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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swim can easily be with the private groups.  We are at a cheaper group but considering a more expensive one.  Plus, $80 a week private swim lesson and 1-2 weeks of swim camp)[/quote]

I was never a swimmer, so I don't get what these lessons could involve. Once you've learned the stroke, you move your arms and legs faster than everyone else, and what else is there to know?[/quote]

That's like saying once you learn to hit a ball with a bat you just need to do it harder and faster than the other baseball players.  [/quote]

No it isn't. In swimming, there is no opponent trying to trick you, like there is in baseball, and no moving object coming at you fast, like there is in baseball, and no decisions to make based on what the rest of your team is doing, like there is in baseball.[/quote]

Just like in baseball, skill and technique are equally important as speed.  Why comment about something you know nothing about.  Its a very different sport and kids do swim in teams/relays.[/quote]

This. My kids are competitive swimmers and have so year round swimming for 7+ Years. They still do private lessons. It could be on things like finger position when entering the water during a stroke, how to get off the wall faster during IM, how to tuck in better during a flip turn, how to streamline longer, how to work on your tempo, etc. each lesson is $60. If you think that because you have no opponent facing you directly you don’t need to polish your sport, you’re wrong - [/quote]

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