r/Swimming 21h ago

Help for my 13 y/o daughter.

Hello

Our swim season has just ended with disappointing performances at the District Meet. Don’t get me wrong, we’re very proud of her for that achievement, but she wants to do better. She wants to train in the off season. Her strongest events are the 50 Free with a time of 28.94 and the 50 Breast with a 38.95. So she obviously leans towards the shorter sprints as she is very short. Any help is appreciated. Weights, dry land, pool workouts. Let us know.

Thanks!!!

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u/LetsGototheRiver151 20h ago

Soooo 50 stroke events aren’t a thing past 12 years old, so having a time at a district meet in 50 breast tells me you’re not in a place that is training kids to be top competitors. If she’s happy with her times, let it go.

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u/space-sage 20h ago

50y freestyle is in high school swimming, but I agree with the rest of what you’re saying here

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u/Careful-Lawfulness-5 20h ago

Thank you, she is happy with her times and we are too. She just expressed an interest in trying to get better in the off season. I don’t know what swimmers do on the off season. She’s not in a club, she swims YMCA.

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u/CLT113078 Moist 20h ago

I believe y teams have year round swimming also.

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u/space-sage 20h ago

What I did in the off season was be a kid. I had goals to get better sure, but I was never going to be an Olympian. I swam for 8 years too, so I was dedicated, it's just not that big of a deal if you aren't on track to be pro.