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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, my kid's team has several swimmers who are of average height (or slightly below) and have junior nationals cuts. These kids are incredibly dedicated and really work underwaters and walls. Yes, height is a big advantage in swim but this board seems to to imply your kid should throw in the towel if they aren't tall. Just want to offer words of encouragement to those whose kids love to swim but don't have the typical build. [/quote] I agree, height and build help a lot in swimming, but so do athleticism, flexibility and coordination. My male swimmer is 5'8" on a good day, but has good had eye coordination (played travel baseball until 13) and picked up golf and tennis pretty easily. He also has better than average flexibility, which helped with the underwaters. He was able to get a variety of futures cuts in high school- 200 back, 200 fly and 400 IM.[/quote]
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