feedback and video review ensure each swimmer leaves with measurable improvements and the tools to dominate the race from the very first movement.
Registration begins December 12th, 2025 $50 Registration Fee Waived until February 15th, 2026 (Using Code: EarlyBird) & 20% discount on Session 2 when registered for both sessions. Swim Camp Information:
Space is limited to 75 athletes per session, with a low coach-athlete ratio of approximately 14:1 athletes to elite coaches. Athletes ages 12-18 years old. Session 1 is concluded with a Thursday Swim Meet, complete with timing pads and everyone’s name on the video board. Parents are encouraged to attend the meet.
For our athletes coming from International, or US-based locations, we will pick up and/or drop your athlete off at the airport. Individual athlete transportation is available at the Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) at no charge and at the Orlando International Airport for $150 per direction. For Orlando, vans leave Orlando International Airport at 5:00 PM on Sunday, the night before camp starts. Post-event, vans leave Gainesville at 1:30 PM for MCO flights after 6:00 PM. (Please plan your flight accordingly. Swim Camp and/or SwimTech is not responsible for weather, traffic delays, or associated costs.) We strongly recommend flying in and out of GNV Gainesville Airport. *if you do not have your flight information, you can email it after booking your flights to camp@swimtec.com *if you are traveling with a team, we can also pick up / drop off for your entire team. The airports available for team pickup / drop off are Orlando, and Gainesville. Contact us to discuss arrangements for your team.
Spend 30 minutes 1:1 with Coach Kim Brackin or Coach Steven Bostick at SwimTech Gainesville during the week of camp. Coach will work with you individually on the stroke of your choosing. We will video-record the session and give you access to the film. Our pool at SwimTech has four synchronized cameras that will record every aspect of your swim stroke and Coach’s corrections. ***We only offer 16 spaces for this service per camp session.
Swim Tech Gainesville is not responsible for lost play time due to weather conditions or pool closures decided by the City of Gainesville. Activities and programming will be adjusted according to the weather and resources available.
Athletes’ session fee, minus a $100.00 non-refundable administrative fee, will be refunded without question if cancellation occurs before April 15th, 2026. Refunds will not occur after this time. Obtaining a future full credit as an alternative to the refund or transfer to another athlete is possible if more than 14 days before the start of the session. If we are forced to cancel due to health circumstances (COVID-19 or other health issues), a full refund minus a $25 processing fee will be issued.
Swim Tech Gainesville, LLC will charge a non-refundable 3.7% credit card processing fee for credit card payments. If you would like to mail a check (payable to Swim Tech Gainesville LLC, PO BOX 13313, Gainesville, Florida, 32604) or Venmo – @STGainesville – (Family and Friends) to avoid this fee, please email camp@swimtec.com for instructions.
Yes, the registration form will automatically take 20% off the Weekend Starts Camp tuition.
For the 4th year of our High-Performance Technique Swim Camp, athletes, coaches, and counselors will stay at the Holiday Inn, University Center, just across the street from the University of Florida. Located a few minutes away from the pool and the University of Florida Dining Hall. The Holiday Inn at University Center provides Camp with a ~3000 square foot conference center (game room) with multi-media options. We use this conference center for camp breakfast, afternoon activities, coaches’ talks, meetings, and games. The room also has a ping pong table, board games, and TVs on the walls that athletes can use to share their game consoles with other athletes or watch movies together. Campers are instructed to spend their free time in the game room rather than their sleeping rooms. Breakfast is served in the game room, allowing us to get to the pool quickly in the morning.
Our camp counselors (predominantly UF Student Athletes) have all been background checked and have taken the US Center for Safe Sport Training. Camp adheres to Safe Sport Policies for all adult and youth athlete contact. We also hold training sessions for our camp staff to ensure camp policies are enforced. (https://uscenterforsafesport.org/)
Campers are monitored continuously in the 2nd-floor conference center.
Sub-section of Camp policies:
*No males in female rooms and vice versa.
*No males on the female floor and vice versa.
Camp staff enforces all camp policies. Male counselors supervise the male athlete floor, and female counselors supervise the female floor. Counselor doors are left open a large majority of the time to observe floor traffic. At 9:30 p.m., counselors check every room for the correct occupants and remind athletes who their on-duty counselor is and what room they are in, if any issues arise during the lights-out period.
Lunch is provided daily for everyone (including day campers). Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included for residential campers.
Not necessarily. If you do not have the flight reservation at the time of registration, you can email it to us whenever you book the flight.
Yes. When you complete your registration, you can let us know whom you want to room with. We try to accommodate everyone with their roommate requests.
There will be 3-4 athletes per room. There is the possibility of having two athletes per room. If the family chooses this option, there will be an $180 extra fee per athlete.
Athletes take breaks every 45 minutes to hydrate and apply sunscreen. It is mandatory due to the hot sunny weather in Florida. Athletes must bring sunscreen to camp, and camp staff enforces its use.
Yes. Parents can attend our Thursday Swim Meet at 10:00 a.m.
Camp ends at 1:00 p.m. at the pool. Day and residential campers must be picked up at the pool at 1:00 p.m.
Yes, you can if you reserve your athlete’s spot before February 15th, 2026.
Swim Tech Gainesville, LLC will charge a non-refundable 3.7% credit card processing fee for credit card payments. If you would like to mail a check (payable to Swim Tec, PO BOX 13313, Gainesville, Florida, 32604) or Venmo – @STGainesville – (Family and Friends) to avoid this fee, please email camp@swimtec.com for instructions.
