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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s a question for the seasoned parents: how does a kid who has B times at the bottom of the age group typically progress? Do they make A times by the time they’re at the top? Just curious as I have a 9 year old who just did their first winter meet as a 9-10 and got a couple of B (close to BB) times. Late spring bday, so won’t age up in winter swim until the 2025-26 season. Swimming twice a week right now because of other sports they enjoy more, which I do not see changing anytime soon. [/quote]

I would not expect a huge amount of time drops if your swimmer is not swimming 3 times a week at that age. Maybe a little if their technique was bad and is improving drastically.

[b]That said, it’s not all about time drops and B times etc. As long as your kid is enjoying swimming, keep at it at the level that works for you[/b]. [/quote]

This.  I am heavily involved with swim.  One kid is an addict to swim and works hard.  My others, love swimming but are not passionate.  They all enjoy meets and their friends, etc.

The zealout swimmer could swim collegiate level, and right not wants to and is working towards that.  I do not want that for my kid.  I would rather they swim for fun and have a normal college experience.  Parents need to ask what is the end game with swim?  The answer should be just to love swimming and want to be better.  I have seen parents get so upset at meets when their kid is not trying or staying within their motivational time band with their times. Yet the kid is fine and goofing off on deck with their friends.  I get the parent that gets upset because they are going to have an angry/frustrated/crying kid -- because that hurts our hearts.  But if the kid is fine and enjoying the experience, then why is the parent so bent?

Kids need to drive what they want to do, and we need to step back.[/quote]

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