2025 Western Colorado University High Altitude Training Camps
Athletes are invited to the 2025 Western Colorado University High-Altitude Training Camps this summer, either June 20-24 or June 27-July 1, 2025, at Gunnison, Colorado. These camps will be on the Western Colorado University campus in the highest collegiate pool in the country at 7,723 elevation. We will be offering challenging in water training 3 hours a day, underwater filming, day hikes in the mountains surrounding the Gunnison Valley, dryland and weight room sessions and guest speakers. We also include a white-water rafting trip if they are interested in adding it! This camp is ideal for your swimmers to enjoy Colorado, meet some swimmers from all over the country, work with collegiate athletes and coaching staff as well as get in some great training at altitude!
We typically see about 40% male:60% female participation in the camp. We see swimmers ages 10-18 come to the camp, and all abilities, those working toward high school state times to those working toward Sectionals and Futures cuts. We do have male collegiate athletes come to help coach the camp and work at the camp each summer. Last summer we had a young man (15yrs old) from Jacksonville, Florida come to both camps and actually stay the entire month of June to train with us. He was looking to make his Futures cuts, and did so at the meet he attended in Trinidad after leaving Gunnison! Our training will include technical stroke work and stroke refinement, with filming and analysis. Swimmers will receive a large amount of training and stroke/dive/turn/finish work.
Members of the Western Swimming Team and coaching staff will be there as counselors/instructors along with myself. All proceeds from this camp go to our Women’s Swimming & Diving team. Please check out this video https://youtu.be/lohEZhtR9t0 for more insight into our camps. To register please click on https://commerce.cashnet.com/westernswimpay I know your swimmers would love the camp, and benefit from the high altitude training. Just to let you know, we would love to pass on a 10% discount to your team if 6 or more swimmers from your club come to one of our camps!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Warmest Regards,
Coach Vickie
Vickie Fellows
Head Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach
Western Colorado University
Office: 970.943.2310
Cell: 505-453-3514
