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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People seem to be mixing up swim clubs and summer swim.  They are two very different animals![/quote]

Yes agreed.  A summer swim is run by volunteers and probably is a mixed bag.  Clubs are run by paid people and should run well.[/quote]

Except that we have found the exact opposite.  Our summer swim is generally a well-oiled machine.  Our experience with club was good enough (York) but certainly a lot more chaotic.  If I had to hazard a guess, it would be because club is ultimately worried about bottom line, and they manage expenses by shorting on paid admin side/staff.  Summer swim may be volunteers, frequently people with other full-time jobs, but they are often high-functioning adults who are "all in" on making it a success and often are volunteering for positions that utilize their existing professional skills.  They have also seen it more recently from the parents/family side, and have a better idea of how to make it work best.

That is not meant to be a slam on the clubs. It's just a very different business model that requires them to be more mindful of the bottom line.  Also, club swim appears to be a much larger and more complicated endeavor than summer swim, which is 10 weeks of mayhem, but generally more consistent year to year, thus requiring less adjustment on the fly.   [/quote]

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