Local Swimmers Learn from All-American

Local swimmers from the Fayette Area Swim team (F.A.S.T) had the once in a lifetime chance to participate in a swim camp held on May 14-15 at Camp Lone Star in La Grange. Swimmers could choose from four different camps offered by Fitter & Faster.

This organization is the premier swim clinic and camp operation in the United State for competitive swimmers. Each camp worked on different skills. On May 14, camp session one covered explosive starts, underwaters and breakouts while session two worked on high performance butterfly technique. On May 15, camp session three taught high performance breaststroke and session four worked on fast flip turns, open turns, and finishes.

The lead clinician for the camp was NCAA record holder John Shebat. John swam for the University of Texas and placed 6th in the 100m back at the 2016 Olympic Trials. He was a 5x NCAA champion and 4x runner up.

John Shebat is a 16x All-American and the 2018-19 Big 12 Men’s Swimmer of the Year.

Swimmers attending the camps learned through hands on demonstrations and practiced the swimming techniques necessary to improve their competitive swimming skills in a fun and entertaining manner.