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Here’s a link to help you learn more about the
sport
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What is USA Swimming?
USA Swimming Headquarters
USA Swimming Headquarters provides a variety of services
and programs for its membership. Among the many services are
publications, educational programs, fund-raising activities, sports
medicine programs, resources and general
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Swimming 101
Skills
The four competitive swimming strokes are
freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. The
combination of all four strokes is
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Learn to Swim
Why Should My Child Be a Swimmer?
Swimming is an outstanding activity for people of all
ages.
Swimmingpromotes fitness and teaches a child to strive for
physical achievement. Many super-stars in other sports started out
as swimmers
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Role of Parent
10 Commandments for Swimming Parents
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Growth & Development
During childhood kids grow on average 2.5 inches in a
year and gain five pounds per year. Athletes of the same
chronological age can vary by as much as five years in
biological maturation! So, with two 13 year
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Your Child’s Training
Many parents have lots of questions about swim practice,
especially when their children are new to the sport. It is
sometimes difficult to know what to expect of your child. Your
child may talk about swim practice, but you may not even understand
the new "swimming vocabulary" your child is
using!
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Nutrition and Health
One of the building blocks of quality training is good nutrition.
Every swimmer and parent needs to be aware of the following two
points:
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Articles & Resources
As a swim parent you probably realize that there is much more
involved than swimming up and down the pool or counting the medals
won by our Olympians. Swimming does not exist in a
vacuum. Many of the controversial topics in our society also
affect our sport.
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Swim Meet Basic
Rules
Please review all GCST policies. They
are posted for your information.
Keep informed!
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