High school swim team?

Question

I'm thinking about trying out for my high school swim team. Do you have to know all four strokes? I already know freestyle and backstroke. But I'm still working on breastroke. I have no idea how to do butterfly, the dolphin kick, the flip-turn, or the eggbeater kick.

Do I need to learn those before I can try out? I've only been swimming for a little less than a month now. And what can I do to help train? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

On my team we didn't have to try out and they taught us all four strokes in the first few weeks. Chances are there are some things to learn about strokes such as skulling and pulling so they'll probably need to teach you and others

Answer 2

it really depends on your schools swim team but you might know enough already to be a decent swimmer.

If you make the team you should learn how to do these things.