pre-swim team anywhere?
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Anonymous
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For non-swimmer (failed basic 101 for floating & swimming for 3 m), are there any pre-swim team in Montgomery County for kid to join? We don't have any HOA pool.
It is not like I really want my kid to do swim competition, but I am jealous that kids in swimming team can meet up 2-3x/week at an affordable price for getting on swimming team. My kid does not improve with rec group swim class (like $60-80/6 classes) or private group swim class ($150/4 classes), and I wish there are pre-swim team that take kids and teach kids to learn how to swim and meet that often together per week. |
Anonymous
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The reason they will take those kids for a reasonable price is because their drowning risk is much lower (though not non-existant of course). Even pre-teams generally will want kids to independently swim about 10 meters with no floatation device.
You need to figure out why your kid rejected lessons and fix that. Are they afraid? Do they understand that it's learning and not splashing around time? Do they have underlying motor issues? |
Anonymous
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Where do you live? That will help us make suggestions.
Fwiw our community pool does welcome members from out of bound, but the pre-team has already hit its max capacity for the season. And it's "cheap" because we do pay a summer fee to belong to the pool. Your best bet is to put your kid in goldfish or one of those over the winter and then sign up for the pool next summer and get on the pre team as early as you can. Or join the pool now to enjoy it over the summer and then you'll be ready to go next summer. |
Anonymous
| I think you need to figure out why your kid isn't improving with lessons. Until that issue is resolved pre-swim team and swim team are not an option. |
Anonymous
| I think you need to figure out why your kid isn't improving with lessons. Until that issue is resolved pre-swim team and swim team are not an option. |
Anonymous
| Pre-team can be great for a kid who can already doggie paddle a bit and is motivated by being with the big kids. The level of swimming instruction though is pretty low (at our pool a couple coaches give instruction from the side and 13-14 year olds are in the water helping). Plus, as others have said, you need to be a pool member to join. Our pool also offers small group and private lessons for the pre-pre team kids which is probably more what you are looking for. Two weeks on lessons everyday (that’s how ours run) plus lots of playtime at the pool got my kids swimming well.the consistency was key |
Anonymous
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Consecutive days of lessons was key for my kids when learning to swim. MoCo offers lessons on T-W-Th at their rec pools, but you need to be on the computer when registration opens.
How old is your child? Some summer camps offer daily swim lessons as part of their program. |
Anonymous
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Agree that something like Goldfish or Tom Dolan or Norman might be your best option for now.
PPs noted that pre-team still requires basic level of swimming. Our pre-team evals the kids have to show they can do some legal semblance of both free and back. Our pool has an entirely separate lessons program plus most of the lifeguards and teen swimmers offer private lessons. Call your local pools and see if you have to be a member to come in just for private 30min lessons with one of their coaches or lifeguards. Our pool used to allow it, although it doesn’t any more. |
Anonymous
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Some pools have pre-teams, yes, but I don’t know which ones.
Is your child afraid of the water? How old? Can you take your child to a pool (almost) every day for a week or two and work with him/her getting more comfortable, putting face in the water, kicking, etc? |
Anonymous
My teens are the preteam helpers and the coaches guide them with explicit instructions on how to help the pre-teamers, one step at a time. They get 1:1 attention from teens who have been swimming for a lot of their lives, so they know what they're doing. The little kids progress and they LOVE having teen helpers who dote on them. I wouldn't say the instruction is poor at every pool, my kids learned a lot when they were in it and they now do a good job being the big kids and paying it forward. |
Anonymous
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Our summer swim team has a pre team. You need to contact the pools closest to where you live OP and see what they have.
Ours has been going for a month though so not sure if you could start now. You will need to join the pool which can be pricey, then pay for the swim team. So decide if you are really going to be at pool enough to make it worth it. |
Anonymous
| I’d do one or two private lessons with an experienced coach to figure out what’s preventing my kid from learning in the group format. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I live in North Potomac area. I don't know if there are any pre team in our area, please let me know if there are any. My kid is 7 year old, and he has taken group swimming lessons for almost 1.5 years, and he still cannot pass the level 1. He goes to summer camps for 2 years that involves daily swim/pool time for 2 years as well. I can't swim, so I don't know what is wrong with him, maybe he is scared of water going into his eyes, noses and ears. He wears googles. |
Anonymous
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If you are willing to travel, Kemp Mill has a pre-team that welcomes all.
For the rec classes, the best is to do them during the week/day when they have daily classes. |
Anonymous
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This is the requirements for the City of Rockville Pre Team Swim. I don’t think pre team is what you’re looking for. Repetition and practice is key to learning to swim. Daily lessons would help a lot; supplement the daily lessons for a private lesson once a week.
Swimmers must be able to swim four lengths (100 yards) of a coordinated freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, and one length (25 yards) of butterfly. Speed and endurance are emphasized, as well as turns and racing starts. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Youth 6 and 7. https://secure.rec1.com/MD/city-of-rockville-...6f20601b2940e0f0d175 |