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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you make the varsity team, you will likely letter.

Some coaches outright do not let Freshman on varsity.  Even if they are good players, they want a more mature team.

Other coaches don't care.  It's not uncommon either way.[/quote]

Hmm - I used "letter" and "varsity" interchangeably.  I thought if you were varsity, you letter (clearly I did not do athletics in school).

Anyway, here's a time.

50 Yd Freestyle	23.00[/quote]

a 23-second 50 yard free would be record-breaking if he is 13, as you mention in your earlier post.  That is extremely fast for 13, even for 14.  He likely won't place in high school meets with that time (but only because he will be swimming against 15-18 year olds) but presumably he continues to drop time and will win when he reaches 15-18 years in age.

The NCAA mens 50Y free record is 17.63, fwiw.

Just curious though, most high school swim seasons are over in the winter -- so did he get flagged in 8th grade for next winter?  And, making varsity as a freshman in swim is likely nbd, as most schools don't have a JV or freshmen team (since the age group is 15-18).  However swimming a 23 SCY 50 free is amazing.

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The national record for 13/14 age is 19.76 for SCY 50 free (Michael Andrew is a phenom who turned pro at 14).[/quote]

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