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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At 5.5, my DC was in their first stroke and turn clinics and had just started lap swimming, total 3x/week.  The swimming was NOT pretty at that time, but DC liked it and we were aiming to help DC get ready for their first summer team experience.[/quote]

Different poster but just wanted to level-set here - the above is really beyond what is actually [b][i][u]needed[/u][/i][/b] to "get ready for their first summer team experience".  Which is to say, following the above is not wrong, but you can do much less than this to prepare adequately for entry to summer swim.[/quote]

Agreed - the bar for summer swim for little kids on our team (8U) is, "can you make it across the pool for a 25m free without needing the lifeguard?" [/quote]

At the beginning of their first summer, my 6 year old couldn't even make it across without taking a break in the middle of the pool.[/quote]They wouldn't have been able to join summer swim at our pool.  For safety reasons, kids really need to be able to swim a full length without looking like they're going to drown.  We don't have a minis program either.[/quote]

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