COLORADO SPRINGS \u2013 The USA Swimming National Select Camp has been a breeding ground for some of the country\u2019s best elite swimmers, many of whom graduated to the USA Swimming National Team and the Olympic Team.<\/p>\n
Four athletes who participated in previous National Select Camps would win Olympic gold medals: Matt Grevers. Tyler Clary, Rebecca Soni and Katie Ledecky. This year\u2019s group of 32 boys and 32 girls were welcomed to the U.S. Olympic Training Center on October 23 with the proclamation that a few of them would join the more than a dozen previous Select Camp participants who now call themselves Olympians.<\/p>\n
Swimming World\u2019s Jeff Commings was given exclusive and unlimited access to the three-day camp, and we take you inside the camp in three videos. <\/p>\n
In addition to an introduction by camp organizer Peter Clark, campers announced some of their goals and listened to a motivational speech by National team Director Frank Busch.<\/p>\n
After time in the classroom, the athletes jumped into the pool for a fun workout. Women\u2019s head coach Kate Lundsten challenged them with a kick set that dared anyone to complete 100 meters of long course kicking in one minute and 20 seconds, starting in the middle of the pool. Three athletes made the interval!<\/p>\n