How to Best Help your Swimmer

Here are some ways that parents can help (or hinder):

Give plenty of encouragement to your swimmer, and don't expect improvement at every meet.
Help your child concentrate on his or her own performance, and not worry about what other swimmers are doing.
Don't try to correct your child's stroke. If you are worried about it, have your child ask their coach.
By all means watch practices, but don't try to talk to your child or coach during them.
At meets, don't argue with officials. If there is any apparent cause for dispute, leave it to the coach.
Ask for the coach's advice before you enter your child in a meet that the team is not officially attending.
If you have any complaints, first try to talk with your child's coach then the head age group coach, the head coach and finally the Board of Directors. There may be a good explanation for whatever is troubling you, or perhaps it can be easily fixed.