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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your argument holds some merit from a broad perspective—it’s reasonable to suggest that boys might have a biological advantage in certain athletic events. However, when we look at the actual performance data from NVSL 2025 for the 9–10 age group in the 25-meter butterfly, the gap is far smaller than one might assume.

An analysis of the top 100 times for boys and girls reveals that boys’ average time is just 0.0529 seconds faster than girls’. That’s a mere five-hundredths of a second—a difference so small it’s essentially negligible in the context of summer league swimming.

Here’s a detailed breakdown:

| Tier    | Girls’ Avg Time | Boys’ Avg Time | Difference (Girls - Boys) |
| ------- | ---------------- | --------------- | -------------------------- |
| Top 25  | 16.53 s          | 16.62 s         | -0.087 s                   |
| Top 50  | 17.14 s          | 17.21 s         | -0.067 s                   |
| Top 75  | 17.59 s          | 17.63 s         | -0.040 s                   |
| Top 100 | 17.95 s          | 18.01 s         | -0.053 s                   |

As the data shows, girls and boys are almost evenly matched, even at the very top. The gender-based performance gap becomes even smaller as the sample size increases, demonstrating that, at this age and in this event, any perceived advantage is statistically insignificant.

Commentary on Your Conduct at the Meet

Regarding how this issue was raised, your behavior, as described in your post, was entirely inappropriate—particularly at a Mini Meet designed to prioritize fun, inclusion, and growth. As a Marshal, your responsibility is to ensure safety and order, not to confront families or unilaterally enforce gender classifications.

Publicly confronting a child’s family, making baseless accusations, and later annotating meet result sheets with the word “boy” showed poor judgment and a serious lack of professionalism. That this occurred in a low-stakes developmental meet only underscores how disproportionate your actions were.

The Board’s decision to suspend your membership is understandable. Frankly, you should consider issuing a formal apology—not only to the participating teams but also to the child and family you targeted. There are respectful and appropriate ways to address concerns, but your approach was neither. Take this as a learning opportunity to reflect and grow from this mistake.

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They should make all meets coed for those 10 and under. If there is no difference in times, there is no need for sex segregation. [/quote]

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