This two-day RaceBetter clinic focuses on three areas that influence nearly every race:
Through a progression of classroom learning, dryland connection work, and in-water application, athletes will explore how posture, breathing, and timing influence underwater dolphin kicks, breakouts, and the first few stroke cycles coming off the wall.
When swimmers begin to understand and feel these connections, small adjustments can unlock meaningful improvements in speed, efficiency, and confidence.
Our goal is simple:
Help swimmers better understand how their body moves through the water — and give them tools they can continue applying long after the clinic ends.
A complimentary Parent Session: Supporting Your Developing Athlete 101 is included with all two-day athlete registrations.
Session 1 (Day 1):
10:00am - 1:00pm (EST) (All Ages)
Session 2 (Day 2):
1:15 - 3:15pm (EST) (14&O)
3:00 - 5:00pm (EST) (13&U)
Starting from $175
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RaceBetter
BMAC
Brittingham-Midtown Aquatic Center
570 McLawhorne Dr.
Newport News, VA 23601, USA
Spots are intentionally limited to ensure meaningful feedback and interaction during each session.
Reserve your spot early. Capacity is limited.
Many clinics focus primarily on repeating drills or watching elite swimmers demonstrate technique. RaceBetter clinics are designed differently.
Our goal isn’t just to show what fast swimming looks like — but to help athletes understand why certain movements create speed and how to reproduce them consistently.
Athletes learn how to observe and analyze movement so they can understand what creates speed and continue improving long after the clinic ends.
Movement patterns are introduced on land before being applied in the water, helping swimmers feel how posture, coordination, and connection translate into propulsion.
Elite swimmers provide valuable examples, but mechanics rarely transfer 1:1. Athletes learn the key principles behind effective movement and how to adapt them to their own body.
RaceBetter clinics follow a progression designed to help athletes understand, feel, and apply the skills being taught.
This approach reflects years of work with swimmers at every level — from developing age-group athletes to Olympic and international performers.
We begin by studying race footage and technical examples from elite swimmers to understand what effective movement looks like and why it works. Athletes learn to recognize key patterns behind fast swimming and how to adapt those ideas to their own body and racing style.
Next we translate these ideas into movement on land. Our warmup progresses from general preparation to CNS activation and swim-specific patterns so swimmers begin to feel the posture, coordination, and connections that support efficient movement in the water.
Finally, athletes apply these concepts in the pool through guided drills and technical feedback. Each phase builds on the previous one so swimmers can experiment, feel immediate feedback, and discover the movement solutions that work best for their own body.
Many swimmers train extremely hard but struggle to understand why certain movements create speed while others slow them down.
This clinic focuses on the underlying mechanics that influence performance many racing situations.
Mechanics We Focus On
What Athletes Often Improve
Focus areas include:
Focus areas include:
Supporting Your Developing Athlete 101
A Parent Conversation
The environment around a swimmer often shapes their development just as much as the training itself.
Raising a swimmer is about far more than times, medals, or meet results. This session is designed to help parents better understand how their words, actions, and expectations shape an athlete’s confidence, motivation, and long-term development—both in and out of the pool.
We’ll explore practical strategies around communication, mindset, and ownership, along with age-appropriate ways to support growth throughout the season and across an athlete’s career.
Some of the questions we’ll discuss include:
We’ll also discuss the “three-legged stool” of athlete development—athletes, coaches, and parents—and how alignment between those roles creates healthier, more durable performers.
The goal is not perfection, but clarity, consistency, and shared expectations.
Parents will leave with practical ideas they can immediately apply to better support their swimmer’s growth, enjoyment of the sport, and long-term success.
Start: ~1:15–1:30pm
Duration: 20 minutes per swimmer
Price: $100 per session
Eligibility: Available to athletes registered for the 2-Day clinic
Time selection will be coordinated through a Google Sheet shared with registered swimmers 1-week prior to the event.
These sessions provide swimmers with individualized coaching and real-time video feedback, allowing us to closely examine each athlete’s movement.
Athletes may choose any stroke or skill they would like to work on. Based on our experience, 20 minutes typically allows time to focus deeply on one key skill (occasionally two) so swimmers leave with clear feedback and practical adjustments they can continue practicing.
Because lessons take place immediately following the Day 1 athlete sessions, availability is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
This clinic is recommended for swimmers who:
Swimmers under age 10 should attend only with approval from their coach.
"I wish we had this type of technical education earlier in my career. The body awareness work helped me feel speed in a completely different way."
"Ben and João break things down in a way athletes can actually apply. The classroom → land → water progression really clicks."
"My swimmer immediately understood how to manage their breathing off the wall. Within two weeks their underwaters improved dramatically."
RaceBetter clinics are intentionally kept small to ensure meaningful feedback and interaction.
Secure your place early to guarantee availability.
