Sensory friendly stroke & turn, preferably in Rockville area

[RedTailHawk]

I'm looking to sign 8 year old DD up for indoor swimming. She learned to swim at Kids First Rockville but that pool is too small now that she is older and able to participate in the neighborhood summer swim team. Given her developmental challenges it's very unlikely she will ever be a fast swimmer but we are very proud of her for learning to swim and think she will enjoy summer swim team much more if she does indoor swim clinics (or classes) in the winter. Friends had suggested the Joe Flattery Dolphins program at the Georgetown Prep facility but they don't have any openings that work for her schedule.

Ideally we would be able to find a place with some natural lighting but at a minimum we want to avoid spaces that echo too much, have lights that are "flicker-y", or have lanes so crowded it's hard for the kids to avoid touching.

TIA

[Anonymous]

The Jcc has a nice non competitive swim team. It's for members only but anyone can join the JCC. Its a quiet pool, not too many kids on the swim team, and the pool has natural light.

[Anonymous]

You may want to search these threads for suggestions.

I'd also think about ear plugs and tinted goggles. And if goggles are an issue, you might want to try something like these:
http://www.frogglezgoggles.com

[Anonymous]

The Rockville city public pool has natural light and a relatively low number of kids in lessons.

You may also want to look into FINS at Georgetown Prep.

Summer swim team lanes are usually really crowded so you might have to get her used to that if she wants to do the summer team.