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[quote=Anonymous]OP how old is your child?
 I don't think all the PP understand that swimming is a huge time commitment, more so than many other sports-  2 hour practices 6 days a week and some weeks practice 5 days a week and then a meet on the weekends. If your child no longer has the passion for it and is getting discouraged, I would let the child quit  as long as they were doing another activity or sport.  
I swam from 5 to 6 days a week from ages 6-13 year-round on a swim team and wished I quit earlier. I was never the top age group swimmer on my competitive swim team even though I was a really good swimmer, and it got to be really discouraging after a while. 
I decided I would not put my kids in swimming because it really takes a family commitment. Now I am a crazy soccer mom, but practice for my 8 year old club/travel soccer player is only twice a week with games on the weekend. Unless it is a tournament, the games take 2 hours from getting to the fields, warm-up, to walking to the car. Much better than all day swim meets.[/quote]

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