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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry to read this thread. I thought it was very generous of Hamlet to step up and host what is a very, very difficult event.

I grew up in NVSL, swimming for team in a lower division, and have very fond memories, despite never making it to ASR (I wasn't that great a swimmer!) But my family is now a member of one of the top 3 D1 teams, and my kids, who inherited my swimming skills (or lack thereof) are loving it.

They went to the meet yesterday to cheer on their friends, sitting in the team tent and running errands as requested by the coaches (e.g. filling waters, relaying messages) Kids were thrilled by the camaraderie and fun, and had only good reports. Yes, they came home filthy, splattered with mud, sunburned, and tired, but they made memories that will last a lifetime.

I was watching the live feed at home, and was torn between cheering for my childhood team (now D6) and my kids' D1 team.

I've often wished our neighborhood pool were lower-ranked so my kids might have a chance to swim in an A meet, but they are having just as much fun as I did, cheering on their more competitive teammates.

I'm sorry that so many of you had a poor experience yesterday, but remember, it's about the kids![/quote]

So a bunch of kids who didn’t swim and parents whose kids didn’t swim were part of the reason that it was so absurdly crowded [/quote]

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