Nike Aquacat Swim Camp at the University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
The combination of personalized filming, extensive water sessions, and highly experienced Division I coaches makes the 2013 Nike AquaCats Swim Camp an incredible opportunity for campers to train in Tucson. Instruction takes place each day at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center, the home facility of the Arizona Wildcats.
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
This is not an official function of the University of Arizona. These camps are 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
Geoff Hanson
Geoff Hanson enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Wildcats. Hanson, who swam at Arizona under Frank Busch from 1993-1996, previously coached for 12 seasons at the University of Wisconsin alongside Eric Hansen in the assistant head coach capacity.
Together they were instrumental in leading the Badgers to its highest finish at the NCAA Championships along with mentoring the program's first-ever individual national champion in 2011.
Staying involved with the UA program after his swimming days were over, Hanson spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach and as an assistant senior coach for the club team, Hillenbrand Aquatics, now known as Tucson Ford Aquatics.
A distance freestyle and individual medley mentor, Hanson earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Arizona in 1998.
Assistant Coach
Brandy Collins
Brandy Collins, a former Arizona swimming standout and captain of the 2008 National Championship team, enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Arizona swimming program.
Collins returns to Tucson after coaching at LSU for the past two seasons. She was an integral part of both the LSU men's and women's teams in helping the programs reach new highs within the SEC and the NCAA -- levels that had not been seen in over 30 years. While at LSU, Collins headed the Breaststroke and Individual Medley groups. Her athletes accomplished both gold and silver medals at the Mexico Olympic Trials and seventh at British Olympic Trials. On the college scene, her athletes earned All-American recognition, while breaking SEC records. In addition, the breaststroke and individually medley school records were broken during her time at LSU.
Collins, the captain of the University of Arizona's NCAA championship team in 2008, got her coaching career started by serving as a graduate assistant coach for her alma mater and for Ford Aquatics, where she was the head coach of the Silver Group in Tucson.
Coach
Eric Hansen
Guest speaking during each session is Eric Hansen, Arizona's Head Swim Coach. Read Full Bio>>
Staff
Roger & Cleo Hansen
Head dorm chaperones are Roger and Cleo Hansen, parents of Head Coach Eric Hansen.
Camp Details
• Extended Day Camp hours: SUN 2PM-9PM, MON-WED 9AM-9PM, THURS 9AM-11AM
• Check-in for ALL CAMPERS takes place between 1:00pm-2:00pm on June 9th
• Extended Day Camp hours: SUN 2PM-9PM, MON-WED 9AM-9PM, THURS 9AM-11AM
• Overnight and Ext. Day Campers need to be picked up between 11:00am-Noon on June 6th
Session II:
• Overnight and Ext. Day Campers need to be picked up between 11:00am-Noon on June 13th
Discounts Available
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 Dry Land Exercises
- 1:30 pm Pool Session 2
- 5:00 pm Dinner
- 6:30 pm Pool Session 3 or Evening Activities
- 9:00 pm Extended Day Campers depart
- 9:30 pm Supervised free time in Dorm
- 10:00 pm Lights out!
Payton M.
Can't wait to go back!
The Nike Swim Camp was great! I met a lot of great swimmers as well as a great coaching staff. Everyone was friendly! Food was great too. I can't wait until next year so I can do it again.
Great quality camp.
I would definitely recommend the camp to any swimmer. In fact my sister is going to go next year too! I loved it!
Very impressed!
I brought my daughter from Perú along with two friends to the Nike Swim Camp at the University of Arizona. They loved the experience and meeting the coaches. They keep talking about it to this day and I am sure we will repeat it again soon.
Parent University of Arizona Overnight Camper
Top notch!
Nike Swim Camp year after year provides top notch instructors and exciting guest swimmers (Olympic and World champions). The young swimmers are challenged and have an amazing opportunity to learn. Underwater video of technique with coaches' tips is great!