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[quote=Anonymous]Your last paragraph is a red flag to me. A kid who says they’d rather make that type of commitment to a different sport than to swimming is not “all in” the way they need to be in order to be in that practice group. Swimming 5-6 times per week means a lot of time where it’s just you and that black line at the bottom of the pool. It’s not like a team sport.m where there’s more interaction during practice. And the stakes get higher at meets when you’ve been training that much. Plateauing or adding time is that much more disappointment when you have invested so much. You have to LOVE it to deal with all this. I’ll put it to you this way. I cried out of frustration and exhaustion during some sets. I threw up in my mouth a little from the exertion. I literally argued with my parents about wanting to go to every practice and every meet. They wanted me to do less and I wanted to do more. That’s the level of interest and commitment it takes. 5-6 practices will turn into 8-10 in a year or two. It’s not for everyone and that’s ok. [/quote]

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