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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Times from time trials.  It's really not complicated.  Top 3 swim in A meets.  There is some finagling between events since you can't swim everything but it's by time.  [/quote]

OP: That’s not my question. For instance, our team has 12 amazing swimmers in an age group and gender, but two went 1-2 in everything. They can’t swim more than 2 individual events. We are up against another team with 12 amazing swimmers in the same age/gender bracket. Similarly, two seem to be at the top in all events based on club times, but they can only swim two. Further, swimmers from both teams are similar but not always. It’s more complicated than “just swim the swimmer based on best time” because we are trying to position points. But in the first A meet, we don’t have any current SCM data, and SCY data is three months old. How do team reps/coaches scout the other team to make these decisions? (**I’m not asking who makes A meets, I’m asking a strategy question.)[/quote]
Coaches compare times and try to make the most competitive match ups.  It's not perfect since the other coach is doing the same and some swimmers may be absent for vacations or illness.  [/quote]

Oh, I did not realize both teams’ coaches give each other their TT play books, so to speak. I thought there was more strategy involved. Exactly the insight I sought! Thank you![/quote]

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