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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The logic of focusing on stroke development over endurance for an 8 year old makes all the sense in the world, but when kids start out in swim, many programs are geared toward their beginners. So stroke development will likely have kids that still could benefit from regular swim class, 8u club swim will have kids that need stroke refinement and are not legal to race. I would opt for club swim over stroke development. And I know you are not interested in super competitive swim, but year round swim is hard work, even for 8 year olds. If he doesn’t like swimming laps, working hard, and pushing himself in the pool, it’s better to know now than to spend a year in stroke school and then find out he hates club swimming when he is 9/10.

I would not put much stock in the PP who said 8 year old is “on the later side”. In the beginning, the kids who started at 7 will, on the whole, be faster. But kids who start at 9/10/11 can catch up. Judging from my kids’ team, getting a kid started by 9/10 is early enough. I have one kid that started at age 10 and he was an average swimmer until 12-13 and now has sectional cuts.[/quote]

This is good advice thank you[/quote]

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