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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]
Great for your kid but the idea that the average 8 year old who swims 2x a week can comfortably do a 200 IM or a 500 free is ridiculous. [/quote]

+1 that is absurd[/quote]

+another 1 - I think OPs DS was an outlier and she's assuming he was the norm for your run of the mill 8u.  Sure, he's not alone and there are other 8u's that could do the same but it's far from typical for that age.

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