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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all due respect, I don’t think the PP was implying that their child would approach the swim any differently. What could happen is that the swimmer might forgo swimming that event if they’ve already made the 2023 cut, in favor of trying for a different cut. If the qualifying time then changes - even minimally - and they’re no longer qualified, then they’ve missed out on opportunities to get the time. At this point in the season, for swimmers where it could go either way, it would be nice to have the correct time standards to inform event selection. [/quote]

NP, here.  Thanks to those with thoughtful adds.  FWIW, cut times are an imperfect system and always out late due to factors mentioned by other poster (right-sizing meets).  So, as a parent who has talked through cuts with my swimmer over the years, my advice is to think about which 6 events your kid may want to swim at a championship meet  - that is usually the limit (though I recognize it is not always the case, so again, imperfect system).  If your kid is well within the time standard, then forgo swimming that event.  My kid often likes that approach bc they usually see a drop if they haven't swam the event in a while, which is a treat.  If they are close and def want to swim that event, maybe keep trying.  Also, think about length of the event.  Times in shorter events are going likely not going to be adjusted by a lot bc there are more swimmers clustered at the same times (but a small adjustment may make a difference), where longer events may seem like the standard could shift a little more bc more deviation with times.

FWIW, it is the less popular events where I can remember big shifts.  Age group LC 200 fly for example has shifted around as much as any event I have seen bc so few kids swim it and PVS has moved the standard around to try and get the number of entries up.

Again, imperfect system with different constraints and competing interests.  Everyone is doing the best they can.  [/quote]

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