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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks. OP here. The funny part about it is that he has a good backstroke. If he could do that all the way down the lane for tryouts, he'd have no problem. But I think he has a harder time with freestyle because he has to focus on arms, legs, and breathing all at once.[/quote]

Why can’t he do backstroke for tryouts? He could swim backstroke in any freestyle event. [/quote]

He could...but have you ever seen that at a meet...ever?[/quote]

I grew up swimming with a girl who would do fly in freestyle events. She even won sometimes. Clueless officials would hassle her though.[/quote]

The rule allow for different strokes in some of the competitions.  Mine did the worn stroke once and I was surprised he wasn't DQ'ed and actually did better too.  Coach said it depended on the stroke/rule.

If he wants to do a meet, he just signs up for the strokes he is legal in.  The issue is he has to be legal in the stroke or he'll get DQ.  Look for a swim team prep program for right now till summer starts.[/quote]

What is the "worn stroke"?

A swimmer can do any stroke for an individual freestyle event. Really, the only rule is you can't walk on the bottom or otherwise artificially propel yourself (you can touch the bottom for example, but no forward propulsion).

In a medley relay freestyle cannot be done as breast, fly or back.[/quote]

The kid is essentially 9, but will be swimming as an 8 year old this summer. I’m guessing he’ll likely be tall compared to most 8 year olds.  He’s also not a great swimmer. Anyone who suggests that he actually swim backstroke during a freestyle event are not considering the social implications of this.  Everyone would know from practice the kid couldn’t do free without stopping, which is why he did back.

Clearly, if the above poster did fly as a kid (during free events), she had the ability to do other stokes but chose fly. No one perfects fly before the other strokes, especially being able to win the heat. In that case, the kid becomes more of a star rather than a source of ridicule.

If he can’t do a 25 without stopping and he’s swimming as an 8 and under this summer, he should be on the mini team or take lessons now so he can swim it without stopping UNLESS your team try outs have a different requirement. Email the team reps now.  [/quote]

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