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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can’t speak to MCSL, but we are at a D1 pool in NVSL (and not one of the Big Three). I think scuttle about pools recruiting is significantly overblown. Sure, might happen here & there, but mostly the fast kids grow up through the “mini” system, start doing winter swim by 6/7, and are generally the products of more focused swim training earlier on. With a very few exceptions, most of the kids swimming A meets are year-round swimmers by 7 or 8. Does this equate to  a “fun” summer swim experience? Not particularly. But doesn’t mean these pools recruit. [/quote]

Completely agree on recruiting. I doubt it happens much at all . i’m sure  occasionally a swimmer’s friend or club swim coach might suggest switching to their summer pool, but the competitive pools are not going out of their way to contact the top swimmers at other clubs. My kid has been at or near the top of the best times since they started in the league and we have never been contacted by another pool (not even ones whose waitlists we joined years ago and are technically still on).

But regardless of whether the kids do year round, summer swim is still mostly a fun experience for the kids.  For us it is the carrot that makes year round worth it. I wish the year round clubs could have some inkling of the fun and team camaraderie that summer swim brings. [/quote]

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