Camps

Location: Olympic Paralympic Training Center (OPTC), Colorado Springs, Colorado
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 through Saturday, February 8, 2025 

Please Note:This Camp is Wednesday through Saturday, not Thursday through Sunday.

PACIFIC SWIMMING 2025 OPTC CAMP ATHLETE APPLICATION

2025 Camp Qualitifiations:

In order to be considered, athletes must be between 13-1/2 and 18 years old on the first day of the camp. Pacific Swimming will select 24 athletes (12 female/12 male) to attend the camp. Athletes will be selected based on the following criteria, in the following order:

1st Priority: Top 2-4 Applicants (Male and Female) in the 1500m/1650y Free based on USA Swimming Power Points/Top Times (dependent on what performance assessment tools are available and working)

2nd Priority: Top 2-4 Applicants (Male and Female) in the 800m/1000y Free based on USA Swimming Power Points/ Top Times (dependent on what performance assessment tools are available and working)

3rd Priority: Top 2-4 Applicants (Male and Female) in the 400m/500y Free based on USA Swimming Power Points/Top Times (dependent on what performance assessment tools are available and working)

4th Priority: Remaining Applicants (Male and Female) based on USA Swimming IMX Scores/Top Times (dependent on what performance assessment tools are available and working).

5th Priority: If the 12 roster spots (Male and Female) are not filled based on the above, the remaining spots will be filled by the applicant(s) with the highest USA Swimming Power Point scores/Top Times in any of the following events: 1500m/1650y Free, 800m/1000y Free, 400m/500y Free, 400 IM, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly

Only best times and single-season IMX scores from September 1, 2023 through December 22, 2024 will be considered. Athletes must have competed in at least one of the following events: 200 Breast/Fly/Back, 400 IM, 500/400 Free, or longer Freestyle event. Notifications of selected and rejected applicants will be sent via email by December 28, 2024. At that time, a selected athlete must confirm attendance and submit a co-payment of not more than $450 electronically (You will be sent an electronic invoice via email). Once the athlete has confirmed attendance, the co-payment become non-refundable. Should there by any charge for checked baggage during the trip, it will be at the athlete’s expense.

This electronically agreed-to submission includes the Letter of Intent, Medical History/Permission to Treat and Medical History,  Consent to Emergency Treatment of a Minor, Athlete Code of Conduct and Athlete Privacy/Use of Photos. You must fill out each section of the form completely and agree to each section of the form. Immediately below this paragraph, please provide the email address of a parent or guardian who is the primary contact for everything relative to this application.  You will have an opportunity to list other email addresses to be cc:ed on communications later in the application.