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[quote=Anonymous]Your kid is 7. Is he or she a year round swimmer? It sounds like s/he is not if you're new to this. Chill and have fun. If your kid likes it and likes to go to practice, be happy! If you're new to a summer team, there may have been a few kids at the meet/time trials who weren't at summer practice or who were swimming up during summer practice because they already know the strokes or are so much faster than their age group. Let your kid beat his or her own times all season. Cheer on whatever improvement you see. I had a SLOW turtle at that age who took years decade to bloom -- but we all stuck with it because he LOVES swimming. Talk about a fabulous lifetime sport. He has always gotten more exercise at swim practice than he ever did at soccer or basketball.[/quote]
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