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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I definitely feel like this. My kids enjoy it, but each year becomes less fun for them as winning becomes more and more important to our team. Who cares what division? It is summer swim, let's all have fun. [/quote] What does this mean? It is still a sport, they should be trying to win. Are they curtailing the fun events for the kids?[/quote] Recruiting fast swimmers to join our team, letting certain swimmers wear tech suits, swimming up younger kids and benching an older kid. I don't feel that we should try to win this hard. And my kid is on of the "fast" ones. It really kills the spirit of the kid who gets benched because a younger kid swims their spot on the relay- or they didn't get picked to wear a tech suit "because they aren't as fast" I see a lot of kids lose their love of summer swim, and that is why a lot of the older kids quit. Is that really what summer swim is supposed to be about? Win at all costs? [/quote]` I have no issue swimming the fastest kid in A meets - that makes sense. B meets are for everyone. But the tech suit is just wrong. They should not be part of summer because of the financial implications. Once you allow tech suits, you diminish inclusivity by pricing kids out.[/quote]
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