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[quote=Anonymous]DS age 10 has never loved swimming - many failed attempts at swim lessons through the years, but for the past couple of summers he has consistently taken swim lessons and now can pass a basic swim test (tread water for a minute, get himself down the length of the pool). He knows freestyle stroke, but cannot master the breathing and so cannot do a full lap in the proper stroke.  His younger sister age 6 loves the water and doesn't know any strokes yet but wants to try pre-team swim team at our local pool this summer. I want to also sign up DS for swim team because I think he needs to be "made" to swim laps to develop coordination and stamina in the freestyle stroke (in his lessons with the teen swim coaches at the pool, he never had to swim laps), but he is too old for pre-team. He is very resistant, in large part because he thinks he will be the only kid his age on the swim team who is at his swim level - I know I could swim all 4 strokes at his age so I understand his concern. Back in my day, plenty of kids didn't join swim team until age 10, but at our pool it seems like the swim team is a bit of a "cult" and the kids all start young so they are strong swimmers by age 10. What is your experience? Can a 10 yr old who is not a strong swimmer join the swim team? Thanks. [/quote]

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