Nike Swim Camp at The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey
The Nike Swim Camp at The College of New Jersey 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
- 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
The College of New Jersey, formerly known as Trenton State College, is located five miles northwest of Trenton and 30 miles north of Philadelphia. It boasts some of the best athletic facilities among Division III Colleges in the country. Training takes place at the main pool, which features an indoor 25-yard x eight-lane facility, including a separated diving well with one-meter and three-meter boards and up to six additional training lanes.
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
Brian Bishop
Directing the camp is Brian Bishop, Men’s Head Swim Coach at the College of New Jersey. The 2011-2012 season marks the 23rd year that Brian Bishop has coached the Lion men’s swimming program. In addition to coaching at TCNJ, Bishop also serves as the Associate Director of Athletics.
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Bishop has successfully guided swimmers to the NCAA Championships in each of the last 19 seasons producing two NCAA Division III National Champions, while his swimmers have earned 141 All-American Awards. TCNJ’s team has placed in the top 20 fourteen times at the NCAA’s, including eight times in the top 15 and three times in the top 10.
TCNJ’s men have also dominated the METRO Conference Championships by winning 12 of the last 15 titles including nine in a row from 1994-2002.
The Lions have also had tremendous success in dual meets posting a 185-42 record, including three undefeated seasons. In 2009 alone, Bishops team produced 8 All-Americans, broke 17 school records, finished 10th at the National Championships, set 7 METRO Conference Records, earned 1 National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week Award, while 6 athletes Qualified for the US Open and 4 athletes qualified for the World Championship Trials.
Bishop has produced one Olympic Swimmer (Davy Bisslik in 2004), who competed in the 100 fly in Athens, Greece. In addition, Bishop served as the coach for Aruba in a 2004 World Cup meet in Stockholm, Sweden and has served as an advisor to the Aruba Olympic Committee.
Coach Bishop has been honored as NJAC Coach of the Year (4 times) and METRO Conference Coach of the Year (10 times).
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 prior to camp. 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 1:00-2:00pm on Sunday. There will be a camp orientation meeting at 2:00pm and parents are welcome to join their campers for this meeting. A detailed schedule for the week will be provided at that time.
- Check-out takes place between 11:00am-12:00pm on Thursday. Exact time and location of the camp closing ceremony will be confirmed by the camp director on the first day of camp.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:30 am Breakfast (overnighters)
- 8:30 am 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
- 4:00 pm Day Campers depart
- 5:00 pm Dinner
- 6:30 pm Pool Session 3 - Starts, Turns, Relay Races
- 9:30 pm Supervised free time in dorm
- 10:00 pm Lights out!
Definitely recommend.
"I would definitely recommend this camp to other swimmers. My daughter Jenna really enjoyed it, and felt that she learned a lot as well. The swim instructors did a great job teaching and reinforcing stroke technique."
Thanks!
"Came home from camp, straight to division champs, 4 out of 5 best times right off the bat!"
Keep up the good work!
"It just not any camp. It's a camp where excellent and top swimming drills are being taught. Keep up the good work!"
She had a blast!
“This was an incredible experience for my daughter. She was so excited to fill me in on the day’s activities and even more excited to tell us what she was learning. I’ve never heard this type of excitement from my daughter about any camp or activity she has done in the past as we did with this camp. She now has a new spark for swimming and she can’t wait for her fall season to start. She had a blast.”
Diana M.College of New Jersey Camper
Best camp!
“Brian Bishop was excellent. He made the camp a fun, positive experience. The other counselors and coaches were also great.”