Come Swim With Us!

The Technique Swim Academy uses technical instruction, race strategy, and positive feedback to help competitive swimmers at all levels improve.

Under the supervision of the Harvard coaches and our exceptional staff, we reinforce strong technique through demonstrations, practice drills, and video review. Our instructors serve as role models, promoting sportsmanship and a positive, healthy learning environment where swimmers are excited by the sport and eager to learn all facets of competitive swimming.

Each afternoon, a fitness component lets swimmers apply what they learned that morning in simulated practice and race situations — reinforcing practical use of these skills and rounding out an enjoyable summer swim experience.

Technique Swim Academy....

Swimming Made Simple

Coaching Staff

Kevin Tyrrell

Kevin Tyrrell is in his 14th season as The Ulen-Brooks Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving. Coach Kevin has led the Harvard men to eight Ivy League Championships, including seven straight from 2017 through 2024 — the first Ivy school ever to win seven consecutive outright titles — as well as an eighth-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships, the league's best showing in 50 years. A five-time Ivy League Coach of the Year, he also coached Dean Farris to what was then the American and NCAA record in the 200 freestyle. A graduate of Lafayette College, Coach Kevin holds master's degrees from Boston University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a doctorate in education from Northeastern University, and lives in Acton with his wife and four children.

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What was your favorite event to race?

What is your favorite stroke or event to coach?

200 Butterfly

What is your favorite stroke or event to coach?

50 Free

To be fast, you need to perfect the pieces: start, turn, stroke and finish.

What advice do you have for age group swimmers?

What is your favorite stroke or event to coach?

What advice do you have for age group swimmers?

Have fun each practice

trying to get better.