Nick Baker

Nick Baker cofounded the original Peak Performance Swim Camp in 1996. In 2005 he branched out on his own and founded the present-day version. His vision was to create a holistic camp with a focus on developing the whole swimmer from a mental, technical, and physical perspective.

Nick Baker has been involved in competitive swimming since 1961. He swam competitively for 11 years (and qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200M Breaststroke), coached club swimming for 21 years, and has exclusively run swim camps for the past 18 years. He started his coaching career in Canada in 1972, and moved to the United States in 1993 to run a competitive swim camp at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

The camp’s one-of-a-kind holistic approach and positive coaching style was created by Coach Nick Baker, founder and head coach of Peak Performance Swim Camp. Following is a brief list of his swimming and coaching highlights:

• 1968 — 200 Breaststroke Olympic Trial Qualifier
• 1972-1993 — Professional Club Coach
• 1989 — Canada Games Coach
• 1991 — World Junior Olympic Coach – Madrid, Spain
• 1992 — Olympic Coach – Barcelona, Spain (Personal Coach of Lisa Flood)
• 1993-Present — Professional Camp Coach and Private Coach
• 1996-Present — Founder and Head Coach of Peak Performance Swim Camp
• Author of 10 inspiring swimming-related books — 101 Winning Ways, The Swimming Triangle, In The Know, Un-Limit Yourself!, Are You Worth It?, Mind Body Skill, Liam the Lion, Suzy the Queen of Butterfly, Second Chance Swim Coach, and Hakeem the Sprint Machine
• Director of 4 highly-regarded swimming videos — PEAK Refresher 1.0, PEAK Refresher 2.0, PEAK OUT! Dry-Land Training, and Yoga for Peak Performance
• Featured Writer for Swimming World Magazine
• Featured Clinician at coaching clinics around the world
• 1996-Present — Director and Head Coach at over 500 PEAK Swim Camps and Clinics throughout the United States and 18 foreign countries
• More than 20,000 swimmers from 45 countries have attended Peak Performance Swim Camp
• Past 50 Years — Coached many elite-level swimmers including: World Record Holders, Olympic Medalists, Olympic Finalists, Olympic Trial Qualifiers, NCAA Champions, Senior and Junior National Qualifiers, Zone Champions, State Champions, High School State Champions, Junior Olympic Champions and more