As a parent, your major responsibility is to provide a stable, loving and supportive environment. This positive environment will encourage your child to continue. Show your interest by ensuring your child's attendance at practices, by coming to swimming meets and volunteering for your club at swim meets, or by participating in fundraising, etc.
Competitive swimming can be somewhat overwhelming for the new swim parent. Following below are quick links to helpful terms, as well as how-to's and what-nots. Most information was taken from USA Swimming site, which offers an abundance of resources. We encourage you to take time and explore their website for just about everything and anything you ever wanted to know about being a swim parent.