Swimming
Camp Description |
Training Camp (June 14-18, 2009)
This is a serious training camp for swimmers age 9-17. At least two workouts a day, supplemented with classroom sessions, will be central to camp. Campers registering for this camp must be ready to train long course in a training camp environment. There will also be a stroke techniqe session incorporated daily during the training camp.
Stroke Technique Camp (June 21-25, 2009)
The emphasis of this camp will be stroke technique and learning to swim each stroke efficiently. The camp is open to swimmers age 9-17. Campers can expect two water sessions totally 4 hours of instruction, plus other related activities each day.
Camp Staff |
Matt Tallman: Camp Director, Assoc. Head Men's Coach
In his eighth year with the program, Matt Tallman helped the Irish earn BIG EAST titles in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Prior to Notre Dame, Tallman was an assistant coach at the University of Maryland and head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he was the PSAC Coach of the Year in 1999. He has directed swim camps at Marymount University and IUP and took over as the director of the Notre Dame Swim Camps in 2006.
Tim Welsh: Head Men's Coach
Tim Welsh, the founder and former director of the Notre Dame Swim Camps, brings 24 years of head coaching experience at Notre Dame to camp this summer. His 2005, 2006 and 2008 teams won the BIG EAST Championship, and continues to be ranked in the top 25 nationally in the CSCAA Dual Meet poll. Tim is the past Chair of the NCAA Swimming Committee, and the current President of the BIG EAST Coaches Association. He has also served multiple terms as a member of the America Swimming Coaches Association Board of Directors. He is a four time BIG EAST Coach of the Year recipient.
Brian Barnes: Head Women's Coach
Brian Barnes, highly-regarded assistant coach the last three years for an Auburn University swimming program that produced multiple NCAA men’s and women’s swimming team championships, was named the
University of Notre Dame’s head women’s swimming coach in August 2008. Barnes helped guide both the Auburn men’s and women’s swimming teams to NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2007. The men won the Southeastern Conference meet three times from 2006 through ‘08, while the women picked up a pair of league titles during that span. In 2008, Auburn’s men placed fifth at the NCAA meet, with the women posting a runner-up performance.
Joel White: Assistant Women's Coach
Joel White has brought a charge of excitement and enthusiasm to the Irish that helped them to their twelfth BIG EAST title last year. Currently in his fourth season with the Irish, White was previously an assistant coach at the University of Utah. There he earned his masters in sports psychology. While at Utah, he helped the team to a regular season conference title and several NCAA Qualifiers. Prior to White’s college debut he coached at Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin as well as Schroeder YMCA. In his two years at Homestead he led them to 5 individual state titles and 9 All-Americans.
Sample Daily Schedule |
Training Camp & Stroke Technique Camp
Day 1
10:00 - 11:00am Check-in at the Rolfs Aquatic Center
11:30am Camp Meeting, Orientation Activities, Lunch
1:30 - 3:30pm Pool Session
4:00 - 5:00pm Camp Meeting/Class Session
5:00 - 6:30pm Dinner & Rest
6:30 - 7:30pm Evening Program/Class Session
7:30 - 9:00pm Pool Session #3 or Activities
10:30pm Lights Out
Days 2, 3 & 4
7:00am Breakfast in Dining Hall
8:00 - 10:30am Pool Session #1
11:30 - 1:30pm Lunch & Rest
1:30 - 3:30pm Pool Session #2
4:00 - 5:00pm Camp Meeting/Class Session
5:00 - 6:30pm Dinner & Rest
6:30 - 7:30pm Evening Program/Class Session
7:30 - 9:00pm Pool Session #3 or Activities
10:30pm Lights Out
Day 5
7:00am Breakfast in Dining Hall
8:00 - 10:30am Final Pool Session
11:00am Camp Concludes/Check-Out