UVA Swim Camps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the UVA swim camp sold out for the one session that Fairfax is done with school.

Looking for other programs for a summer swim camps. I was recommended the Longhorns Swim camp (more intense than the UVA one, which seems "fun") and the Navy Elite Program.

For summer 2026 already?

Yes, sold out by 8:40am if not earlier.

[Anonymous]

FWIW, the coaches at our club strongly discourage attending the UVA swim camps (or any swim camps really) for the elite/top level kids. They say it interrupts a crucial time in the training cycle and isn’t a replacement for training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, the coaches at our club strongly discourage attending the UVA swim camps (or any swim camps really) for the elite/top level kids. They say it interrupts a crucial time in the training cycle and isn’t a replacement for training.

Same at our club.
Despite that, my DS did attend a couple. He had fun at both, but acknowledged that the training wasn’t at all comparable to club training and he felt like he’d missed a week of real practice.
I love UVA swimming, but the program isn’t really involved with the camps. It was a great experience, but for high performance swimmers, make sure you’re attending for the right reasons (fun with your sport vs. intense yardage or technique instruction).

[Anonymous]

I always thought the college swim camps were for younger kids wanting more stroke instruction… and fun. That’s what they were when I was a college swimmer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought the college swim camps were for younger kids wanting more stroke instruction… and fun. That’s what they were when I was a college swimmer.

They are. Our club discourages them for the HS aged swimmers. Navy Elite is one of the only ones that gets the ok because it’s more in-water training than a typical camp and more in line with what older/higher level swimmers would do in practice.