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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So far no one has mentioned they regretted having their kids in club swimming..I have a 9 year old in club swimming so good to hear! Although the time commitment gets pretty brutal by the teen years, no one regrets it?[/quote]

My kids are in club swimming.  It has potential to be over the top and time consuming and expensive..

But for us, it is very much an individual choice what kind of experience you want to have since swimming is an individual sport.  Our club has the option for 2-6 days per week of practices.  You can pick what works for you.  They publish the meet schedule at the beginning of the year.  You can go to all the meets, one, or none- up to you.  Since my kids also do another sport, we only do practice 3 days per week for swim and maybe 2 meets per year.  Some clubs do have minimum participation requirements, but as long as you find one that is flexible it doesn't have to be insane.  With that said...I do hate swim meets.  So many kids and parents and HOT and all day.  I couldn't handle more than a couple per year.  [/quote]

I have 2 club swim kids. I love that they have a coed team with kids of all ages. They learn to define success by achieving their personal best, not by how they place in a heat or event. They work hard in practice and there’s less favoritism/daddy ball stuff than in other sports. My kids also play club soccer, so I’ve seen how that goes. And flexible practices are a lifesaver - there’s no need to worry about conflicting practices or meeting times in another sport or activity. If there’s extra band practice on Tuesday, no problem, kid will swim Wednesday instead. If kid is invited to dinner Friday, no problem, they will swim Thursday instead. It also opens the door for other sports like water polo, sailing, etc. And provides them with a low impact exercise they can do well into old age. I don’t mind the meets, but I get how many parents can’t stand them. [/quote]

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