https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:34:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157910 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:27:50 +0000 MamaMoose 157910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did swim team at our club every summer from 5 to 17 years old. My brother and I basically lived at the club all summer and we were busy all day between swim team, swim lessons, tennis team, and tennis lessons. Swim team was pretty hard core in my town. Actually just last summer my club lost it's first swim meet in something like 25 years. I loved it and I hope my kids will get involved in swim team too! Hubs and I both love the water and I want my kids to be confident in the water from an early age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157888 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:07:14 +0000 BeachMama 157888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swam on a team from age 5 to 18. In high school, I quit all other sports and swam on a competitive year round team, twice daily and on Saturdays. At times I hated it, but I really loved it. I think the individual type sport fit me better than team sports I tried (soccer, softball). I'll definitely teach LO to swim, but won't force swim team on her. I hope she takes up some type of sport though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157724 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:31:02 +0000 Lozza 157724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister and I were on summer swim teams for like 11 years, plus I swam year round for a couple years. It was great. Good exercise, good experience for socialization/teamwork, and I definitely value feeling very confident in my swimming abilities now, even though I almost never swim anymore. LO will have to protest pretty hard to get out of it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157712 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:23:09 +0000 LuLu Mom 157712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have a swim team, but I was a pool rat growing up and eventually became a lifeguard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157702 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:19:46 +0000 Alivoo01 157702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on one, and loved it!! It gave me killer legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157059 Sun, 13 May 2012 09:25:18 +0000 owlmom 157059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved swim team! I looked forward to it every year, and I'm still an avid swimmer. LO is only 7 months old, and I've already scoped out the summer league swim team system in our area. So, yeah, I really hope she wants to do swim team :) My mom told me that she always liked that it got me and my brother up and active early in the morning in the summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157046 Sun, 13 May 2012 07:54:22 +0000 SleepyMonkey 157046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was never comfortable in the water, even though I took swim lessons when I was little. I have a big problem with water up the nose, and I can't figure out how to prevent it, and when I do have to get in the water, i feel a sense of panic for a few minutes before calming myself down. I want to put my kids in swim class early on so they don't have to suffer at pool parties like I did when I was younger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-157027 Sun, 13 May 2012 06:44:02 +0000 808love 157027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't learn to swim (beyond doggie paddle) until college. I loved surfing, lifeguarding classes, scuba, lap swimming after that so I definitely hope LO picks it up. It would be a great activity to do as a family, even when I'm old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156975 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:21:48 +0000 PitBulLover 156975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, both myself and my two brothers were on swim team. I hated it at times but I also loved it. I didn't enjoy going to swim practice super early in the morning during the summer and swim meets would make me a little nervous, but overall I loved it. I loved hanging out at the pool all the time, bonding with other kids my age and just the antics we would get into. </p> <p>I think we will definitely have our kids do swim team! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156742 Sat, 12 May 2012 14:23:04 +0000 heffalump 156742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm probably the worst swimmer in Florida. My mom tried so hard to get me to swim and take me to swim lessons, but I just never took to it. I cried. I figure as long as I can stay afloat, that's what matters. </p> <p>If LO wants to that would be fine, but if not, I don't really care either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156540 Sat, 12 May 2012 09:04:10 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 156540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope! i'm not the best swimmer to be honest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156528 Sat, 12 May 2012 08:53:19 +0000 mrs. bird 156528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't do swim team. Took lessons when I was super little &amp; as a required part of summer camp. We had a pool, so I had lots of opportunities to practice swimming outside lessons. </p> <p>If future LOs wanna do it, DH &amp; I will be on board. At a minimum they will be required to learn to be proficient swimmers, after that it's up to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156498 Sat, 12 May 2012 08:02:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 156498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do team but I did lessons forever! Loved lessons. I'm starting LO in mom &amp; me at 6 months lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156473 Sat, 12 May 2012 07:00:53 +0000 chopsuey 156473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't! I was never a big swimmer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156465 Sat, 12 May 2012 06:56:13 +0000 Rubies 156465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on my high school's swim team when I was in grade 9. I quit eventually because I was very self-conscious about my body and couldn't handle being in a bathing suit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-team#post-156463 Sat, 12 May 2012 06:49:45 +0000 mediagirl 156463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Were you on a swim team as a kid? Did you like it?<br /> Do you think your lo will be on a swim team? </p> <p>I loved ours! It was so much fun even though we had to get up really early to practice! </p>