Jennifer Childs
When I started asking other moms about swimming lessons for my daughter with Down syndrome, the same name came up over and over. Try Morgan swim school.....so I did. Rachel's first lessons were when she was six. She was afraid of the water, so I didn't know what to expect. She had patient, bu...
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These classes are not available at this time (8/17/10).  We are working hard on finding a facility with a full-size pool (25 yds/meters) to hold these classes.  Please check back with this page periodically to see if any Pre-Team classes have opened up.

Stroke Improvement and Fit Swimming

During the school year MSS offers two separate programs to improve strokes and increase endurance.  These classes are 1 hour classes and combine drills and distance swims to help a child either prepare for swim teams/ triathlon swims or simply swim to increase fitness.  The two classes offered are;

Fit swim/ Pre Team-

This one hour class focuses on both stroke improvement as well as building endurance, learning to do sets and take responsibility for remembering a workout that the instructor will give.

  • A great option for children over 6 who have been on a summer swim team and need to prepare or improve conditioning year round.
  • Perfect for the non competitive swimmer over 8 who wants to swim for exercise and enjoyment.
  • Prerequisites for entry into class
    • Child must be able to swim 25 yards of Freestyle and back stroke without stopping
    • Child must be 6 or older

Stroke Clinic

This one- hour long class will focus on stroke- technique and improvement with certain weeks dedicated to instruction in Backstroke/ Breaststroke/ Butterfly/ Dives/ and Flip turns.

  • Pre requisites:
    • Child must be able to swim 25 yards with freestyle and a side breath
    • Child must be 5.5 or older