Swimming question

skieurope
Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:51:45 +0000

Peddie has a 3 season swim program.

As for your initial question, the answer is not swim specific and could apply to most boarding schools. Boarding schools have the expectation that their students’ first priority is to the academics/co-curriculars at that school. That makes sense, of course, since one is involved in one or the other from ~ 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. M-F (not counting mandatory study hours). And then there are those boarding schools with Saturday classes. Some schools may have more flexibility when the sport is not in-season at the school.

In general, where accommodations are made, it is for a sport that the school does not offer, e.g. fencing, equestrian. To get a straight answer to what accommodations, if any, are made for the elite athlete, the question needs to be posed to the Athletic Director (not the coach) at the school in question.

Certainly there are opportunities outside of the boarding school environment for some co-curriculars. There are several students in my area, for example, that participate in either BYSO and BYPO (Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra). In general, though, I’ve found that many elite athletes are home-schooled because of all the scheduling and logistical challenges. Good luck.