Jamie Patrick has closed out his Swim Camp in Hidden Valley Lake from May 17th-20th for 2012. “We have 50 swimmers coming from Pennsylvania, Colorado, Utah, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, and California.
The campers will participate in over 800 miles of open water events this summer and will use the camp as part of their training.
The second Swim Camp will be held in Lake Tahoe in late June or early July. “We are working on the Lake Tahoe Swim Camp now with details to come soon for interested marathon swimmers, channel swimmers, adventure swimmers, triathletes and anyone else who enjoys the camaraderie of swimming with others. Last year was a blast,” described Jamie. “The goal is to leave camp in better shape than you came. We will continue the tradition of our night time swim. Friends and dogs are welcome.”
There will be two organized swims a day, including a night time swim. Participants can swim as much or as little as possible. One swim will be 5 miles, done at Clearlake with a support boat. The water temperature in Hidden Valley Lake, located about 1 hour 45 minutes from San Francisco, is expected to be between 65-69°F (18-20°C).
For US$15 per person per day, the camp, camaraderie, and all food and drink including breakfast, lunch and catered dinners (meat or vegetarian), are included.
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.