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[quote=Anonymous]This is sort of random but related.

DD is a swimmer who hopes to swim at a D1 college. She could be a mid-range swimmer with strong academic stats at a flagship or a top swimmer at an Ivy w/ the stats to get-in hooked but who knows unhooked.  As we navigate the recruiting process we have learned that the most teams are expected to have an average GPA and that a lower GPA of a strong swimmer can be balanced by the higher GPAs of less strong swimmers.

As I have looked through the rosters of Ivy schools to see how her best times compare I have noticed a lot of Asian swimmers.  At one for example 28% of the team is Asian (11/39 swimmers and divers) compared with 20% of the undergrad student body according to published data.  I guess the point is not all Asian students are just test machines and many have learned how to use the process to get admitted.  I wonder if the high Asian representation in swimming is unique compared with other sports or is it something as simple as there is a large Asian population in California swimming is big bc of the weather.  [/quote]

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