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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When younger- stroke mechanics program. Technique can make a huge difference.

Then swimming at least 2 days a week in year round clubs and actually doing the meets. Meets matter. That is where you learn to really push and do do things like turns at full race pace, which make all the difference in summer swim. [/quote]
Can you actually name the program?  We've tried a bunch of local programs to get to this point and many were total rubbish (looking at you Norman Swim where no instruction occured).  We've even tried a year of the developmental program of a club team and it was pretty terrible--parents on the team agree and say it gets better when you get to the full team.  I'm running out of patience for driving my kid to weekly practices that aren't actually good.  [/quote]

Yes, stroke clinics don't always build strokes, even if they help with endurance.  And once per week doesn't help with much of anything.  Our DC made 3 big sequential jumps in the younger years:
1. Clinic-type swimming 3x/week (wanted to do it, and it was honestly not high-pressure; made significant progress but it was slow).
2. Non-tryout but still high-quality year-round club, regular (not developmental) level 2x/week (lots more progress).
3. Competitive tryout club 3x/week.
Now DC is literally off to the races.  Winter swim is what makes the difference, and so does liking what they are doing.  You have to find the right fit so that no one feels overburdened, especially but not exclusively DC.  If you feel stressed and resent the drive or the wait time, DC will feel that too.[/quote]

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