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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think aging up on your birthday makes swimming the fairest sport out there.[/b] [/quote]

It can't be anymore fair than that.

I think what OP doesn't like is that it's [b]TOO[/b] fair - no potential ambiguity by which one could gain an unfair advantage.

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Lol, what?[/quote]

What could be more fair than competing the age you are at the time of competition, not the age you may have been at some point in the past?

No wiggle room, no ambiguity - you compete at your age.

It's so fair, it just may be too fair for OP because she is used to the the less fair ways that other sports determine age eligibility.

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Let me guess - you have an April birthday swimmer?  :lol: 
The point here is that while it may be very, very fair to age up on your birthday, it is a disservice to the sport that there are only a few “big meets,” around which an entire training season is structured, that are [b]extremely advantageous to those born right after and extremely disadvantageous to those born right before.[/b] USA Swimming should take a look at this and consider moving away from the “championship season” for age groupers, instead spreading meets of equal value throughout the year. [/quote]

This is always going to be true no matter what date you pick - it will favor some and for some, it will be at a disadvantage.  So rather than some random date, it's the persons actual birthday.

Doing it by actual birthday is the "fairest" way to do it which is exactly why it's done that way.

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