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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a mixed gender medley next year could be very fun!  2 boys and 2 girls. One from each age group but teams can pick which stroke they do![/quote]

Huh?  NVSL does not do mix gender. [/quote]

I’m saying they should add it[/quote]

God no. Please don’t add mixed gender to NVSL.[/quote]

Why?  It could be a lot of fun!  Swim it right after the mixed age relays and have a rule that swimmers in mixed age can’t swim mixed gender.  They can have the same warm ups as mixed age and would only add another 5-10 minutes to the meet.[/quote]

You are literally the unit person that wants this.  Start your own league and do it.  Have fun![/quote]

DP but this has been a big success in both swimming and track at the Olympics -- there is a mixed gender 4x100 swim relay and a mixed gender 4x400 track relay (and there will also be a 4x100 track relay at the LA Olympics).  Track requires each leg  of the relay to be a specific gender (i.e. no mixed legs), with 2 male legs and 2 female legs.  Swim allows teams to mix as they choose, with the only requirement being 2 male and 2 female swimmers.

The biggest practical hurdle I see to adding this to relay carnival is that you likely wouldn't get a team's best swimmers.  It wouldn't be practical to have the same swimmers do the mixed age (same gender) relays and then do the mixed gender -- that's a lot of swimming for the younger kids and no one would want another break between mixed age and mixed gender (because no one wants to extend the length of the event any more than necessary).[/quote]

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