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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid did two 12 week sessions of Swim Montgomery prior to joining RMSC and it worked out great. Swim Montgomery gives you the foundation in all 4 strokes. There is no emphasis on speed in the program, they'll have plenty of time to work on that later.[/quote]

Can you share more about what they do? What age typically participates in the program? How is it structured? Like what the previous poster said, I can't seem to find much information about this.[/quote]

Yeah I agree, not a lot of info out there on it.  When the time comes, the registration will open up on Active Montgomery.  This website has a brief description of it:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec/activitiesandprograms/aquatics/competitiveprograms.html

"A developmental program for kids 13 and under who have an interest in competitive swimming and want to build a foundation of related skills. Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards/meters without stopping."

My son was only able to do an ugly 25 freestyle before starting the program but after 2 of the 12 weeks sessions he could do all 4 strokes pretty well.  From what I recall, there was quite a mix of ages, my son was 8 at the time and that seemed like the most common age although there were some younger and definitely several older (11+).  It seems like they grouped the kids according to age/ability and there were maybe 5-6 in a lane and it was heavy on the instructional aspect - the coach would mostly have them work on one specific thing at a time (e.g. kicking with a kickboard).  Like I said, it was more about learning proper technique of the strokes than going fast, which is more important when you're starting out anyway.

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Thank you! This is really helpful.[/quote]

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