Faster Freestyle and All-Stroke Swim Clinics
Upcoming events:
Tuesday, Feb. 18th from 6:00-9:00 PM All-Stroke Swim Clinic Hosted by Total Masters Swimming held at Nassau County Aquatic Center, East Meadow, NY (Long Island). Cost is $125 click here to register!
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 from 12:00 to 3:30 PM All-Stroke Swim Clinic with TURNS at PODS Swimming in East Providence RI. Cost is $145 click here to register!
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 from 10:00 AM -1:00 PM Faster Freestyle Swim Clinic at Roxbury YMCA (near Boston). Cost is $135 click here to register!
Are you feeling frustrated and confused about your swimming technique? Have you lost hope that you can improve? Are you putting in the effort but not getting faster? Then Coach Karlyn can help!
Faster Freestyle and All-Stroke Swim Clinics are designed to help swimmers and triathletes, just like YOU, to find an easier and faster way to swim. By keeping the language SIMPLE and using easy to understand drills and suggestions, after just one session with Karlyn you will be on your way to a faster and more efficient swimmer.
“I improved so much after taking your Faster Freestyle Swim Clinic. My times continue to drop and now swimming is much more fun. One month after taking your clinic, I dropped almost 15 seconds in my 200-free. Considering I’ve been a swimmer all my life, I think that’s pretty amazing! I’ll be back the next time you come to town for a refresher.
Thanks! -Tere O’rourke 2024
About the clinic: The clinic begins with an interactive group discussion reviewing past and present swim techniques as well as outlining the current techniques Karlyn will be teaching. Students will then enter the water where you will begin with the BASICS, laying a solid foundation to help you learn (or improve upon) your technique in ALL FOUR STROKES.
You will also learn strategies to help you become a better overall swimmer. For example, did you know that a STREAMLINE push off of every wall will increase your speed, improve shoulder flexibility and core strength? Every turn, whether it be an open urn or a flip, is a BURPEE. Just think, in a 2k swim…that’s potentially 80 burpees added to your day with no extra effort, but a whole lot of benefit.
Total time is 3 -4 hours. Water time is about hours (with plenty of start/stop, drills and easy swimming). Cost varies at each location and includes a custom silicone swim cap, detailed supporting material, snacks and a LOT of FUN!
For YouTube videos demonstrating Karlyn’s technique please visit http://aquaticedge.org/
Tentative 2025 clinic schedule:
Thursday, April 24th Sacramento, CA
Saturday, April 26th Menlo Park, CA
May 23rd - June 7th Victoria & NSW, Australia
June 8th San Anselmo, CA
July 6th Truckee, CA
July 12th Spokane, WA
July 16th - 18th Kelowna, BC Canada
Sept. 27th - Oct. 5th Sophia and Burgas, Bulgaria
Oct. 11th -12th, Coimbra, Portugal
Oct. 18th-19th Madrid, Spain
Full 2025 schedule COMING SOON!
HOST A CLINIC
Would YOU interested in HOSTING a Faster Freestyle or Multi-Stroke (back, breast and Free) clinic for youth or adults at YOUR location?
It is simple and easy. Just add water, motivated swimmers or triathletes that are ready to swim faster, a pool and we will take care of the rest!
FIND A POOL: The first step is to find a pool willing to rent lanes or to host an event. Piggybacking on existing swim practice pool time is ideal. Weekends are good and Karlyn can do two clinics back-to-back. however, mid-week in the evenings (5-8 or 6-9 pm) is usually a great time to host a clinic so busy parents & professionals do not need to give up a weekend day.
TYPES OF CLINICS: We offer 3-hour Faster Freestyle or Multi-Stroke (back, breast and fly) clinics that consist of an hour “dry” to discuss past and present techniques and to give an overview of the stroke Karlyn will be teaching, followed by two hours of water time. For youth clinics, pleases see below.
LANE SPACE: Depending on the size of the clinic, Karlyn will need 2-4 lanes for a total of about two hours. Please consider that all clinics start with 45-60 minutes of “talk time” before getting in the pool.
INSURANCE: We can name pool/facility as additional insured on Aquatic Edge 2/3 million liability insurance policy. Karlyn and her assistants have current certifications in Lifeguard, CPR and First Aide.
YMCA’s ARE A GREAT RESOURCE: Karlyn is a grateful “graduate” of the YMCA’s Learn-to-Swim program (remember pollywogs, minnows, flying fish etc.?). Yes, Y pools tend to be warmer than “competition” pools, but staying WARM is key to learning. The Faster Freestyle clinic is a TEACHING session, not a TRAINING session, so the warmer the better.
NO RISK & NO TRAVEL FEES: In most cases, Karlyn covers her own travel expenses coming to you absolutely RISK free. If there are not enough people to host the clinic, we simply cancel.
CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY: We invite local USA, US Masters Swimming, YMCA and High School coaches to audit the clinic on deck for FREE. The coaches get to see the effectiveness of Karlyn’s teaching methods, while the swimmers in the water get more attention. The coaches can also help the swimmers continue to make changes after the clinic is over. This is a win-win for all!
THANK YOU: In appreciation for hosting an event, you may invite one swimmer or coach to attend the clinic in the water for free.
HOST HOUSING: To keep costs down, Karlyn prefers to stay with a host family instead of a hotel.
YOUTH CLINICS
The SWIM FASTER NOW YOUTH clinic offer the following components:
Learn how to swim ALL THE STROKES faster with less energy
Quicker turns with rocket-fast streamlines
Dive like a dolphin (if blocks are available)
Wiggle less, swim straighter
Learn the “secret” to improving your times year after year
Motivational components (for both parents and kids):
Lifeskill's learned at the pool - an amazing gift you give your kids
Appreciating mom, dad, coach and teammates with an attitude of gratitude
Swimming; its a lifetime sport
The length of the workshop is three hours and will consist of one hour dry to discuss the many swimming related topics as well as stroke technique, followed by about 2-hours of pool time. The workshop is NOT THREE HOURS OF SWIMMING, nor is it a strenuous training session.
Faster Freestyle/Open Water Skills & Drills Clinic
The Faster Freestyle/Open Water Skills and Drills clnic combines swim technique and open water strategies so that you can improve your times in both the pool AND open water. After the clinic you will be a better swimmer.
This fun and informative event will cover the following:
Faster Freestyle mini-clinic
Effective open-water strategies, tactics, sighting and drafting
Breathing techniques for all types of conditions
Learn how to relax, FLOAT and swim straighter
Become more self-aware so you can “fix” your own stroke
