Nike Swim Camp at Lewis and Clark College Portland, Oregon
Located six miles from downtown Portland, the Nike Swim Camp at Lewis and Clark College is designed to help competitive swimmers improve their stroke technique so they can compete at the next level.
Upon arrival at camp, campers are placed in groups with other swimmers having similar abilities and goals. Our camp staff will do their best to accommodate your needs, keeping in consideration your experience and desire to improve.
Highlights Include
- Stroke technique refinement for competitive swimming
- Campers train daily in the Zehntbauer Swimming Pavilion which has an eight lane indoor 25-yard pool.
- Low camper to staff ratio and 24 hour supervision
- Small group and individual stroke analysis/instruction
- Fun evening social activities
- Every camper receives a Nike Camp T-shirt and Nike Swim Cap
- Every camper is eligible to receive merit-based prizes during camp
This camp is open to any and all entrants. For your safety and benefit, we recommend you have competitive swimming experience (e.g. U.S.S. age group, national qualifiers, high school swimmers, or summer league swimmers) and can swim at least 50 meters in all four competitive strokes: fly, back, breast and freestyle.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Chris Fantz
Chris Fantz, the Head Swim Coach at Lewis and Clark College, is in his fifth season for the Pioneers. He was voted the 2011 "Co-Coach of the Year" in the Northwest Conference and the Women’s Swimming “Coach of the Year” for the 2010 season. Since Chris’ arrival in 2007, Pio swimmers have raced to 16 new school records and numerous NCAA provisional qualifying times. The team has grown in numbers and depth as they build on their foundation of academic and athletic success.
Read Full BioBefore joining the Pioneers in 2007, Chris served as Assistant Coach at the University of Puget Sound where their women capped a run of eleven Northwest Conference titles and their men place consistently in the top two. In his time coaching the Loggers, they sent four swimmers to the Division III National Championships.
While in Tacoma, Chris also coached with Tacoma Swim Club before becoming Head Age Group coach with Metro Aquatics where he oversaw all levels of development within the age group program.
During his swimming career, Chris was a multiple time All-American and school record holder in butterfly and freestyle races while competing at UPS from 1995 to 1999. He finished as high as 2nd at Nationals in the 100 Butterfly and Chris helped his team to two NAIA National Championships and two runners-up team finishes. He also anchored the Conference record-setting 200 Freestyle Relay that stood for ten years.
Chris holds a BA in English Writing and has nearly completed his MA in Counseling Psychology. He still pursues his writing interests, including recent work published in American Swimming magazine.
DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE:
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Team Discount: If five or more campers register together, as a group by mail or fax, each camper will receive a $25 discount. Click “Get Brochure” above and print the application. All applications must be received at the same time via mail or fax. If all members of your group pay with a Visa or MasterCard, feel free to fax your applications to 415-479-6061 to expedite processing. Late or individual registrations are not eligible to receive the group discount.
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
- Check-in takes place between 1:00pm-2:00pm on Sunday
- Check-out takes place between 11:00am-12:00pm on Thursday
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:30 am Breakfast (overnighters)
- 8:50 am Extended Day Campers arrive, stretch
- 9:00 am Opening Comments and Discussion
- 9:15 am Pool Session 1
- Noon Lunch
- 1:00 pm Rest/Supervised Free Time
- 1:30 pm Pool Session 2
- 5:00 pm Dinner
- 6:30 pm Pool Session 3 - Starts, Turns, Relay Races
- 8:30 pm Extended Day Campers depart
- 9:30 pm Supervised free time on dorm
- 10:00 pm Lights out!
See you next year.
"My daughter was one of the youngest swimmers having just turned 9 also traveling out of state without knowing a single person came away with a wide knowledge of skills to improve her strokes, but also meeting new friends. She immediately went to swim team practice at home and told all her friends about how much fun she had and what she learned. I am happy to see her dive straight out and not flop down when starting off the blocks. Thank you for a wonderful experience. As a mom, knowing she was in such good hands made the drive home easier. see you next year."
Very impressed!
"Nike Swim Camps mix activities, swimming, and relaxing time well. Time is well managed and structured for maximum enjoyment."
Jake C.
Good camp.
"Good organization, flexible, good balance between dryland and in water practice."
Lewis and Clark Camper
The right choice.
"At Nike Swim Camp, I worked on my conditioning, had great instruction, made lots of friends, and had a great overall time. If you are into swimming and looking for a great camp, Nike Swim Camps are the right choice."