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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid was a captain her senior year. Definitely not a popularity contest at her school. There were 4 (2 girls and 2 boys). All were pretty serious club swimmers. It was a no cut sport and welcoming to all.  Most of the team knew each other for years through swim and school. Not Whitman. Arlington County. [/quote]

As a parent of serious club swimmers, I actually think the non-club swimmers should definitely be captains as well. [/quote]

Did I say they weren’t?  It just happened to be all club swimmers that year [/quote]

Well, you said the captains at your kid’s school:

- included your kid
- were not picked as part of a popularity contest
-  were comprised of 4 kids (2 girls and 2 boys)
- were all serious club swimmers

And they oversaw a no cut HS team. Adding that the four captains were serious club swimmers meant something to you when you said it in response to people saying captain-picking was a popularity contest. It hinted at the captains were among the best swimmers on the team. There is absolutely no other reason to mention how they were all club swimmers on a no cut team when responding about how your kid’s team picked captain based on merit, not popularity.

I’m a 6 year varsity swim team parent + 17 year club swim team parent + 2 year college swim team parent and having a club swimmer is wholly unnecessary to be a captain. 
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