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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You specifically asked about body image and eating issues.  I found it was less of an issue than other sports.  Kids are used to wearing very little and get very comfortable with their bodies.  I think of teenage girls helping each other get on tech suits for example.  The eating part is critical because the competitive kids need so many calories.  Coaches tend to start teaching nutrition and what to eat and when to eat at least by middle school.  You'll find eating and body image concerns everywhere, but our experience was swimming is a very healthy environment for it.  [/quote]

[b]To add to this there are also a lot of different body types in swimming. It’s actually pretty cool to see such differences in one sport and kids being successful with different builds.[/b] [/quote]

This is something I’ve noticed about swim, with my 12u and I love that (at least in this age, I’m not as familiar with older swimmers) you can find success across different shapes, sizes, builds, and heights. There’s no specific body type that you have to be in order to be good at the sport (the way you would expect for basketball, football, tennis, running, etc).[/quote]

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