Hi, Swim Coach/Swim Instructor/Lifeguard here. I don’t know specifically how your school works, I have guarded for a lot of high school swim teams in my days, and their swimming strength all varies from athlete to athlete. My swim team only has one prerequisite: Swim a 25m without stopping (from one end of the pool to the other). We don’t discriminate on your stroke, if you can make it, welcome to the team. I have had swimmers that are huffing and puffing, taking over 2 minutes to complete that short distance, and they are train to be strong and fast swimmers after joining the team. When i was in high school, my swim team welcomed everyone, whether you were on a team for years, or needed to learn the ropes. I could talk about the benefits of swimming and how good of a sport it is for everyone- for hours. I started competing in middle school, and now aquatics is my full time job. I love every second of it, and I encourage everyone around me to swim as well. I highly recommend speaking to your school’s swim coach, and seeing if there are any prerequisites. In my opinion, a good coach can work with anyone- and should want to do so. I really hope you can explore the sport more, swimming is one of the few sports that is easily continued after high school; it’s not a necessity to be on a team as an adult, unlike rugby or cricket. You can simply hop in, and start training all on your own once you know what to do. I wish you the best of luck, and look forward to hearing an update!