Boys and Girls Swimming Camps
Ages 8-17

July 13 - 17
July 19 - 23

Both camps are offered as resident, commuter and day camps

Fees

Resident Camp .................................... $375

Commuter Camp ..................................$275

Day Camp ...........................................$200

A non-refundable minimum deposit of $49 is required with each application. The remaining balance is due seven business days before the first day of camp.

Philosophy

The Red Dragon Swim Camp is designed for competitive swimmers ages 8- 17. The primary goals of the camp are twofold: one, to help swimmers improve their technical skills, and two, to help educate and motivate swimmers to encourage their progress in the sport. Swimmers are taught in a structured and enjoyable environment that emphasizes individual improvement.

The camp focuses on stroke instruction during pool sessions, videotaping utilizing underwater viewing windows, and daily swim workouts. Participants will also receive instruction in: dryland training specific to swimming, nutrition, mental preparation for competition, and race strategy. Swimmers at the high school level will also learn basic proper weight training techniques.

Participants will be broken into smaller groups based upon age and ability, which will allow for individualized instruction. Each swimmer is requested to bring a blank VHS tape, which will be used to videotape the swimmer and then can be kept as a souvenir. All groups will be instructed by collegiate and high school coaches, under the direct supervision of Brian Tobin, the Head Coach of the SUNY Cortland Men's and Women's Swim Teams.

Camp Director

Brian Tobin enters his sixth season as head swimming and diving coach at SUNY Cortland in 2007-08. In the 2006-07 season, the Red Dragons finished 12-1 in dual meets and placed second at the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships on both the men's and women's sides.

In the 2005-06 season, both the men’s and women’s teams finished second at the SUNYAC Championships and sent competitors to the national meet for the first time since the 1990s. The two previous years, Tobin guided the men’s and women’s teams to third-place finishes at the conference meet. In five seasons, Tobin has led Cortland's women to a combined 49-14-1 (.773) dual record and the Red Dragon men to a combined 46-20 (.697) dual mark.

Prior to his arrival at Cortland, Tobin was a volunteer assistant coach with the men’s and women’s varsity swimming and diving teams at North Carolina State University during the 2001-02 season, where he was also a lecturer in physical education. Previously, Tobin held the position of head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach at the State University of New York at Potsdam from 1996-2001. His initial collegiate coaching position was as a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse from 1994-96.

Tobin is a 1994 graduate of SUNY Cortland, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with a minor in sociology. In 1996, he earned his Masters of Science in Recreation Management from Wisconsin -La Crosse.

He was an eight-time All-American as a member the Cortland swimming and diving team, earning seven honors as a competitor on relay teams and one honor in the 100-yard freestyle. He also captured 12 SUNYAC titles over three seasons, owns the school record in the 100-yard butterfly and is a member of three school and one conference record-holding relay teams.

A native of Poughkeepsie, Tobin attended Arlington High School, graduating in 1989. He was a four-year member of the swimming and diving team.