[1][2][3][4] The Race Club was founded in 2003[2] by Gary Hall, Jr., an American swimmer who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics and won ten Olympic medals (5 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze).

A managing partner of The Race Club is Gary Hall, Jr.'s father, Gary Hall, Sr., a three-time Olympic medalist (1968, 1972 and 1976) who was voted the World’s greatest male swimmer in both 1969 and 1970.

[6] The Halls became the first pair of father and son to each make three Olympic appearances.

In 2008, 17 swimmers representing 15 countries that trained with The Race Club competed in the Beijing Olympics.

The Race club utilizes specialized underwater photography equipment to create swimming technique videos, and can video a swimmer from under water or above the water to analyze swimming strokes underwater and from different angles to improve skill.