KCS Spring Break Swim Camp March 25 to 27th, 2015.

Lead Coach: Jan Bidrman is a 7 time Olympic Team Member both as a swimmer and a coach. Jan was a member of the Czechoslovakian national team from 1980 to 1985. In 1992 he represented Sweden at the Summer Olympics where he competed in both the 200-meter individual medley and the 400-meter individual medley. Since that time Bidrman lead a seven-member team from South Africa to six top eight finalists at the 1996 Olympics in , USA. Of these members, Bidrman coached Olympic bronze medalist Marianne Kriel in the 100-meter backstroke. In 1997, Bidrman was appointed as the head coach for the Calgary Swim Center, then as the head coach of the Calgary Academy for Swimming Excellence which works towards an “independent vision and plan for the development of continued production of internationally competitive swimmers.” Throughout his coaching career, Bidrman was selected to the Canadian Olympic Swim Team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in , Australia; the 2004 Olympic Games in , Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in , China. Bidrman has also been appointed as a coach for many other international competitions including the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia; the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Jan coached former Kamloops Classic Swimmer Erin Gamel to a 17th place finish in the 100-backstroke and a 11th place finish in the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay.

Camp Cost: $100/swimmer:

Camp Focus: Stroke Technique. Please note this is not a conditioning or training camp. The focus will be primarily on technique and some basic training principals. The camp is designed for swimmers from Age Group 1 & 2 and Seniors 1 & 2.

Registration: There is a limit of 24 spaces available for this camp. Registrations will be available to the Kamloops Classic Swim Team Members until February 18th, 2015. After that date, registrations will be opened up to other teams within our region. If you are interested in this camp please register immediately. We would hate to have any KCS swimmer miss out on this great opportunity. Please note: during Spring Break there will be no other training opportunities in Kamloops for swimmers in Age 1, 2 and Senior 1.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

2:00 – 2:30 pm On Deck Camp Introduction and activation session.

2:30 – 4:00 pm Pool Session

Thursday, March 26th, 2015

8:30 – 10:00 am Pool Session 2

10:00 – 10:20 am Break & Snack

10:20 – 11:00 am Classroom Session - Talk (TBD) Meeting Room A & B

11:00 – 12:00 pm Dryland Session TCC – NW Gym

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break

1:30 – 2:15 pm Dryland Session TCC – NW Gym

2:30 – 4:00 pm Pool Session 3

Friday, March 27th, 2015

8:30 – 10:00 am Pool Session 4

10:00 – 10:20 am Break

10:20 – 11:00 am Classroom Session - Talk (TBD) Meeting Room A & B

11:00 – 12:00 pm Dryland Session - TCC – NW Gym

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:00 pm Pool Session 5