Prize to the worst swim parent goes to?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) the parent who signs up to time for every single session and every meet, keeping other parents from getting to time and watch their own kids

2) the parent who says “it’s too far to drive home” and stays and watches their kid swim the entire two hour practice

3) the parent of the fastest kid on the team who bullies the other parents and thinks the coach is only there for their child

4) the parent who does all of the above

5) the parent not mentioned in this list for some other crazy sport parent behavior (enlighten us!)



To the other awesome parents there to cheer on their kids and support them, soldier on and act like mature adults, a toast to you!

I can tell you have a young kid if you think any of these things (except #3 I suppose) constitutes a crazy swim parent.

Curious what is worse…

Seeing a parent slap their kid right there on the deck for winning the heat but not improving their time enough to make the final.

One example among many. People are nuts!

Winner winner chicken dinner. That poor kid omg

[Anonymous]

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I do get annoyed at that parent that sits with her tween child at.every.single.meet even though spectators are not allowed. This same parent takes the limited seating given to actual swimmers because I have heard the complaints. This swimmer swims one event and ends up NS for the rest.

My kind side suspects the kid (12ish) suffers anxiety of some sort.

My mean side thinks who the hell would put a kid with those kinds of issues in club swim/swim - probably one of the worse sports for having to be out there on your own.

Yea, swim is brutal and takes a certain personality type to succeed. Anxiety would not be a good trait if they are so bad that they need their parent with them. Although it is like the parent is setting the kid up for failure so that they can be with them and needed. Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

[Anonymous]

You really want to time that badly? I was happy to sit and read my book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You really want to time that badly? I was happy to sit and read my book.

Timers were rare before Covid. Now, everyone wants to time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You really want to time that badly? I was happy to sit and read my book.

Timers were rare before Covid. Now, everyone wants to time.

I think part of the reason most clubs have kept the no spectators rule is because it has made getting volunteers so much easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You really want to time that badly? I was happy to sit and read my book.

Timers were rare before Covid. Now, everyone wants to time.

I think part of the reason most clubs have kept the no spectators rule is because it has made getting volunteers so much easier.

I am a part of leadership and it has helped with meets tremendously. People want to time and become officials. Parents at meet were an obstacle. As the cameras getting better there is less reason to have a parent that is not going to be working it.

[Anonymous]

So is the plan no spectators even after covid? Bc that sucks for grandparents who want to watch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So is the plan no spectators even after covid? Bc that sucks for grandparents who want to watch.

I would imagine that they won’t be able to maintain no spectators indefinitely, but they might be able to stretch it through the end of this year round season. I would also not be surprised if there are changes to the spectator rule for the long course season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So is the plan no spectators even after covid? Bc that sucks for grandparents who want to watch.

I would imagine that they won’t be able to maintain no spectators indefinitely, but they might be able to stretch it through the end of this year round season. I would also not be surprised if there are changes to the spectator rule for the long course season.

They should limit spectators somehow to keep up the volunteerism. So many parents like to just read books in the stands (or play on their phones)

[Anonymous]

How about a rule that no spectators are allowed until all the volunteer slots are filled?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about a rule that no spectators are allowed until all the volunteer slots are filled?

Bc the rule is no meet starts til the major slots are filled. We need the spectators to ask who will time, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You really want to time that badly? I was happy to sit and read my book.

Timers were rare before Covid. Now, everyone wants to time.

I think part of the reason most clubs have kept the no spectators rule is because it has made getting volunteers so much easier.

HAHAHAHA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) the parent who signs up to time for every single session and every meet, keeping other parents from getting to time and watch their own kids

2) the parent who says “it’s too far to drive home” and stays and watches their kid swim the entire two hour practice

3) the parent of the fastest kid on the team who bullies the other parents and thinks the coach is only there for their child

4) the parent who does all of the above

5) the parent not mentioned in this list for some other crazy sport parent behavior (enlighten us!)



To the other awesome parents there to cheer on their kids and support them, soldier on and act like mature adults, a toast to you!

I can tell you have a young kid if you think any of these things (except #3 I suppose) constitutes a crazy swim parent.

Curious what is worse…

Seeing a parent slap their kid right there on the deck for winning the heat but not improving their time enough to make the final.

One example among many. People are nuts!

Wait. Seriously?

I am in law enforcement and have that confrontational "style" - I think that my very big, very well trained self would have had an altercation with that parent (regardless of parent gender) if I had witnessed that.

NP, but yes seriously. I have not witnessed slapping, but yelling that was enough to make me tear up for the child. On deck, in lobby, in the parking lot. Imagine what goes on at home.

Please do say something, it's so hard to know when/how to get involved. I saw a parking lot incident recently that we were trying to figure out how to get word to a coach because we couldn't tell who the kid or parent were.

[Anonymous]

Is the no spectators thing a DMV thing? We are knew to the area and DD has expressed an interest in joining the swim team over the summer.

And it would be a real bummer to not to be able to support her

[Anonymous]

OP here- I actually don't really care about #1 or #2, it's more that I hear a lot of complaints about it from other parents- as for #2, my DC finds it creepy when the parent just sits there and watches the whole entire time

as for #3, come on- they exist and you know it. Those parents that think they kid is the sh*t and treat all the other parents like they don't matter even when you're trying to be polite- It's like middle school all over again.

Personally, I think the worst swim parents are the ones who make their kids swim even when the kids says they don't want to. The kids talk, it's not a secret.