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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]op here - thanks for the reply. to clarify, ds cannot swim 25m in freestyle - he can get down the length of the pool in a combo of freestyle, doggy paddle, tread and restart freestyle, sufficient to pass a swim test, but definitely not a straight lap of freestyle with rotary breathing. That is my goal for him, as well as to learn the basics of the other strokes. I just don't know how to help him achieve it other than swim team, since he never has to swim laps in lessons. [/quote]

That's legal for freestyle! He won't be DQed as long as he doesn't stop, stand on the bottom, and walk, or drag himself along with the lane lines. While most kids join the swim team before 10, some don't. One of the best swimmers on DD's year round team didn't begin swimming until age 10. Every year, the summer team accumulates a couple 10-12 year olds who haven't been part of it before. There's a 12 year old on DD's summer team who just last year managed a 50 free and still hasn't managed backstroke. But he loves to swim and that's what's important.

He will probably be the oldest in his group so I'd recommend talking to the coach about also having a private instructor and working to get him moved closer to his age group as he improves.

If you have a choice, I'd carefully pick an open and encouraging team. Some teams are overly competitive and won't spend the time on a child like your DS. That won't help him improve and it certainly won't help him feel better about himself.[/quote]

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