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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP we moved from PVS to VSI with age group swimmers and I think you are right. The championship qualifying times are faster for age group swimmers and I also think there is a different philosophy regarding meets. There are not as many “mini meets”, most meets are just 12&U. My oldest swimmers in PVS never saw a 200 length race until the age of 9, whereas my current 8&u in VSI has swum both a 200 free and 200 IM and regularly swims 100s and will do a 400 free this summer. We were at a meet last month where 10&u did the 400IM and 200s of all strokes. There are also many more prelims/finals meets for 10&u in VSI. I have no idea what the long term impact is, but in the short term it would seem to set a higher bar and provide a different competition experience.[/quote]
Honestly 8 and unders should not be swimming 200s. The training needed to do those events and do them well is way too much for a kid that age and will lead to overuse injuries. [/quote]

Not sure I agree with that. My son in VSI (now 10) did the 200 free, 200 IM, 500 free at 8 years old and at that time he was only practicing twice a week and definitely no overuse concerns. In fact, his club is big on not doing too much too soon with training, because they are looking at the long game. For a kid with some talent and athleticism, a 200 is not too much at 8. For some kids it is too much, so they aren’t put in those events. [/quote]

Please come back and update when your kid is 18. [/quote]

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