The Best Darn Swim Camp features the World Famous “Horse Whisperer” of Swimming, Milt Nelms.  Mr. Nelms got his nickname from an Australian newspaper for his work with swimmers around the globe.  This year’s camps will begin in May and run into June.  Our camp sites will be in 4 different states, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota and Minnesota.

Best Darn Swim Camp is about learning how to use healthier and more natural movements to swim faster and with more power and with more control. 

We expect swimmers to be prepared for a physical and mental commitment to learning, so that they can learn why we do the exercises that we do, and how to do those exercises properly. Our base platform of exercises on land, in the water, and lecture sessions is a minimum of 14 hours for each camp. We urge swimmers to bring their coach with them.

From a 4 time World Swimmer of the year, multiple world record holder, and Olympic medalist:
"I believe if swimming is to move forwards, … Milt Nelms' holistic approach is the only way to go. It's such a healthy way of swimming and training, and the only way that swimming is going to get significantly faster.” (reference # 1)

Quotes by head a head Olympic Coach of a major swimming nation:
Milton Nelms’ totally unique concepts are the future of swimming in technique, training, and development of young swimmers. (reference # 2)

Quote by club and high school coaches:
“Milt's camp was an inspiration to me to become a better coach and to think outside the box on how to make swimmers swim faster. The information he came with was so outstanding and has made me change the way I coach from my age group swimmers to my senior swimmers. It was a great experience!” (reference # 3)

“Milt Nelms is not on the leading edge, he is the leading edge. By the time someone catches on to his work, he is already light years ahead. Most importantly, his passion comes through with every athlete he works with. There is an instant connection and life-long bond. "Nelmsing" is the word!” (reference # 4)

“All the swimmers who attended the camp had life time best swims this year, they loved how much they learned and are excited to come to the camp again.” (reference # 5)

“Milt’s innovative approach to swimming and the lessons he teaches have proven to be invaluable in my coaching and my athlete’s success. Being able to hear first- hand from Milt has provided me with new insights and techniques that I have been able to apply daily in my planning of workouts and training plans." (reference # 6)

Quotes from several swimmers who had breakout swims after working with Coach Nelms:

Bryan Bonack of Colorado Springs “I dropped a ton of time after spending time with Milt, I really learned how to feel what was happening with my stroke instead of just going through the motions."
Jenna Gregoire of Colorado Springs, who is in her first year of attending Harvard had this to say about working with Coach Milt, “Working with Milt was truly an educational experience. I really appreciated his focus on the importance of body movement and emphasis on imagination and brain power as the main tools to attain success. By learning the skills of total muscle engagement, I was able to drastically change my freestyle and butterfly into smoother and more continuous styles that allowed me to make the finals at Junior Nationals.”