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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does it work? If you even get into a summer pool club do they teach your kids swimming or do you have to be already “legal” ? Kids are 5,7,8. [/quote]
Usually they have to be able to swim 25m without drowning, but some pools require more and some require less.  You don't usually need to be legal.

Unless there is a minis program, the amount of instruction will be limited.  Practices are big groups with lots of kids in a lane.  Get a private instructor if you want more instruction.[/quote]

Ok so it’s not as demanding as year round swim. And they teach you how to do strokes other  than  free style so they can compete?[/quote]

Not really, unless they are in the mini program. For most pools anyway. If you want to be on the team, your kid should at a minimum be able to do back and free legally. You need private lessons to learn the strokes. Many HS coaches offer them between practices.[/quote]

At our pool, the swim team coaches absolutely teach the kids stroke technique. Difference is they’re coaching from the deck / pulling kids out for technique instruction rather than being in-water like for minis. Head coach is also a club coach. OP talk to other families in your neighborhood that belong to the club (and have kids on swim team) to find out what their experience has been like.[/quote]

This describes our pool too. Swim team got my kids proficient in all four strokes and they have a ton of fun too. When they decided they wanted to be one of the fast kids, we started doing year round swim (stroke and turn, then club).  One of mine started on pre-team being able to swim across the pool but with no real technique at just turned 6 and was swimming in B meets by the end of the summer. He could have done swim team from the start but wasn’t emotionally ready - it can be overwhelming for some of the little ones. The other started right in swim team at 7, looked like a drowning cat the first couple weeks, but did great (and is now a high school swimmer). As another PP said, there’s a big social/fun aspect as well.[/quote]

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