Welcome to Swimed: Education for coaches, athletes and parents. The ONLY podcast dedicated to club swimming! Here, we examine swimming and sports from three perspectives: the coaches, the athletes and the parents. Through our candid and unscripted discussions, we share our views along with advice and applications that can help coaches improve their coaching, athletes increase their performances and parents boost their support. So, welcome to SwimEd, let’s dive in … EP20 - How do you get a swimmer comfortable on your team? This week we discuss helping new swimmers become part of the team. This can be as easy as providing a cap and shirt to having designated swimmers and parents as helpers as the new swimmer and family adjust to the team. We cover the issues and provide some best practices that might help new swimmers feel more comfortable on your team.