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[quote=Anonymous]How does your team determine which swimmers are selected for A meets, and are those guidelines communicated to families?

This is our first year on a new summer swim team after a move, so we’re still learning how things work here. The meet program came out this morning, and I noticed that some swimmers, including my son, are not entered in certain events, while other swimmers with slower seed times are entered in those events.

I’m not looking to challenge coaching decisions. I know there are often factors beyond raw times that go into meet entries. I’m mostly trying to understand how the process works in this area and whether other teams provide published criteria or explanations for A-meet selections.

I tried explaining to my son that the coach may be trying to make the meet experience as inclusive as possible and give more swimmers opportunities to compete, but that didn’t land particularly well with my 13 year-old when he knows he has a faster time than some of the swimmers entered in those events, especially when he is only swimming 1 event and others are swimming 3 and the IM.

I’d appreciate hearing how your teams handle this. Thanks![/quote]

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