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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry if this was already brought up. If the daughter truly loves the sport, I am all for continuing to push it... and then I would also highly recommend finding a good private coach to improve her stroke.

My own kids now only do summer swimming with their neighborhood swim team and they never DQ any more after middle school. They got some personal time from various people, including coaches (adults and older teens) at the swim team, as well as semi-private lessons over the years. I really believe that the personal coaching and even video recording of their dive, their stroke, their 2-hand touches for the fly and breaststroke, etc. all help out. During all the swim meets, all the coaches, older swimmers and parents are doing their best to tell the younger or less experienced (that goes for older kids too) swimmers with constant reminders of certain strokes as well as specific touches.

After seeing swimming for several years among various kids, I believe the really dedicated swimmer with solid foundational support and coaching should overcome those DQ woes. They may not be the fastest fish in the pool but one cannot deny the technical rigor of good strokes.[/quote]

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