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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone, I appreciate the honest responses. It sounds like putting him on the team could have the opposite effect from what I hoped to achieve. He has taken lessons consistently in the summers at ESF summer camp starting at age 4, and then once he switched to a different camp, private lessons through the teen lifeguards at our MoCo pool and sport & health gym. In none of these settings was he required to swim laps, and when I try to encourage him to do it, he strongly resists and I am reluctant to force him lest he hate swimming more.  Both dh and I grew up around the water where everyone had fine swimming skills, whether or not they were on a swim team, so I view being a "safe" swimmer as one who has a strong freestyle and stami a in the water, not just one who can make it to the other end of the pool.  I will definitely check out the programs listed - thanks! The stroke clinics I had looked at previously were 9 mo commitments and we just can't do that due to other sports commitments. I feel like I missed a window to encourage DS with swimming, but I am trying to look forward and know that it is never too late!  But I will definitely get DD signed up for pre-team this summer ;-). Thanks again. [/quote]

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