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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Title sort of says it all. We were at a bigger mini meet this weekend and some of the 8U kids are SO fast. What are these kids doing to post super fast times? Is it private lessons, lots of practice, natural skill, all of the above? [/quote]

I would not pay attention to a kid that young who is fast.  Usually it is just better (natural) body position in the water that the other kids around them.  Next, is that the kid is stronger and has decent stamina.  But the better body position in the water the less strength and stamina you need.

One of my kids, was very fast at a young age because of her body position in the water, now as a teen they are a mid-at best swimmer as a teen, making some A cuts.  Meanwhile I had another kid who was not a good swimmer.  Barely made B times.  Weird form, etc.  Hit puberty at 14 and all of the sudden it fell into place.  Took off in making cuts and figuring it out.  Now they swim mid level D1 in school and are still making improvements.  Second scenario is not that common, the first scenario is very common.

Parents overthink all of this, get impatient and try private coaching and rush the process.  I think you should only do private coaching in very limited instances (to improve one little thing or work on an event for a cut) but we want to rush kids mastering all aspects of swim and then wonder why they burn out and quit.  As parents, we should be fostering the joy of swim.[/quote]

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