Swimming 101 For Sports Parents
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As a new sports parent, it's a great idea to familiarize yourself with the basics of the sport for which you've registered your child. This resource from USA Swimming introduces parents to swimming basics from the four strokes, to competitions, to swimming equipment and swim meet basics.
Supporting your children to learn and grow through sports is your main job as a sports parent, so you want to be able to communicate effectively with them around their sport, and help them to be prepared to compete.
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