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Peak Performance Swim Camp offers swim camps, swim clinics, Learn to Swim programs, virtual coaching, triathlon training, dry-land training, yoga for peak performance, and open water swim events. The program also offers personalized training at home from Olympic Coach Nick Baker.
Peak Performance Swim Camp’s mission is to maximize swimming potential through a holistic training approach. Its holistic training philosophy is based on mental, technical, and physical conditioning as described in The Swimming Triangle. The program uses a positive coaching style and most camps maintain an eight swimmer to one coach ratio, with personal time within each practice for individual feedback and a daily wrap-up session. The camp has an open-door policy for parents to observe every practice.
PEAK coaches have an average of 25 years of professional experience from across the country and abroad, and most have worked with Coach Baker for many years. All PEAK coaches employ Coach Baker’s positive coaching style, endorse the PEAK mission statement, and participate in the PEAK Your Knowledge Continuing Education program. All coaches have completed Red Cross safety training.
Coach Nick Baker is an Olympic Coach, founder and head coach of Peak Performance Swim Camp, has more than 50 years of coaching experience, has led over 500 swim camps and clinics across 18 countries, and has trained more than 20,000 swimmers worldwide. He was a 1992 Olympic Coach and is the author of ten swimming books. Coach Dennis has been a professional swim coach for 48 years, has coached at junior and senior national levels including a future 3-time Olympic gold medalist, and has been a swim instructor and aquatics director at the Mount Kisco Boys and Girls Club for 40 years. Coach Larry is Head Coach of the CRCY Barracudas Swim Team in Centralia, Illinois, has a 15-year professional coaching career, and has coached swimmers to state, junior national, and international competition, including the 2012 World Swimming Championships and the Central American Games.
Coach Tim has been a professional swim coach for 16 years, has developed Learn to Swim programs in San Diego and Greenwich, and trains triathletes, having qualified more than 30 athletes for sprint and Ironman triathlons. Coach Richard has 21 years of professional swim coaching experience and has trained swimmers to state, national, and international levels. Coach Steve has been a professional swim coach for 43 years, has developed more than 20 All-Americans and 5 U.S. Olympic Trial qualifiers, and has led a high school team to 138 straight dual meet wins and 19 straight league championships. Rick Wheeler has a 14-year coaching career, has spent 13 years at Peak Performance Swim Camp as coach and business manager, and is head coach for the Lake Havasu Swim team with more than 70 members ages 6 to 18. Coach Dave has 30 years of professional swim coaching experience in multiple countries and is a triathlon and swim coach to multiple Olympians and elite age group athletes. Coach Scott brings over 24 years of coaching and teaching experience and has produced Junior National Qualifiers, Olympic Trials Qualifiers, Commonwealth Games Qualifiers, and a Jamaican National Record Holder in the 50 freestyle.
Coach Baker’s holistic approach began in 1972, his first year as a professional coach. He has been Director and Head Coach at over 500 PEAK Swim Camps and Clinics since 1996, and the organization notes 29 years of PEAK. In 2019, Peak Performance Swim Camp hosted more than 40 swim camps and clinics worldwide, including 20 U.S. locations and 4 international camps. Peak Performance Swim Camp formed a partnership with NIKE-US Sports Camps in 2007, and Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of US Sports Camps or Peak Performance Swim Camps LLC.
Coach Tim has served as Vice President of the Westchester County Swimming Association for 10 years and is Co-Chairman of Swim Across America. Coach Dennis was named High School Sectional Coach-of-the-Year, and the Mount Kisco Boys and Girls Club renamed their Learn To Swim program the “Dennis Munson Aquatic Program” in recognition of his 35 years of service. Coach Steve has been named California High School Mens Swimming Coach-of-the-Year and North Coast Section Coach-of-the-Year and received the Distinguished Service Award from the North Coast Section. Rick Wheeler has been an ASCA Stroke Technician since 2015. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates and are used under license as Nike is the title sponsor of the camps.
Last updated January 12, 2026.
Peak Performance Swim Camp’s mission is to maximize swimming potential through a holistic training approach. Its holistic training philosophy is based on mental, technical, and physical conditioning as described in The Swimming Triangle. The program uses a positive coaching style and most camps maintain an eight swimmer to one coach ratio, with personal time within each practice for individual feedback and a daily wrap-up session. The camp has an open-door policy for parents to observe every practice.
PEAK coaches have an average of 25 years of professional experience from across the country and abroad, and most have worked with Coach Baker for many years. All PEAK coaches employ Coach Baker’s positive coaching style, endorse the PEAK mission statement, and participate in the PEAK Your Knowledge Continuing Education program. All coaches have completed Red Cross safety training.
Coach Nick Baker is an Olympic Coach, founder and head coach of Peak Performance Swim Camp, has more than 50 years of coaching experience, has led over 500 swim camps and clinics across 18 countries, and has trained more than 20,000 swimmers worldwide. He was a 1992 Olympic Coach and is the author of ten swimming books. Coach Dennis has been a professional swim coach for 48 years, has coached at junior and senior national levels including a future 3-time Olympic gold medalist, and has been a swim instructor and aquatics director at the Mount Kisco Boys and Girls Club for 40 years. Coach Larry is Head Coach of the CRCY Barracudas Swim Team in Centralia, Illinois, has a 15-year professional coaching career, and has coached swimmers to state, junior national, and international competition, including the 2012 World Swimming Championships and the Central American Games.
Coach Tim has been a professional swim coach for 16 years, has developed Learn to Swim programs in San Diego and Greenwich, and trains triathletes, having qualified more than 30 athletes for sprint and Ironman triathlons. Coach Richard has 21 years of professional swim coaching experience and has trained swimmers to state, national, and international levels. Coach Steve has been a professional swim coach for 43 years, has developed more than 20 All-Americans and 5 U.S. Olympic Trial qualifiers, and has led a high school team to 138 straight dual meet wins and 19 straight league championships. Rick Wheeler has a 14-year coaching career, has spent 13 years at Peak Performance Swim Camp as coach and business manager, and is head coach for the Lake Havasu Swim team with more than 70 members ages 6 to 18. Coach Dave has 30 years of professional swim coaching experience in multiple countries and is a triathlon and swim coach to multiple Olympians and elite age group athletes. Coach Scott brings over 24 years of coaching and teaching experience and has produced Junior National Qualifiers, Olympic Trials Qualifiers, Commonwealth Games Qualifiers, and a Jamaican National Record Holder in the 50 freestyle.
Coach Baker’s holistic approach began in 1972, his first year as a professional coach. He has been Director and Head Coach at over 500 PEAK Swim Camps and Clinics since 1996, and the organization notes 29 years of PEAK. In 2019, Peak Performance Swim Camp hosted more than 40 swim camps and clinics worldwide, including 20 U.S. locations and 4 international camps. Peak Performance Swim Camp formed a partnership with NIKE-US Sports Camps in 2007, and Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of US Sports Camps or Peak Performance Swim Camps LLC.
Coach Tim has served as Vice President of the Westchester County Swimming Association for 10 years and is Co-Chairman of Swim Across America. Coach Dennis was named High School Sectional Coach-of-the-Year, and the Mount Kisco Boys and Girls Club renamed their Learn To Swim program the “Dennis Munson Aquatic Program” in recognition of his 35 years of service. Coach Steve has been named California High School Mens Swimming Coach-of-the-Year and North Coast Section Coach-of-the-Year and received the Distinguished Service Award from the North Coast Section. Rick Wheeler has been an ASCA Stroke Technician since 2015. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates and are used under license as Nike is the title sponsor of the camps.
Last updated January 12, 2026.
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