Downsides of Blair SMAC

[Anonymous]

PVS swimmers 13 and over don't swim 50 except for freestyle. But that does not mean they can't do 50 well. 50 fly at :50 is the easiest.


I think Blair took 70 out of 120 (35 boys and 35 girls) this season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PVS swimmers 13 and over don't swim 50 except for freestyle. But that does not mean they can't do 50 well. 50 fly at :50 is the easiest.


I think Blair took 70 out of 120 (35 boys and 35 girls) this season.

Are those the minimum times to try out? Or the usual cuts to make the team?

[Anonymous]

Cuts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cuts

yes they are

[Anonymous]

Going back to the question. Blair SMAC is a good program. we thought long and hard about having our DC accept. we had seen some bad experiences where kids realised it was not the right choice for them after a year and then just held on because of ego/fear of moving back to home school. Overall it was a good experience for DC. Not sure it helps in college admissions. and may have had much less stress in home school. The peer group is great if you can be among the top 50% of the kids but if you are in the bottom 30%, it is just a drag.

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Anonymous wrote:PVS swimmers 13 and over don't swim 50 except for freestyle. But that does not mean they can't do 50 well. 50 fly at :50 is the easiest.


I think Blair took 70 out of 120 (35 boys and 35 girls) this season.

Are those the minimum times to try out? Or the usual cuts to make the team?

Can someone explain this to me like I'm a small child. If a swimmer can make these times they are on the team even if it's way more than 70 kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PVS swimmers 13 and over don't swim 50 except for freestyle. But that does not mean they can't do 50 well. 50 fly at :50 is the easiest.


I think Blair took 70 out of 120 (35 boys and 35 girls) this season.

Are those the minimum times to try out? Or the usual cuts to make the team?

Can someone explain this to me like I'm a small child. If a swimmer can make these times they are on the team even if it's way more than 70 kids?

Yes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about swimming at Blair?

Quite a good team.

Is it difficult to make the team?

Yes. 120 students tried out for 30 spots. My kid is a really good swimmer and didn’t make it. Maybe next year!

How can a really good swimmer not make it on the team?

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Anonymous wrote:What about swimming at Blair?

Quite a good team.

Is it difficult to make the team?

Yes. 120 students tried out for 30 spots. My kid is a really good swimmer and didn’t make it. Maybe next year!

Wow! Well that rules my kid out then! Swims year round but not fast.

Not so hard at all --- here is this season (ends this weekend at State Champs) tryout standard at Blair

Try Out Requirements:
100 Free - Boys 1:05
Girls 1:10
50 Breast/Fly - Everybody - :50
50 Back - Everybody :40

if you are a club swimmer -- it is not hard at all

Need to meet all cut-offs? Some are B cutoff and some are really easy

[Anonymous]

100 free and then a 50 of their choice

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Anonymous wrote:What about swimming at Blair?

Quite a good team.

Is it difficult to make the team?

Yes. 120 students tried out for 30 spots. My kid is a really good swimmer and didn’t make it. Maybe next year!

Wow! Well that rules my kid out then! Swims year round but not fast.

Mine too. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

What are the practice times?

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TU/TH 5:00AM to 6:00AM at MLK

[Anonymous]

Blair has a cool crew team - a club, not an official
School sport- that a swimmer might enjoy. Highly technical, on the water. My swimmer ended up doing crew at Blair and likes it a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair has a cool crew team - a club, not an official
School sport- that a swimmer might enjoy. Highly technical, on the water. My swimmer ended up doing crew at Blair and likes it a lot.

Yours must not be club as I inquired about crew for my swimmer and you cannot do club sports or any other activity and crew.