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We are talking straight time though.

Other sports can have subjectivity to them, but running and swim are just times.  You swim or run a distance in a certain time.  It is there for everyone to see.

I was always under the impression that summer swim was a dual beast.  A meets are competitive meets and the best are chosen.  B meets are the rec part of the team and for everyone to improve.  It sounds like many on here would like to treat A meets like a rec sport and not really competitive.  Kind of interesting.[/quote]

Exactly. These people want their kid to swim in the A meet because A meets are more fun than B meets. A meets are more fun than B meets because they are competitive. But they don't want their kid to compete for a spot.  :roll: [/quote]

I'm the OP here, my kid still swims full events with swim ups.  But I see how it affects the kids that lose their spot to a younger kid who is slightly faster, and that kid would still swim in their age group.

The bumped kid is bummed, embarrassed, because they expected to be at the A meet.  Surprised when the meet sheet comes out and they are swimming less.  They start not liking swim.  They start to feel "less than".    I didn't think this is what summer swim is about, even A meets.  I'm not asking for empty lanes, or letting someone just swim.  But I didn't know our team needs to be this cut throat.  We blew out the team we swam this weekend.  Would have won anyway without the swim ups.  Was it worth it?  Even if we had lost with our original line up, are we like an AAU basketball team or what?

AND I REPEAT, MY KID WOULD HAVE SWAM EITHER WAY, THEY'RE "FAST ENOUGH"

But I hear how it affects the kids and their parents.  Maybe that is why people quit, or don't want to volunteer[/quote]

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