What to Expect at Your First Swim Meet: A Parent’s Guideswim parents

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What to Expect at Your First Swim Meet: A Parent’s Guide

The night before a first swim meet is usually more nerve-wracking for parents than for the kid. There’s a stack of unfamiliar paperwork, a schedule that seems to run on its own clock, and terms like “heat sheet” and “seed time” that nobody explains before you need to know them. This guide walks through what … [Read More…]

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Dryland Exercises for Young Swimmers: Age-by-Age Guide

Swim practice builds fitness in the water, but the strength, core stability, and body control that make a stroke efficient are built just as much on land. Dryland training — sometimes called dryland swimming or land drills for swimmers — is bodyweight and light-resistance exercise done outside the pool, and most of it takes zero … [Read More…]