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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ours was 
8&under
9-12
13-17?

Not they are doing it as beginner intermediate and advanced because some moms think their 8&unders are too good to swim with their age group. How does your pool do it?

I don’t know what group my girls will be in but I can’t help but feel shocked that the coach approved this. My 10 year old swims very different events from an 8yr old no matter how fast this special 8 year old swims. 10yr olds are swimming 50s and need to be pushing flip turns and longer lengths while for summer an 8 year old is not doing that.

I thought summer was supposed to be fun and inclusive, we are not a top 10 division. [/quote]

There are valid reasons to segregate on the basis of training intervals across age groups. Makes for making workouts and managing lane space easier so kids aren't on top of each other. Is it possible that an 7-8 girl can keep up with a 9-10 boy. Absolutely. And others can chime in with other scenarios.

The typical pattern at are pool is by age groups (8U, 9-12, 13 and over) and segregate into pace groups as best they can.[/quote]

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