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[quote=Anonymous]Can he got involved in class or school leadership (class president, class secretary, etc) or show leadership through his club or school teams (e.g., caption of the swim team)? He should start thinking about how to position himself to get a captain spot and you may actually be able to help him a bit with this subtly by helping to host team suppers or organizing things for the coaches. My parents never did this type of thing but I saw how some parents did and it helped to position their children as leaders. If he's spending this much time swimming he should be going to the service academy swim camps (if they exist) and speaking to the coaches as early as possible. They are really going to be integral to helping him get in.

I ran three seasons in HS and was a recruited DI athlete at an Ivy. I ran seven days a week and was a huge time commitment. I can't imagine doing a club sport on top of that. My kids are young but they are involved in water polo which has a similar level of commitment to swimming starting at a young age and it's really crazy to me. It's too early to say, but I would probably not advise/want them to do club water polo during their school season. I've looked at the schedules and it would truly be insane. I don't think they'd have time for homework. 
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