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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Sure there are swim meets, but the nice thing is your kid should be seeded against kids of similar ability and age.”

But the competitive teams are the ones that want their swimmers in the pool like it’s a job - 5 days a week all year long. Insanity. [/quote]

Maybe some older competitive swimmers practice that much, but I don’t know any younger swimmers who do. My kid is on both year round and summer teams that are competitive, and the vast majority of her peers (12 and under) have 2 day practices during the year, with the usual 5 days for summer. Those that swim more than that choose to do it, they aren’t pressured by the club.[/quote]

I disagree. Mine started 4x per week at age 9 and will be at 5x by age 12. Older swimmers practice 8-14x per week. Like another poster noted, these kids swim like it's a job. Your kids may be with a more relaxed swim club or in a less competitive section of a rigorous swim club. But the concerns that parents have that swimming is too demanding are real and based on facts. [/quote]

Lol. My kid’s summer pool is top of Div 1 in the NVSL, and she swims year round with other kids who compete with her in all stars and jr olympics. Many of them, at 10 and under, swim on the 2 day a week schedule with my kid. I’m not saying that there aren’t other kids doing more, but a talented swimmer doesn’t need to do that much at that age to be competitive. That’s based on facts, too.[/quote]

That's great for you. It's also the situation that you have and not the same as everyone's. [/quote]

Which was the point of the post; some swimmers might be practicing 5 days a week “like it’s a job,” but not all are. [/quote]

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