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Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy to see OKM do well and represent pools in our area of the county!

Agree, but mostly hope the OKM families and swimmers will rub their positive sportsmanship off on the teams in D1 who are lacking. As a parent of a team that competed against OKM last year, I noticed how gracious, humble, and kind the swimmers, reps, and parents were, even with season-after-season of going undefeated. I hope they show these teams what true winners are, and it has nothing to do with the scoreboard. Maybe the D1 parents on this thread will take this to heart as well.

Huh. I am rooting for OKM so that there is new blood in D1, but we also competed against them last year and did NOT experience any sort of good sportsmanship. In fact, a few of our families commented how they would fit right in with the other D1 teams.

+1. And the borderline MAGA tshirts. It’ll be an interesting summer.

Oh, that’s too bad you experienced the team that way. Well, maybe all the swim parents and swimmers about whom others are complaining on this thread will stumble across this conversation. Maybe it will serve as a reminder of how to treat others, even during intense competition. If members of certain teams have a negative reputation, perhaps they will look inward and make some changes. In any event, if an OKM family sees my comment about positive observations of their team, maybe they will work with the parents and children to implement kindness and positive sportsmanship (and to take the high road) this summer.